 | United States. Congress - United States - 1859 - 634 pages
...her great career of enterprise. What would happen if no cotton was furnished for three years? I will not stop to depict what every one can imagine, but...headlong and carry the whole civilized world with her, save the South. No, you dare not make war on cotton. No power on earth dares to make war upon it. Cotton... | |
 | Criticism - 1861 - 1148 pages
...the world by cotton, said, " What would happen if no cotton were furnished for three years ? I will not stop to depict what every one can imagine ; but this is certain, Old England would topple headlong, and carry the • April, 1861. whole civilized world with her ;"... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1858 - 636 pages
...enterprise. W^hat would happen if no cotton was furnished for three years? I will not stop to d«pict what every one can imagine, but this is certain :...headlong and carry the whole civilized world with her, save the South. No, you dare'not make war on colton. No power on earth dares to make war upon it. Cotton... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1858 - 638 pages
...cotton was furnished for three years? I will not stop to depict what every one can imagine, but thia is certain: England would topple headlong and carry the whole civilized world with her, save the South. No, you dare not make war on cotton. No power on earth dares to make war upon it. Cotton... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Readers - 1859 - 356 pages
...power, crowns cotton " king," and tells us that if they should stop supplying cotton for three years, " England would topple headlong, and carry the whole civilized world with her, save the South." What presumption ! The South, — which owns lands and slaves, the price fluctuating... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1865 - 870 pages
...The following passage became subsequently the rallying-cry of the partisans of the South : " No, sir, you dare not make war on cotton. No power on earth dares make war upon it. Cotton is king. Until lately the Bank of England was king, but she tried to put her... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1865 - 866 pages
...The following passage became subsequently the rallying-cry of the partisans of the South : " No, sir, you dare not make war on cotton. No power on earth dares make war upon it. Cotton is king. Until lately the Bank of England was king, but she tried to put her... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - United States - 1866 - 780 pages
...defiant air he went on to say : " What would happen if no cotton was furnished for three years ? I will not stop to depict what every one can imagine, but...headlong and carry the whole civilized world with her, save the South. No, you dare not make war upon cotton. No power on earth dares to make war upon it.... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...defiant air he went on to say : " What would happen if no cotton was furnished for three years ? I will not stop to depict what every one can imagine, but...headlong and carry the whole civilized world with her, save the South. No, you dare not "make war upon cotton. No power on earth dares to make war upon it.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1866 - 858 pages
...The following passage became subsequently the rallying-cry of the partisans of the South : " No, sir, you dare not make war on cotton. No power on earth dares make war upon it. Cotton is king. Until lately the Bank of England was king, but she tried to put her... | |
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What would happen if no cotton was furnished for three years ? I will not stop to depict what every one can imagine, but this is certain : England would topple headlong and carry the whole civilized world with her, save the South. No, you dare not make... 
