One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of... Life and Administration of Abraham Lincoln - Page 111by George Washington Bacon - 1865Full view - About this book
| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest...object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...constituted a peculiar and 0 powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest...the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlarge5 ment of it. Neither... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...constituted a peculiar and beneficial interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the y indulge my primary, abstract judgment on the moral...Slavery. I had publicly declared this many times, an even by war; while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement... | |
| Education - 1864 - 272 pages
...constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest...object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war: while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement... | |
| History, Modern - 1865 - 454 pages
...make war staaien, rather than lot it perish, and war came. « One-eighth of the whole population 1s65. were coloured slaves, not distributed generally over...more than restrict the territorial enlargement of it. i( Neither party expected the magnitude or duration which it has already attained ; neither anticipated... | |
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of .the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest...while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. " Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or... | |
| Mrs. P. A. Hanaford - 1865 - 230 pages
...constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest...while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. " Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or... | |
| Thomas Mears Eddy - Illinois - 1865 - 642 pages
...constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate and extend this interest,...while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it "Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1865 - 78 pages
...constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate and extend this interest...while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 840 pages
...constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest...while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or... | |
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