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Page 204
... rebellion ; that ballots are the rightful and peace- ful successors of bullets ; and that when ballots have fairly ... rebellion shall have been suppressed , the executive deems it proper to say it will be his purpose then , as ever , to ...
... rebellion ; that ballots are the rightful and peace- ful successors of bullets ; and that when ballots have fairly ... rebellion shall have been suppressed , the executive deems it proper to say it will be his purpose then , as ever , to ...
Page 217
... rebellion ; and the initi- ation of emancipation completely deprives them of it as to all the States initiating it . The point is not that all the States tolerating slavery would very soon , if at all , initiate emancipation ; but that ...
... rebellion ; and the initi- ation of emancipation completely deprives them of it as to all the States initiating it . The point is not that all the States tolerating slavery would very soon , if at all , initiate emancipation ; but that ...
Page 232
... rebellion see definitely and certainly that in no event will the States you represent ever join their proposed confederacy , and they cannot much longer maintain the contest . But you cannot divest them of their hope to ultimately have ...
... rebellion see definitely and certainly that in no event will the States you represent ever join their proposed confederacy , and they cannot much longer maintain the contest . But you cannot divest them of their hope to ultimately have ...
Page 237
... , lest these sacred passengers receive an acci- dental wound . Of course the rebellion will never be sup- pressed in Louisiana if the professed Union men there will neither help to do it nor permit the government to 237 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... , lest these sacred passengers receive an acci- dental wound . Of course the rebellion will never be sup- pressed in Louisiana if the professed Union men there will neither help to do it nor permit the government to 237 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Page 252
... rebellion . I admit that slavery is the root of the rebellion , or at least its sine qua non . The ambition of politicians may have instigated them to act , but they would have been im- potent without slavery as their instrument . I ...
... rebellion . I admit that slavery is the root of the rebellion , or at least its sine qua non . The ambition of politicians may have instigated them to act , but they would have been im- potent without slavery as their instrument . I ...
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