 I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.  Political Science Quarterly - Page 4711887Full view - About this book
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. ' A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not... | |
 | James Washington Sheahan - Legislators - 1860 - 562 pages
...read a single extract from that speech : " In my opinion, it [the slavery agitation] will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed....believe this government can not endure permanently, hah' slave and half free. I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided.... | |
 | James Washington Sheahan - Legislators - 1860 - 556 pages
...will give in his own language, Scripture quotation and all. (Laughter.) I give his exact language: '"A house divided against itself can not stand.' I...not endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved' I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it to... | |
 | James Washington Sheahan - Biography & Autobiography - 1860 - 560 pages
...read a single extract from that speech : " In my opinion, it [the slavery agitation] will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. ' A house divided against itself can not Btand.' I believe this government can not endure permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 266 pages
...not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. ' A House dividod against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government can not endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the House to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all... | |
 | Richard Josiah Hinton - Campaign literature - 1860 - 326 pages
...agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 368 pages
...policy, that agitation had only not ceased, but had constantly augmented." " I believe it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." "I do... | |
 | Stephen Arnold Douglas - Slavery - 1860 - 24 pages
...read a single extract from that speech : "In my opinion, it (the slavery agitation) will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this Government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free. I do... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 138 pages
...agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 356 pages
...that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. < A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not... | |
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