 All they ask. we could readily grant, if we thought slavery right; all we ask, they could as readily grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it right, and our thinking it wrong, is the precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy.  ABRAHAM LINCOLN - Page 320by abraham lincoln - 1910Full view - About this book
 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 368 pages
...laws, and constitutions against it, are themselves wrong, and should be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality...precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy. Thinking it right, as they do, they are not to blame for desiring its full recognition, as being right... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 138 pages
...laws, and constitutions against it, are themselves wrong, and should be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality...precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy. Thinking it right, as they do, they are not to blame for desiring its full recognition, as being right... | |
 | Richard Josiah Hinton - Campaign literature - 1860 - 326 pages
...laws, and constitutions against it are themselves wrong, and should be silenced and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality,...precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy. Thinking it right, as they do, they are not to blame for desiring its full recognition, as being right... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 268 pages
...laws, and constitutions against it, are themselves wrong, and should he silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality...precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy. Thinking It right, as they do, they are not to blame for desiring its full recognition, as heing right... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 292 pages
...should be silenced, and swept away. If tt is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality— iia universality ; If it is wrong, they cannot justly...thinking it wrong, is the preci.se fact upon which depend» the whole controversy. Thinkinglt right, as they do, they are not to blame for desiring its... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 266 pages
...laws, and constitutions against it, are themselves wrong, and should be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality...grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it rignt, and our thinking il wrong, is trie precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy. Thinking... | |
 | Campaign literature, 1860 - 1860 - 270 pages
...themselves wrong, and shwtold be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot just ;y objtct-to its nationality — its universality ; if it Is wrong,...wrong. Their thinking it right, and our thinking it wrcmg, is the precise fact upon which depend* the whole controversy. Thinking it right, as they do,... | |
 | Horace Greeley - History - 1860 - 250 pages
...nationality—its universality; if it is wrong, they cannot justly insist upon its extension—its enlargement. All they ask, we could readily grant,...precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy. Thinking it right, as they do, they are not to blame for desiring its full recognition, as being right;... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 270 pages
...laws, and constitutions against itt are themselves wrong, and should be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality...ask, we could readily grant, If we thought Slavery rigin ; all we ask, they could as readily grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it right,... | |
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