 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...the whole population were coloured slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localised in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would 5 make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish ; and the war came. One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish ; and the war came. One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but located in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and 10 powerful interest. All... | |
 | Education - 1864 - 272 pages
...negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; bat one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive ; and the other would accept war rather than let it...distributed generally over the Union, but localized over the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that... | |
 | Stella S. Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1865 - 636 pages
...negotiation. "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it...part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - History - 1865 - 300 pages
...negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it...part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive ; and the other would accept war rather than let it...part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it...part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the muse of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate,... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - Mississippi River Valley - 1865 - 778 pages
...negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would MAKE war rather than let the nation survive j and the other would ACCEPT war rather than let it...part of it, These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate,... | |
 | Thomas Mears Eddy - Illinois - 1865 - 642 pages
...negotiation. "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it...part of it These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate... | |
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Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally... 
