CHANGE THE QUESTION BEFORE THE PUBLIC FROM ONE UPON SLAVERY, OR ABOUT SLAVERY, for a question upon UNION OR DISUNION : In other words, from what would be regarded as a party question, to one of patriotism or union. The Life of William H. Seward - Page 130by Frederic Bancroft - 1900Full view - About this book
| William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...appointments forthwith, leaving foreign or general ones for ulterior and occasional action. Fifth. The policy at home. I am aware that my views are singular, nnd perhaps not sufficiently explained. My system is built upon this idea as a ruling one, namely,... | |
| Samuel Wylie Crawford - Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) - 1887 - 554 pages
...the President's Consideration," he urged that his views were singular, but his system was built on this idea, as a ruling one, namely: "That we must...about slavery, for a question upon Union or Disunion, from one of party to one of patriotism or Union. The occupation or evacuation of Fort Sumter, although... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 536 pages
...appointments forthwith, leaving foreign or general ones for ulterior and occasional action. Fifth. The policy at home. I am aware that my views are singular,...regarded as a party question, to one of Patriotism or Union. The occupation or evacuation of Fort Sumter, although not in fact a slavery or a party question,... | |
| John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - 1893 - 410 pages
...proceeded to offer suggestions for each. For the "policy at home" he proposed, as the "ruling idea:" "Change the question before the public from one upon...about slavery, for a question upon Union or Disunion." It was odd and not complimentary that he should seem to forget or ignore that precisely this thing... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 448 pages
...appointments forthwith, leaving foreign or general ones for ulterior and occasional action. Fifth. The policy at home. I am aware that my views are singular,...regarded as a party question, to one of patriotism or union. The occupation or evacuation of Fort Sumter, although not in fact a slavery or a party question,... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 854 pages
...appointments forthwith, leaving foreign or general ones for ulterior and occasional action. Fifth. The policy at home. I am aware that my views are singular,...QUESTION BEFORE THE PUBLIC FROM ONE UPON SLAVERY, OB ABOUT SLA VERT, for a question upon UNION OR DISUNION : In other words, from what would be regarded... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 782 pages
...appointments forthwith, leaving foreign or general ones for ulterior and occasional action. Fifth. The policy at home. I am aware that my views are singular,...that we must CHANGE THE QUESTION BEFORE THE PUBLIC PROM ONE UPON SLAVERY, OE ABOUT SLAVERY, for a question upon UNION OR DISUNION : In other words, from... | |
| Edward Lillie Pierce - 1894 - 682 pages
...yet without a policy, either domestic or foreign," he urged as the ruling idea of a policy at home that " we must change the question before the public...about slavery, for a question upon union or disunion ; " and that the occupation of Fort Sumter, which was regarded as a slavery or party question, should... | |
| Edward Lillie Pierce - 1894 - 684 pages
...yet without a policy, either domestic or foreign," he urged as the ruling idea of a policy at home that " we must change the question before the public...about slavery, for a question upon union or disunion ; " and that the occupation of Fort Sumter, which was regarded as a slavery or party question, should... | |
| James Ford Rhodes - United States - 1895 - 686 pages
...Seward wrote, "and yet without a policy, either domestic or foreign." For the home policy he proposed : "Change the question before the public from one upon...slavery or about slavery for a question upon union or disa friendly footing with the President. " Lincoln and the family at the White House are represented... | |
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