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... greatest figure in our history , who was at once a child of the South and a leader of the North , it will have done what it was sincerely meant to do . J. F. N. September 4 , 1910 INTRODUCTION Before leaving America on what was to be his.
... greatest figure in our history , who was at once a child of the South and a leader of the North , it will have done what it was sincerely meant to do . J. F. N. September 4 , 1910 INTRODUCTION Before leaving America on what was to be his.
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... North Texas was to be reorganized , 1 Henry Clay died feeling that the principle of Compromise was tri- umphant , and his closing eyes saw little sign of the storm clouds in the sky . The main purpose of his life , he declared , was not ...
... North Texas was to be reorganized , 1 Henry Clay died feeling that the principle of Compromise was tri- umphant , and his closing eyes saw little sign of the storm clouds in the sky . The main purpose of his life , he declared , was not ...
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... North . Many felt that be- cause it was the law of the land they must not resist it , but 1 See Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession , by B. B. Munford ( 1909 ) , a book of real original research based upon a careful study ...
... North . Many felt that be- cause it was the law of the land they must not resist it , but 1 See Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession , by B. B. Munford ( 1909 ) , a book of real original research based upon a careful study ...
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... North and the hotspurs of the South , and a rush to arms . When John T. Stuart , his former partner , warned him that the time was coming when all men would have to be either Abolitionists or Democrats , he replied ruefully but ...
... North and the hotspurs of the South , and a rush to arms . When John T. Stuart , his former partner , warned him that the time was coming when all men would have to be either Abolitionists or Democrats , he replied ruefully but ...
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... North with amazement , which quickly deepened into furious indignation , and men everywhere felt the fear , the hope , and the dread of impending upheaval . The signs were unmistak- able . No mere party or faction arrayed itself against ...
... North with amazement , which quickly deepened into furious indignation , and men everywhere felt the fear , the hope , and the dread of impending upheaval . The signs were unmistak- able . No mere party or faction arrayed itself against ...
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Page 344 - DEAR MADAM : I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
Page 120 - Witch. WHEN shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain ? 2 Witch.
Page 344 - I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Page 264 - Our fathers, when they framed the government under which we live, understood this question just as well, and even better than we do now.
Page 64 - When the white man governs himself that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government — that is despotism. If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created equal,' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.
Page 232 - I am glad I made the late race. It gave me a hearing on the great and durable question of the age, which I could have had in no other way ; and though I now sink out of view, and shall be forgotten, I believe I have made some marks which will tell for the cause of civil liberty long after I am gone.
Page 78 - That sight was a continued torment to me, and I see something like it every time I touch the Ohio or any other slave border. It is not fair for you to assume that I have no interest in a thing which has, and continually exercises, the power of making me miserable.
Page 332 - I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.
Page 171 - If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.
Page 174 - ... gathered from the four winds, and formed and fought the battle through, under .the constant hot fire of a disciplined, proud and pampered enemy. Did we brave all then to falter now ? — now — when that same enemy is wavering, dissevered and belligerent? The result is not doubtful. We shall not fail — if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.