 Understand, I raise no objections against it on legal or constitutional grounds ; for, as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, in time of war I suppose I have a right to take any measure which may best subdue the enemy...  Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction - Page 179by Charles Hallan McCarthy - 1901 - 531 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Literature - 1889 - 1060 pages
...ample. He said : Understand, I raise no objections against it on legal or constitutional grounds, for, as Commanderin-Chief of the Army and Navy, in time of war i suppose 1 have a right to take any measure which may best subdue the enemy. Three days after this interview... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis - Executive power - 1862 - 48 pages
...legal or constitutional grounds ; for, as commander-inchief of the army and navy, in time of war, 1 suppose I have a right to take any measure which may best subdue the enemy." This is a clear and frank declaration of the opinion of the President respecting the origin and extent... | |
 | Marvin T. Wheat - African Americans - 1862 - 520 pages
...'Understand, I raise no objection against it on legal or Constitutional grounds; for, as Commanderin. Chief of the Army and Navy, in time of war, I suppose I have a rigl to take any measure which may best subdue the enemy.t This is a cleai and frank declaration of... | |
 | JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE - 1863 - 920 pages
...President Lincoln, " raise no objection on legal or constitutional grounds, but as Commander- in -Chief of the Army and Navy in time of war, I suppose I have...take any measure which may best subdue the enemy." He farther said in the coarse of his conversation with them, in substance, that whatever appeared to... | |
 | Marvin T. Wheat - African Americans - 1862 - 630 pages
...following words : ' Understand, I raise no objection against it on legal or Coustitutio,.nl grounds; for, as Commanderin-Chief of the Army and Navy, in time of war, I suppose I have a rigl to tnko any measure which may best subdue the enemy.' This is a clem imd frnnk declaration of... | |
 | Marvin T. Wheat - Slavery - 1863 - 634 pages
...against it on legal or constitutional grounds ; for, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Xavy in time of war, I suppose I have a right to take any measure which may beat subdue the enemy." — President Lincoln to the Chicago Delegation. PROCLAMATION OF SEPTEMBER... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...you desire ? Understand, I raise no objections against it on legal or constitutional grounds, for, aa commander-in-chief of the army and navy, in time of...suppose I have a right to take any measure which may beat subdue the enemy, nor do I urge objections of a moral nature, in view of possible consequences... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 462 pages
...against it on legal or constitutional grounds, for,asCommander-ln-Chief of the Army and Navy, in timo of war I suppose I have a right to take any measure which may best subdue the ешииу, йог do 1 urge objections of a moral nature, In view of possible comequenceâ of iiisurroctiou... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...constitutional grounds; for, as Commander-in-chief of tho army and navy " Sept. 13. in time of \var, I suppose I have a right to take any measure which may best subduo the enemy ; nor do I urge objections of a moral nature, in view of possible consequences of... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...Understand, I raise no objections against it on legal or constitutional grounds, for, as commander- in-chief of the army and navy, in time of war I suppose I have...subdue the enemy ; nor do I urge objections of a moral natnre, in view of possible consequences of insurrection and massacre at the South. f\ view this matter... | |
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