 | Edmund Burke - History - 1864 - 776 pages
...shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the Acts of Congress. "For these and other reasons it is thought best that support of these measures shall be included in... | |
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...Proclamation or of any Act of Congress would be returned to slavery while he held the executive authority. " If the people should by whatever mode or means make...and not I, must be their instrument to perform it." This last 428 429 sentence was no meaningless flourish; the Constitutional Amendment prohibiting slavery... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. " For these and other reasons, it is thought best that support of these measures shall be included... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. For these and other reasons it is thought best that support of these measures shall be included in... | |
 | United States. Army. Department of the Gulf (1862-1865). - New Orleans (La.) - 1862 - 754 pages
...shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. For these and other reasons, it is thought best that support of these measures shall be included in... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1863 - 1180 pages
...to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation; nor shall I return to slavery any person who ia free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. For these and other reasons it is thought best that support of these measures shall be included in... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1864 - 934 pages
...shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation,...and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to aay that the war will cease on the part of... | |
 | History - 1865 - 728 pages
...shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation...Executive duty to re-enslave such persons, another, not I, must be their instrument to propose it. " In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. For these and other reasons, it is thought best that support of these measures shall be included in... | |
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I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that 'while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by... 
