 | Literature - 1889 - 1060 pages
...do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - Antislavery movements - 1864 - 368 pages
...from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel states? Is... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet I Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ?... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet 1 Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ?... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...described. lie said to this committee : "I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will .see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet!" After drawing out their views upon the subject, he concluded the interview with these memorable words... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - United States - 1865 - 416 pages
...do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is... | |
 | Henry Charles Fletcher - United States - 1865 - 470 pages
...do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot enforce the constitution in the rebel states ? Is there... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1885 - 316 pages
...do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ?... | |
 | Francis Bicknell Carpenter - History - 1866 - 382 pages
...this step. He said to this committee : " I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! " After drawing out their views upon the subject, he concluded the interview with these memorable... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 804 pages
...do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I can not even enforce the Constitution in the Rebel States? Is... | |
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What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet... 
