 Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came.  Abraham Lincoln: A History - Page 144by John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 470 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...seeking to dissolve the Union and divide •effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but j one of them would make war rather than let the nation...(survive; and the other would accept war rather than let jit perish. And the war came. " One-eighth of the whole population were coloured slaves, not distributed... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would 5 make war rather than let the nation survive, and the...war rather than let it perish ; and the war came. One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...the city, seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects to be with some of tho regiments of this division:...Brigadier-General commanding directs that they bo localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and beneficial interest.... | |
 | Education - 1864 - 272 pages
...seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide the effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; bat one of them would make war rather than let the nation...— not distributed generally over the Union, but localized over the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.... | |
 | Thomas Mears Eddy - Illinois - 1865 - 642 pages
...the city seeking to destroy It, without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. "Both parties deprecated war; but...slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All... | |
 | William Turner Coggeshall - 1865 - 342 pages
...were in the city seeking to destroy it with war; seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. " Both parties deprecated war, but...slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but located in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All... | |
 | Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 506 pages
...the city seeking to destroy it, without war ; seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. "Both parties deprecated war, but...slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but located in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...in the city, seeking to destroy it with war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one...slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...in the city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; but...slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the eouthern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All... | |
 | 1865 - 138 pages
...in the city seeking to destroy it without war ; seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one...slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but located in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All... | |
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