 | 1864 - 492 pages
...elsewhere. We prove this assertion by the President's own words in 1861. He said, " I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I have no objection to it being made irrevocable, and that it should never be interfered with." Then... | |
 | Richard Josiah Hinton - Campaign literature - 1860 - 326 pages
...institution of slavery, and the black race. This is the whole of it, and anything that argues me into his idea of perfect social and political equality with...here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 - 1860 - 280 pages
...institution of slavery and the tV-ack race. This is the whole of it, and any thing that argues me into his idea of perfect social and political equality with...can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnut horse. 1 will say here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere... | |
 | William Dean Howells - Campaign biography - 1860 - 414 pages
...institution of slavery and the black race. This is the whole of it, and anything that argues me into his idea of perfect social and political equality with the negro, is but a specious and fastastic arrangement of words, by which a man can prove a horsechestnut to be a chestnut horse. I... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 368 pages
...institution of slavery or the black race, and this is the whole of it; anything thft argues me into his idea of perfect social and political equality with the negro, is but a specious and fantastical arrangement of words by which a man can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnuthorse. I... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Arnold Douglas - Campaign literature - 1860 - 348 pages
...institution of slavery or the black race, and this is the whole of it ; any thing that argues me into his idea of perfect social and political equality with the negro, is but a specious and fantastical arrangement of words by which a man can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnut horse.... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 356 pages
...institution of slavery and the black race. This is the whole of it, and anything that argues me into his idea of perfect social and political equality with the negro, is but a spc-cious and fantastic arrangement of words, by which a man can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnut-horse.... | |
 | 1862 - 628 pages
...unreserved and unqualified manner. In his inaugural address he solemnly declared — 'I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution...exists ; I believe I have no lawful right to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with a full knowledge that I had made this and many similar... | |
 | English literature - 1862 - 602 pages
...unreserved and unqualified manner. In his inaugural address he solemnly declared — ' I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution...exists ; I believe I have no lawful right to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with a full knowledge that I had made this and many similar... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1863 - 1180 pages
...the President, in his inaugural address of the 4th day of March, 1861, declared, "I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution...in the States where it exists; I believe I have no right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so:" Therefore, Resolved, As the judgment of this house,... | |
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... a specious and fantastic arrangement of words, by which a man can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnut horse. I will say here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery... 
