In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved.... Speeches and debates, 1856-1858 - Page 211by Abraham Lincoln - 1907Full view - About this book
| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. ' A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
| Horace Greeley - History - 1860 - 250 pages
...proposition was advocated and defended by the distinguished Republican standard-bearer in these words : " In my opinion it (the Slavery agitation) will not...will become all one thing or all the other. Either is me course o utimate extinction, or its advocates will push forward till it shall become alike lawful... | |
| Stephen Arnold Douglas - Slavery - 1860 - 24 pages
...agreed to in caucus by most of the leaders of the party. I will read a single extract from that speech : "In my opinion, it (the slavery agitation) will not...slave and half free. I do not expect the house to fall but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become nil one thing or all the other. Either... | |
| Campaign literature - 1860 - 266 pages
...proposition was advocated and defended by the distinguished Republican standard-bearer in these words : " In my opinion it (the Slavery agitation) will not...crisis shall have been reached and passed. ' A House dividod against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government can not endure permanently half slave... | |
| Richard Josiah Hinton - Campaign literature - 1860 - 326 pages
...of that policy, that agitation* had only not ceased, but had constantly augmented." " I believe it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. ( A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." " I do not expect the... | |
| Campaign literature - 1860 - 138 pages
...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
| David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 368 pages
...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
| Campaign literature - 1860 - 270 pages
...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
| Campaign literature, 1860 - 1860 - 270 pages
...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
| David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 356 pages
...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand.'7 I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect... | |
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