 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...his warmest friends and supporters demanded it — and he had promised his God that he would do it!" The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and...was sitting near him. He asked the President if he correctly understood him. Mr. Lincoln replied : " I made a solemn vow before God that, if General Lee... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...his warmest friends and supporters demanded it— and he had promised his God that he would do it!" The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and...was sitting near him. He asked the President if he correctly understood him. Mr. Lincoln replied : " I made :i solemn vow before God that, if General... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...his warmest friends and supporters demanded it — and he had promised his God that he would do it!" The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and...one but Secretary Chase, who was sitting near him. lie asked the President if he correctly understood him. Mr. Lincoln replied : " I made a solemn vow... | |
 | 1865 - 654 pages
...supporters demanded it — nnd he hnd jn'oinisfd his God that he would do it '.' The last part of this wns uttered in a low tone, and appeared to be heard by...was sitting near him. He asked the President if he correctly understood him. Mr. Lincoln replied, ' I made a solemn vow before God that, if General Lee... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 840 pages
...his warmest friends and supporters demanded it — and he had promised his God that he would do it!" The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and appeared to bo heard by no one but Secretary Chase, who was sitting near him. He asked the President if he correctly... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...his warmest friends and supporters demanded it ; and he had promised his God that he would do it !" The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and...Lincoln replied : " I made a solemn vow before God t/tat, if General Lee was driven lack from Pennsylvania, I would crown the result by the declaration... | |
 | Francis Bicknell Carpenter - History - 1866 - 382 pages
...warmest friends and supporters demanded it — and he had promised his God that he would do it ! " The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and...was sitting near him. He asked the President if he correctly understood him. Mr. Lincoln replied : "I made a solemn vow before God, that if General Lee... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - United States - 1866 - 662 pages
...his warmest friends and supporters demanded it ; and Tie had promised his God that he would do it ! ' The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and...was sitting near him. He asked the President if he correctly understood him. Mr. Lincoln replied: ' I made a solemn vow before God that, if General Lee... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - Presidents - 1866 - 264 pages
...his warmest friends and supporters demanded it, ' and he had promised his God that he would do it.' The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and...was sitting near him. He asked the President if he correctly understood him ? Mr. Lincoln replied, ' I made a solemn vow before God, that if General Lee... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...absence It, ' and he liad promised Mi God, thai he would do it.' The last part of this was utten-d In a low tone, and appeared to be heard by no one...was sitting near him. He asked the President If he correctly understood him? Mr. Lincoln replied, 'I made a solemn vow before God, that if General Lee... | |
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Public sentiment," he thought, "would sustain it — many of his warmest friends and supporters demanded it — and he had promised his God that he would do it!" The last part of this was uttered in a low tone, and appeared to be heard by no one but Secretary... 
