Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2Houghton Mifflin, 1893 |
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... soldiers received early consideration . Black troops had fought in the Revolution ; why , then , should not black men now fight in a war of which they them- selves were the ultimate provocation ? The idea pleased the utilitarian side of ...
... soldiers received early consideration . Black troops had fought in the Revolution ; why , then , should not black men now fight in a war of which they them- selves were the ultimate provocation ? The idea pleased the utilitarian side of ...
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... soldiers of the North would feel de- graded by having regiments of ex - slaves placed beside them in camp and in battle . Doubts were expressed as to whether negroes would fight , whether they would not be a useless charge , and even a ...
... soldiers of the North would feel de- graded by having regiments of ex - slaves placed beside them in camp and in battle . Doubts were expressed as to whether negroes would fight , whether they would not be a useless charge , and even a ...
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... soldiers , seamen , and laborers . " And now , " he said , " let any Union man who complains of this measure , test himself by writing down in one line that he is for subduing the rebellion by force of arms , and in the next that he is ...
... soldiers , seamen , and laborers . " And now , " he said , " let any Union man who complains of this measure , test himself by writing down in one line that he is for subduing the rebellion by force of arms , and in the next that he is ...
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... soldiers to be entitled to the same pay as white soldiers . Regarding a sol- dier merely as a marketable commodity , doubtless the white was worth more money ; yet life was about the same to each , and it was hard to see why one should ...
... soldiers to be entitled to the same pay as white soldiers . Regarding a sol- dier merely as a marketable commodity , doubtless the white was worth more money ; yet life was about the same to each , and it was hard to see why one should ...
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... soldier also had at the same time finished his task . Gen- eral Magruder had delayed the Union army to the latest possible hour , he had saved a whole valuable month ; and now , quite cheerfully and trium- phantly , in the night betwixt ...
... soldier also had at the same time finished his task . Gen- eral Magruder had delayed the Union army to the latest possible hour , he had saved a whole valuable month ; and now , quite cheerfully and trium- phantly , in the night betwixt ...
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Page 129 - We — even we here — hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed; this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just — a way which, if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless.
Page 192 - Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert?
Page 107 - If there be in it any inferences which I may believe to be falsely drawn, I do not now and here argue against them. If there be perceptible in it an impatient and dictatorial tone, I waive it in deference to an old friend, whose heart I have always supposed to be right. As to the policy I " seem to be pursuing," as you say, I have not meant to leave any ono in doubt.
Page 231 - I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not be let in — as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks.
Page 107 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 259 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Page 205 - You dislike the Emancipation Proclamation, and perhaps would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional. I think differently. I think the Constitution invests its commander-in-chief with the law of war in time of war. The most that can be said — if so much — is that slaves are property. Is there, has there ever been, any question that, by the law of war, property, both of enemies and friends, may be taken when needed? And is it not needed whenever taking it helps us or hurts the enemy...
Page 293 - I am thankful to God for this approval of the people; but, while deeply grateful for this mark of their confidence in me, if I know my heart, my gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one, but I give thanks to the Almighty for this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by free government and the rights of humanity.
Page 101 - I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel, and yet I have never understood that the Presidency conferred upon me an unrestricted right to act officially upon this judgment and feeling.
Page 144 - In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or kick the other.