 | American essays - 1912 - 912 pages
...the surrender of this army, but, as the restoration of peace should be the object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would lead to that...Northern Virginia, but as far as your proposal may affect the Confederate States' forces under my command, and tend to the restoration of peace, I should... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. But as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all. I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. " I cannot, therefore, meet you with... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...frank, / do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army ; but, as th» of New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida. Georgia,...Carolina, North Carolina, andYirginia (except the forty-e can not, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia; but, as far as... | |
 | Thomas Mears Eddy - Illinois - 1866 - 736 pages
...proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army ; but as the restoration of peace should be the...end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ; but as far as your proposal may affect the Confederate... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...restoration of peace should be the tote object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. " I cannot, therefore, meet you with...view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, but so far as your proposition may effect the Confederate States forces tinder к' command, and lead to... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 972 pages
...the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. I can not, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia ; but as far as your proposition may affect the Confederate States forces under my command, and tend to the restoration... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...restoration of ptai* should be the sv-.г object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would li-nd to that end. "I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern V •-- ginia, but so far a.« your proposition may Bfioct the Confederate States forces under вт... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. I can not, therefore, meet you with a... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. I can not, therefore, meet you with a... | |
 | 1865 - 278 pages
...of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. But as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. I cannot, therefore, meat you with a... | |
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I received, at a late hour, your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday, I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call... 
