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" Those laws and proclamations were enacted and put forth for the purpose of aiding in the suppression of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment, they have aided and will further aid... "
The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, with Biographical ... - Page 284
by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - 1862
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British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 53

Great Britain. Foreign Office, Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Great Britain - 1868 - 1520 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect, there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided, and will further aid,...relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point, that while I remain in my present position...
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British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 53

Great Britain. Foreign Office, Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Great Britain - 1868 - 1518 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect, there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided, and will further aid,...now abandon them would be not only to relinquish a lover of [jower, but •would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. I may add at this...
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The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern ..., Volume 4

Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided and will further aid in the cause for which they were intended. " To now abandon...relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. " I may add, at this point, that while I remain in my present position,...
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Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session ..., Volume 1

United States. Congress. House - United States - 1863 - 1178 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect, there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided, and will further aid,...relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point, that while I remain in my present position...
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War Powers Under the Constitution of the United States

William Whiting - Executive power - 1864 - 376 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect, there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment, they have aided, and will further...astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point, tha^vhile I remain in my present position, I shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation...
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The Political History of the United States of America, During the Great ...

Edward McPherson - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 462 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect, there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided, and will further aid,...relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and nn astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point, th'at while I remain in my present position...
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History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches ...

Henry Jarvis Raymond - History - 1864 - 492 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided and will further aid...relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. I may add, at this point, that while I remain in my present position,...
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Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and ...

Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect, there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided, and will further aid,...relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point that, while I remain in my present position....
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History of the Administration of President Lincoln

Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided and will further aid...relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel aud an astounding breach of faith. I may add, at this point, that while I remain in my present position,...
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The Christian Examiner, Volume 76

Liberalism (Religion) - 1864 - 468 pages
...itself sees clearly what such retraction would imply. " To now abandon them," says the President, " would be not only to relinquish a lever of power,...would also be a cruel and astounding breach of faith. While I remain in my present position, I shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation,...
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