This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration ; as he... Abraham Lincoln: A History - Page 251by John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890Full view - About this book
| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...reminded his ministers of how they had endorsed it unread, and he read it them. Its contents ran thus : " This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards." Lincoln explained what he had intended to do if McClellan had won. He would have gone... | |
| 1928 - 776 pages
...to open the paper, which was found to read as follows: Executive Mansion, Washington, Aug. 23, 1864 This morning, as. for some days past, it seems exceedingly...Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured... | |
| Literature - 1889 - 1028 pages
...conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : This morning, as for several days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reëlected. Then it will ba my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect as to save the Union between... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 594 pages
...demanded by his present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards. He then folded and pasted the sheet in such manner that its contents could not be read,... | |
| John Witherspoon Du Bose - Confederate States of America - 1892 - 820 pages
...after the pending Presidential contest closed : "EXECUTIVE MANSION, / "WASHINGTON, August 'i?>, 18C4. ( "This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to co-operate with the President-elect so as to save the Union, between the election and the inauguration,... | |
| Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...in case McClellan should be his successor, thus : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, August 23d, 1864. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to co-operate with the President-elect so as to save this Union between the election and the inauguration,... | |
| Alexander Kelly McClure - Presidents - 1892 - 508 pages
...that it was not to be opened until after the election: EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, August 23, 1864. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be 1n}- duty to co-operate with the President-elect so as to save the Union between the election and the... | |
| charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...meeting, the President wrote the following words : , " This morning, as for several days past, it seems probable that this Administration will not be re-elected....be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect to save the Union between the election and the inauguration, as he will have secured hu election on... | |
| John Witherspoon Du Bose - Confederate States of America - 1892 - 828 pages
...Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to co-operate with the President-elect so as to save the Union, between the election and the...inauguration, as he will have secured his election on such grounds that he cannot possibly save it afterwards." "A. LINCOLN." » The election was controlled by... | |
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