History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 100
Page 69
... cause from any source , for a dissolution of this Government ; that we were not sent here to destroy , but to sustain and harmonize the institutions of the country , and to see that equal justice is done to all parts of the same ; and ...
... cause from any source , for a dissolution of this Government ; that we were not sent here to destroy , but to sustain and harmonize the institutions of the country , and to see that equal justice is done to all parts of the same ; and ...
Page 79
... cause , I yet must look upon it as a most magnificent reception , and as such , most heartily do thank you for it .. You have been pleased to address yourself to me chiefly in behalf of this glorious Union in which we live , in all of ...
... cause , I yet must look upon it as a most magnificent reception , and as such , most heartily do thank you for it .. You have been pleased to address yourself to me chiefly in behalf of this glorious Union in which we live , in all of ...
Page 80
... cause which I think is the true and just cause of the whole country and the whole world . Solomon says there is " a time to keep silence , " and when men wran- gle by the mouth with no certainty that they mean the same thing , while ...
... cause which I think is the true and just cause of the whole country and the whole world . Solomon says there is " a time to keep silence , " and when men wran- gle by the mouth with no certainty that they mean the same thing , while ...
Page 84
... causes difficulty . The only dispute on both sides is " What are their rights ? " If the majority should not rule , who should be the judge ? Where is such a judge to be found ? We should all be bound by the majority of the American ...
... causes difficulty . The only dispute on both sides is " What are their rights ? " If the majority should not rule , who should be the judge ? Where is such a judge to be found ? We should all be bound by the majority of the American ...
Page 85
... cause I represent , which clearly proves to me their good will , and that And here I may remark , that in sincere feeling is at the bottom of it . every short address I have made to the people , in every crowd through which I have ...
... cause I represent , which clearly proves to me their good will , and that And here I may remark , that in sincere feeling is at the bottom of it . every short address I have made to the people , in every crowd through which I have ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ABRAHAM LINCOLN action Administration adopted Alexandria amendment arms army arrests authority battle believe bill capital citizens command Congress Constitution Convention corps declared deemed Department dispatch duty election emancipation Emancipation Proclamation enemy EXECUTIVE MANSION existing favor force foreign Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg give Government Governor habeas corpus Halleck Heintzelman House insurgents insurrection issued Kentucky labor letter liberty loyal Major-General Maryland McClellan McDowell ment military Missouri naval navy necessity object officers opinion party peace persons political Pope position Potomac present President LINCOLN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE proclamation public safety purpose question re-enforcements rebel rebellion received regard reply Republican resolution Richmond seceded Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent sentiment session Seward slavery slaves South South Carolina speech Tennessee territory thing tion troops Union United Vallandigham Virginia vote Washington whole York