| Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...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. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save this Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because... | |
| Charles Wallace French - Presidents - 1891 - 416 pages
...could do 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. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union and what I forbear, I forbear because... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and it is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without...would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race I do becanse I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear I forbear because... | |
| charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...freeing any slave 1 would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others...would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race I do because I believe it helps to save the Union ; and what I forbear I forbear because... | |
| Alexander Kelly McClure - Presidents - 1892 - 508 pages
...Gen. McClellan in McClellan's Own Story, pages 151, 152. freeing all the slaves I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that." What Lincoln wanted was the speediest overthrow of the rebellion and the restoration of the Union, with... | |
| Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...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. What I do about slavery and the colored race I do because I believe it helps to save the Union ; and what I forbear, I forbear because... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1893 - 130 pages
...agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without...would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because... | |
| John Torrey Morse - 1893 - 396 pages
...slavery, I do not agree with them. "My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. "If I could save the Union without...would also do that. " What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union, and what I forbear, I forbear because... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 pages
...freeing any slave 1 would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others...would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear I forbear because... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 608 pages
...freeing any slave 1 would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others...would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear I forbear because... | |
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