 | William Henry Seward - 1891 - 636 pages
...to save the Union; and not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it — if I could save...if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." Seward, who had all his life advocated the freeing, not only the 118... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...Union without freeing any slave, I would do it — if 1 could 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... | |
 | Frederick William Seward, William Henry Seward - Statesmen - 1891 - 638 pages
...Union without freeing any slave, I would do it — if I _ could 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." Seward, who had all his life advocated the freeing, not only the 118... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Biography & Autobiography - 1891 - 412 pages
...the Union without freeing a slave I would do it. And if I 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... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...is to save the Union, and not to either save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it — if I could save...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... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Durham - Social Science - 1892 - 366 pages
...is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if I could save...if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.' But Abraham Lincoln saved the Union, not when he freed the slaves, but... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Durham - Social Science - 1892 - 364 pages
...is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if I could save...if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.' But Abraham Lincoln saved the Union, not when he freed the slares, but... | |
 | Charles Sotheran - Allergy - 1892 - 378 pages
...Union without freeing any slave I would do it ; and if I could 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... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - Presidents - 1894 - 684 pages
...is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if I could save...if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." And even so late as 13 Sept. he said to a delegation of a religious society,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 444 pages
...is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if I could save...if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." The difference in his thought and purpose about " the divine institution... | |
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If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if I could 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. 
