 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...the best of my ability, imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government — that Nation — of which that Constitution...organic law. Was it possible to lose the Nation, and yet preHcrve the Constitution ? By general law, life and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1865 - 676 pages
...pofisib'e to lose the nation and yet preserve the Contutlon ''. By general law, life and limb mnst u came widely given to Rave a limb. I felt tbat measures, otherwise unconstitutional, muht become lawful,... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 556 pages
...the best of my ability, imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that government — that nation of which that Constitution...but a life is never wis-ely given to save a limb. I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 pages
...ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government—that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful, by becoming indispensable to the... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 804 pages
...preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government—that nation, of which that Constitution w^s the organic law. Was it possible to lose the nation...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful, by becoming indispensable to the... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...reference to his course, he uttered, not an apology, but words of manly defence, saying, in April, 1864, "Was it possible to lose the nation, and yet preserve...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 836 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government — that nation, of which that Constitution...yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; hot a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional,... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1867 - 848 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government — that nation, of which that Constitution...yet preserve the Constitution ? By general law, life ağd limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; but a life is never... | |
 | Stella S. Flood Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1869 - 478 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving by every indispensable means, that government, that nation, of which that Constitution...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1869 - 868 pages
...means, that Government — that Nation, of which that Constitution was the organic law. Was itpotiible to lose the Nation, and yet preserve the Constitution ? By general law life and limb must be protected ; jet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; cm i life is never wisely given to save a limb.... | |
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Constitution was the organic law. Was it possible to lose the nation, and yet preserve the Constitution ? By general law, life and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life, but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. 
