 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 972 pages
...Slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object ID this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy Slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...would not suve the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to sate or to destroy tlavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it —... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 864 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to sare or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it —... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...being a government of the people, he as their President, wished them fully to understand his motives. He said : " My paramount object is to save the Union,...destroy slavery. 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... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...being a government of the people, he as their President, wished them fully to understand his motives. He said : " My paramount object is to save the Union,...destroy slavery. 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... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 572 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. "My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...destroy slavery. "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if 1 could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy Slavery, I do not agree with them. "My paramount object is to save the Union^ and not...destroy Slavery. " 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... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - Presidents - 1866 - 264 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...destroy slavery. 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 ;... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. "My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...destroy slavery. " 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... | |
 | John Minor Botts - History - 1866 - 416 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...destroy slavery. "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it... | |
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My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. 
