 | William Benjamin Smith - Missouri - 1891 - 346 pages
...the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle irto save the Union, and is not either to save or to 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 slaves I would do it ; and... | |
 | Frederick William Seward, William Henry Seward - Statesmen - 1891 - 638 pages
...that end. As he himself tersely stated his position: "My paramount object is 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 it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it,... | |
 | Alexander Kelly McClure - Presidents - 1892 - 516 pages
...slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and it is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by administration and the Republican party.... | |
 | 1899 - 652 pages
...could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this straggle 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 conld save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it... | |
 | Bill Arp - Georgia - 1893 - 242 pages
...letter to Horace Greeley, in August, 1862, he said : "My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it. If I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 782 pages
...sooner the national authority can be restored, the nearer the Union will be " the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union unless...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... | |
 | Rev. W. D. Simonds - United States - 1894 - 246 pages
...subordinated Liberty to Union. In August, 1862, President Lincoln wrote Horace Greeley as follows: — - - M y paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union,...destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; and if I could save it by treeing all the slaves, I would do it... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - Presidents - 1894 - 696 pages
...on 22 Aug., Mr. Lincoln said : " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, 1 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... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 274 pages
...destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is 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 it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Presidents - 1894 - 280 pages
...slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save t/ie 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 it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and... | |
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I would do it ; 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 alone, I would also do that. 
