 | Andrew Johnson - United States - 1865 - 558 pages
...leading object is to elevate the condition of men ; to lift artificial weights from all shoulders ; to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all ; to...unfettered start, and a fair chance in the race of b'fe. Yielding to partial and temporary departures, from necessity, this is the leading object of the... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1865 - 676 pages
...whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men, to lift artificial weights from all shoulders, to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all, to...unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of lile. Yielding to partial and temporary departures from necessity, this is the leading object of the... | |
 | Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 680 pages
...whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men, to lift artificial weights from all shoulders, to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all, to...unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of Hie. Yielding to partial and temporary departures from necessity, this is the leading object of the... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...departures, from necessity, this is the leading object of the Government for whose existence we contend. lam most happy to believe that the plain people understand...appreciate this. It is worthy of note, that while in this the Government's hour of trial, large numbers of those in the army and navy who have boon favored... | |
 | William James Potter - 1865 - 78 pages
...condition of men ; to lift artificial weights from all shoulders ; to clear the paths of laudable pursuits for all ; to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of life." None but the Western pioneer, cradled in poverty, and, by his own sturdy hands and the " fair chance... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1865 - 676 pages
...afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of Hie. Yielding to partial and tf-mporary rmance of | cont nd. I am most happy to believe that the plain people understand and appreciate this. It ia worthy... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...condition of men ; to lift artificial weights from all shoulders ; to clear the paths of laudable pursuits for all ; to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance in th« race of life. Yielding to partial and temporary departures, from necessity, this is the leading... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1865 - 692 pages
...leading object is to elevate the condition of men — to lift artificial weights from all shoulders — to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all — to afford all an unlettered start and a fair chance in the race of life. Yielding to partial and temporary departures,... | |
 | John Savage - Presidents - 1866 - 610 pages
...leading object is to elevate the condition of men ; to lift artificial weights from all shoulders ; to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all ; to...the Government for whose existence we contend." I think the question is fairly and properly stated by the President, that it is a struggle whether the... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Presidents - 1866 - 554 pages
...leading object is to elevate the condition of men ; to lift artificial weights from all shoulders ; to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all ; to...the Government for whose existence we contend." I think the question is fairly and properly stated by the President, that it is a struggle whether the... | |
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This is essentially a people's contest. On the side of the Union it is a struggle for maintaining in the world that form and substance of Government whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men ; to lift artificial weights from all shoulders... 
