 | Stanley A. Renshon - Political Science - 2001 - 422 pages
...of southern slaves. Indeed, just minutes thereafter, in his inaugural address, he asserted, "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so."8 He devoted most of his first year in office... | |
 | Ty Cashion, Jesús F. de la Teja - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 272 pages
...president's promise that "the Government will not assail you," nor did he report Lincoln's vows: "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and no inclination to do so."13 Wigfall preferred to scare Southerners: an invasion... | |
 | Sam Wineburg - Education - 2001 - 278 pages
...reply to Stephen A. Douglas at Ottawa, Illinois, August 21, 1858. I will say here . . . that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. I have no purpose to introduce political... | |
 | Glenn M. Linden - History - 2001 - 280 pages
...chestnut to be a chestnut horse. (Laughter.) I will say here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. I have no purpose to introduce political... | |
 | Janet Benge, Geoff Benge - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2001 - 228 pages
...he took his reading glasses from his jacket pocket, unfolded his notes, and began to speak. "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.... No state, upon its own mere motion, can... | |
 | John V. Denson - Executive power - 2001 - 830 pages
...question of slavery directly and openly by quoting from one of his previously published speeches: I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.31 Lincoln had also required each of his... | |
 | Alan G. Gross, Ray D. Dearin - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2003 - 186 pages
...of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." Those who nominated and elected me did... | |
 | Lucretia Mott - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 646 pages
...Elizabeth Leedom. 2. In his inaugural speech, delivered on 4 March 1861, Lincoln had stated: "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." The Liberatorhad scorned the president's... | |
 | Jean M. Humez - Biography & Autobiography - 2006 - 489 pages
...writing a letter to representatives of the Virginia secession convention, reminding them that "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so" (Sewell, 1988, 161). Lincoln was still unprepared... | |
 | Greg Ward - History - 2004 - 436 pages
...his personal principles should remain distinct from his duty as president, and avowed that 'I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with...in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.' The two sides that squared up to fight... | |
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I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so; and I have no inclination to do so. 
