 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 600 pages
...President continued: "I further make it known that whether it be competent for me, as Commanderin-Chief of the Army and Navy, to declare the slaves of any State or States free, and whether at any time, in any case it shall have become a neces- CHAP. v. sity indispensable to the maintenance of the Government... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...respects such declaration. I further make known that, whether it be competent for me, as Commanderin-Chief of the Army and Navy, to declare the slaves of any...indispensable to the maintenance of the Government to exercise sucV supposed power, are questions which, under my responsibility, I reserv« i.; myself, and which... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...feather in the decision. " Whether it be competent for me," reads the order, "as commanderin-chicf of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any...free, and whether at any time or in any case it shall be. come a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the Government to exercise such supposed powers,... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...a feather in the decision. "Whether it be competent forme," reads the order, "as commanderin-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any...free, and whether at any time or in any case it shall be' come a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the Government to exerci.se such supposed... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 pages
...feather in the decision. " Whether it be competent for me," reads the order, " as commanderin-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any...free, and whether at any time or in any case it shall be' come a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the Government to exercise suck supposed powers,... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 608 pages
...a feather in the decision. "Whether it be competent forme," reads the order, "as commanderin-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any...free, and whether at any time or in any case it shall be' come a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the Government to exercise such supposed powers,... | |
 | 1899 - 652 pages
...hand was to be used : I further make known that, whether it be competent for me, as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any State or States free, and whether, at any time, in any case, it shall have become a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the government to... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - Presidents - 1894 - 696 pages
...reserving to himself the decision of the question whether it was competent for him, as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any...states free, and whether at any time or in any case it should have become a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the government to exercise such... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 854 pages
...such a declaration. I further make known that, whether it be competent for me, as fiommander-in-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any State or States free, and whether, at any time, in any case, it shall have become a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the government to... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 394 pages
...now in question, whether genuine or false, is altogether void so far as respects such a declaration. army and navy, to declare the slaves of any State or States free, and whether, at any time, in any case, it shall have become a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the government to... | |
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I further make known that, whether it be competent for me, as Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy, to declare the slaves of any State or States free, and whether, at any time, or in any case, it shall have become a necessity indispensable to the maintenance... 
