 On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving...  Abraham Lincoln - Page 77by John Carroll Power - 1873 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lewis O. Thompson - 1873 - 336 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it ; all sought to avoid it. "While the inaugural address was being delivered...without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in this city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking...Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would inako war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish... | |
 | R. Guy M'Clellan - United States - 1875 - 716 pages
...forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the Nation, little that is new could...agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war;... | |
 | Recitations - 1876 - 734 pages
...directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural uddress was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether...without war, seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide the effects by negotiation. . Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would make war rather than... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - United States - 1879 - 264 pages
...thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it — all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered...were in the city seeking to destroy it without war. . . . Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive,... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - United States - 1879 - 260 pages
...thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it — all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered...were in the city seeking to destroy it without war. . . . Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive,... | |
 | Orators - 1880 - 698 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered...insurgent agents were in the city, seeking to destroy it with war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Biography & Autobiography - 1882 - 430 pages
...forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could...without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would make war rather than let... | |
 | Erastus Otis Haven - United States - 1882 - 582 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it ; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered...without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than... | |
 | David W. Lusk - Illinois - 1884 - 600 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered...without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects, by negotiation. "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than... | |
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