 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1873 - 532 pages
...in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and 10 powerful interest. All'knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war....object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlarge15 ment... | |
 | Lewis O. Thompson - Caribbean Research Council - 1873 - 336 pages
...localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. AD knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the...extend this interest, was the object for which the insur. gents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow...of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend the interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war, while the government... | |
 | John Russell Hussey - United States - 1876 - 562 pages
...says, with the efforts of both parties to avoid war. 'To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend the slave interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while the Government claimed the right to do no more than restrict the territorial enlargement... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...After speaking of slavery as the cause of the war, Mr. Lincoln remarked: "To strengthen, perpi tuate and extend this Interest, was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the Governim-nt claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of It... | |
 | M. Josephine Warren - Readers and speakers - 1879 - 400 pages
...the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow...of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend the interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war, while the government... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - Biography & Autobiography - 1879 - 274 pages
...powerful interest. All knew that this interest was the cause of the war. To strengthen and perpetuate this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while the Government claimed right to no more than restrict the territorial enlargement of... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - United States - 1879 - 260 pages
...powerful interest. All knew that this interest was the cause of the war. To strengthen and perpetuate this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while the Government claimed right to no more than restrict the territorial enlargement of... | |
 | Orators - 1880 - 698 pages
...the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow...object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement... | |
 | Orators - 1881 - 710 pages
...the Union, but loC? ized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and«extend this interest w^s the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while... | |
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One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of... 
