 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 600 pages
...We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike...will forever applaud, and God must forever bless. No immediate action followed this patriotic appeal. No indications of reviving unionism were manifested... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 598 pages
...We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike...Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way AMua™' is plain, peaceful, generous, just — a way which, if fol- ID™a?J)' lowed, the world will... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Biography & Autobiography - 1891 - 412 pages
...We — even we here — hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable, alike,...if followed, the world will forever applaud and God will forever bless." The final proclamation was issued January 1, 1863, and was a document which will... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...even we here— hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we as«ure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we...of earth. Other means may succeed ; this could not, cannot fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just — a way which, if followed, the world will... | |
 | Thomas Wentworth Higginson - United States - 1891 - 462 pages
...his message to Congress the President thus explained this act : — " In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free, honorable alike in...preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the Jast best hope of earth. . . . The way is plain, peaceful, glorious, just, — a way, which, if followed,... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the/?w — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve....will forever applaud, and God must forever bless." The War Department was a part of the Administration. Why such inefficiency at Washington ? Why were... | |
 | William Uhler Hensel - Campaign biography - 1892 - 590 pages
...States. In his message to Congress, the President thus explains this act: "In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free, honorable alike in...save, or meanly lose, the last, best hope of earth. * * * The way is plain, peaceful, glorious, just—a way which, if followed, the world will forever... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...We — even we here — hold the power and uear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike...preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the lust, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful,... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...save it. We, even we, here, hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and in what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last hope of earth. Other means may succeed... | |
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In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth. 
