 | Henry J. Ramsdell - Presidents - 1884 - 944 pages
...nobly 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 applaud and God must forever bless." In 1864, by a respectable majority in the popular vote and a large one in the electoral college, Mr.... | |
 | H.J. Ramsdell - 1884 - 696 pages
...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 applaud and God must forever bless." In 1864, by a respectable majority in the popular vote and a large one in the electoral college, Mr.... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Illustrated books - 1885 - 476 pages
...power and bear the responsibility. in giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the/r« — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve....will forever applaud, and God must forever bless." At this session of Congress an enrollment bill providing that all able bodied citizens, black as well... | |
 | John Alexander Logan - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 - 1886 - 912 pages
...— 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...generous, just— a way which, if followed, the World would forever applaud, and God must forever bless. "ABRAHAM LINCOLN." The popular Branch of Congress... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1134 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...could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, jast — a way which, if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless. ABRAHAM... | |
 | Frederick Thomas Jones - United States - 1886 - 350 pages
...meaning of this proclamation in the following Message to Congress: ' ' 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 applaud,... | |
 | Frederick Thomas Jones - United States - 1886 - 330 pages
...shall nobly 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 applaud, and God must forever bless." The slaves having been decided (Dred Scott's case) to be property, could be confiscated by the army,... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1888 - 718 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. The reverses in the army and at the polls greatly emboldened the " Opposition," and Congress had barely... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - History - 1888 - 522 pages
...the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to tlicfree, honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve....will forever applaud, and God must forever bless." One week after the delivery of this message came the battle of Fredericksburg ("Drum-beat of the Nation,"... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - History - 1888 - 526 pages
...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...best hope of earth. Other means may succeed ; this conld not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just — a way which, if followed, the world... | |
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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. 
