 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 454 pages
...I retract nothing heretofore said as to slavery. I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that, " while I remain in my present position I shall not...proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.'' If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an executive duty to re-enslave such persons,... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 638 pages
...retract the Emancipation Proclamation ; nor, as Executive, ever return to slavery any person who is freed by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. If Louisiana shall send members to Congress, their admission to seats will depend, as you know, upon... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 576 pages
...retract the Emancipation Proclamation ; nor, as Executive, ever return to slavery any person who is freed by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. If Louisiana shall send members to Congress, their admission to seats will depend, as you know, upon... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 500 pages
...lever of power, but would also be a cruel and astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point, that while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract qr modify the emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 568 pages
...Government, I retraet nothing heretofore said as to slavery. I repeat the deelaration made a year ago, that " While I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retraet or modify the Emaneipation Proelamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free... | |
 | Lewis Ford - Plymouth County (Mass.) - 1892 - 252 pages
...SLAVEHOLDERS. Boston, Friday, Feb. 3, 1865. I REPEAT THE DECLARATION MADE A YEAR AGO, THAT WHILE I REMAIN IN MY POSITION, I SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRACT OR MODIFY...THAT PROCLAMATION, OR BY ANY OF THE ACTS OF CONGRESS. IF THE PEOPLE SHOULD, BY WHATEVER MODE OR MEANS, MAKE IT AN EXECUTIVE DUTY TO KE-ENSLAVE SUCH PERSONS,... | |
 | John Torrey Morse - Presidents - 1893 - 396 pages
...1863, he said that to abandon the freedmen now would be "a cruel and astounding breach of faith. . . . I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation...proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress." In May, 1864, he spurned the absurdity of depending "upon coaxing, flattery and concession to get them... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - Presidents - 1894 - 684 pages
...might be induced to withdraw the proclamation, he repeated the declaration made the year before : " While I remain in my present position I shall not...that proclamation or by any of the acts of congress. If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an executive duty to re-enslave such persons,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 782 pages
...government, I retract nothing heretofore said as to slavery. I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that "while I remain in my present position I shall not...proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress." If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an executive duty to reeuslave such persons,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 410 pages
...government, I retract nothing heretofore said as to slavery. I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that "while I remain in my present position I shall not...proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress." If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an executive duty to reenslave such persons,... | |
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I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that "while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by... 
