Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with am authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States... Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson - Page 257by William O. Stoddard - 1888 - 357 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Godfrey Leland - United States - 1879 - 260 pages
...the President sent to these " commissioners " a message, to the effect that any proposition embracing the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, would be received by the Government of the United States if coming from an authority that can control... | |
| North American review - 1880 - 672 pages
...restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole country, and the abandonment of slavery, and which came by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States." It was seen that the emancipation of individual slaves, even of all individual slaves in the insurgent... | |
| Osborn Hamiline Oldroyd - 1882 - 614 pages
...will make him and his family and his friends. To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : Any propositions which embrace the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which come by and with an authorit}• that can control the armies now at war against the United States,... | |
| Edward McPherson - United States - 1882 - 680 pages
...18tb ins taut, is couched in the following termi: "EXECUTIVE MANSION, 11 WASHINGTON, July 18, 18&Ч. " To whom it may concern : "Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of tho whole Union, und the abandonment of slavery, which comes by and with an authority thot cancontrol... | |
| Thurlow Weed - New York (State) - 1884 - 682 pages
...this telegram the President responded as follows : — EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 18, 1864. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : — Any proposition which...and considered by the Executive Government of the 1872.] > ILL-TIMED PRESSURE FOR PEACE. 495 United States, and will be met by liberal terms on substantial... | |
| Isaac N. Arnold - Illustrated books - 1885 - 482 pages
...by the following passport, or safe conduct, under the hand of the President : "July :8th, 1864. ' ' To whom it may concern : ^' Any proposition which...abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with the authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States, will be received and... | |
| Samuel Sullivan Cox - Reconstruction - 1885 - 766 pages
...which embraced the restoration of peace, integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, which comes by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States, would be received and considered by the Executive of the government of the United States, and would... | |
| Samuel Sullivan Cox - Reconstruction - 1885 - 774 pages
...which embraced the restoration of peace, integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, which comes by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States, would be received and considered by the Executive of the government of the United States, and would... | |
| Allen Thorndike Rice - United States - 1886 - 928 pages
...integrity c * 2 Haggard's Reports, p. 94. the whole country, and the abandonment of slavery, and which came by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States" It was seen that the emancipation of individual slaves, even of all individual slaves in the insurgent... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 586 pages
...President's own handwriting, expressed in these words : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 18, 1864. To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : Any proposition which embraces...armies now at war against the United States, will be reAppieton'8 ceived and considered by the Executive Government of 1а the United States, and will be... | |
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