 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 600 pages
...power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve....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
...power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve....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 - 414 pages
...power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable, alike, in what we give and what we preserve....if followed, the world will forever applaud and God will forever bless." The final proclamation was issued January i, 1863, and was a document which will... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we as«ure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve....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
...President thus explained this act : — " 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 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... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...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 ; this could...will forever applaud, and God must forever bless." beeility, if not, indeed, something worse. He suffered no man to be a scapegoat for him. He bore all... | |
 | William Uhler Hensel - Campaign biography - 1892 - 590 pages
...the President thus explains this act: "In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free, honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve....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
...power and uear the responsibility. 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 lust, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful,... | |
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We say we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save the Union. The world knows we do know how to save it. We, even we here, hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom... 
