 | William Whiting - Executive power - 1871 - 736 pages
...I now earnestly appeal — I do not argue — I beseech you to make the argument for yourselves — You cannot, if you would, be blind to the signs of the times — 1 beg of you a calm and enlarged consideration of them, ranging, if it may be, far above personal... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - United States - 1876 - 538 pages
...people most interested in the subject matter. To the people of those states, now, I mostly appeal. . . . You cannot, if you would, be blind to the signs of the times." These signs were indeed plain. Congress had already abolished slavery in the District of Columbia on... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - United States - 1876 - 542 pages
...people most interested in the subject matter. To the people of those states, now, I mostly appeal. . . . You cannot, if you would, be blind to the signs of the times." These signs were indeed plain. Congress had already abolished slavery in the District of Columbia on... | |
 | George Washington Williams - African Americans - 1882 - 640 pages
...States now I mostly appeal. I do not argue — I beseech you to make the arguments for yourselves. You cannot, if you would, be blind to the signs of...may be, far above partisan and personal politics. it is now your high privilege to do. May the vast future not have to lament that you have neglected... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1882 - 680 pages
...I now earnestly appeal — I do not argue — I beseech you to make the argument for yourselves — you cannot, if you would, be blind to the signs of...consideration of them, ranging, if it may be, far above perBonal and partisan politics. This proposal makes common cause for a common object, casting no reproaches... | |
 | Charles Maltby - California - 1884 - 340 pages
...of you a calm and enlarged consideration of them, ranging, it may be, far above personal or partisan politics. This proposal makes common cause for a common object, casting no reproaches on any. It acts not the Pharisee. The changes it contemplates •would come gently as the dews of Heaven... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1888 - 718 pages
...earnestly appeal. I do not argue; I beseech you to make the arguments for yourselves. You can not, if you would, be blind to the signs of the times....consideration of them, ranging, if it may be, far above personal and partisan politics. This proposal makes common cause for a common object, casting no reproaches... | |
 | 1889 - 1022 pages
...States 1 now earnestly appeal. I do not argue ; I beseech you to make the arguments for yourselves. 8 c c b Y personal and partisan politics. This proposal makes common cause for a common object, casting no reproaches... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 598 pages
...States I now earnestly appeal. I do not argue ; I beseech you to make the arguments for yourselves. You cannot, if you would, be blind to the signs of...consideration of them, ranging, if it may be, far above personal and partisan politics. This proposal makes common cause for a common object, casting no reproaches... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 454 pages
...earnestly appeal. I do not argue, I beseech you to make the arguments for yourselves. You can not, if you would, be blind to the signs of the times....consideration of them, ranging, if it may be, far above personal and partisan politics. This proposal makes common cause for a common object, easting no reproaches... | |
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This proposal makes common cause for a common object, casting no reproaches upon any. It acts not the Pharisee. The change it contemplates would come gently as the dews of heaven, not rending or wrecking anything. 
