 | Robert J. Miller - History - 2007 - 264 pages
...parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish,...this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict... | |
 | Tim Jorgenson - Dressmakers - 2007 - 238 pages
...have nodded a Yes to those words but the crowd stood all ears. The President continued. One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed...this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict... | |
 | Randall Norman Desoto - Religion - 2007 - 266 pages
...war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. Ami the war came. "One-eighth of the whole population...perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object far which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to... | |
 | Various - Reference - 2007 - 228 pages
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 | Matthew S. Holland - Religion - 2007 - 340 pages
...nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed...this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict... | |
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One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of... 
