 I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save...  Life of Abraham Lincoln - Page 353by Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Charles Fletcher - United States - 1865 - 494 pages
...could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it. If I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the coloured race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union ; and what I forbear, I forbear because... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...suve it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it — and if I could do it by freeing same and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and tlio colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save this Union; and what I forbear, I forbear... | |
 | Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 690 pages
...slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union, and what I for» bear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Cuiou. I shall do lees whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurt.4 the cause, and shall do more... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1865 - 676 pages
...could savo it by freeing some and leaving dt hors alone, I would al*o do that. Whnt I do about shivery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union, and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save tho Union.... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...any one in doubt. I would save the Union. I would save it in the shortest way under the Constitution. "The sooner the national authority can be restored,...help to save the Union. "I shall do less whenever 1 shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I believe doing more... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...slave, I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and if I could do it by freeing some, and leaving others alone, I...the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to saves this Union ; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the... | |
 | John Minor Botts - History - 1866 - 426 pages
...sare it by frceing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. "What I do abeat slavery or the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union ; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.... | |
 | John Minor Botts - History - 1866 - 416 pages
...save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it : and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. " What I do about slavery or the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union ; and what I forbear, I forbear... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1868 - 424 pages
...1 would do it — and if 1 could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, 1 would also dp that What, I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union, and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.... | |
 | History - 1870 - 696 pages
...freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the coloured race, I do because I believe it helps to save this...I do not believe it would help to save the Union." The emancipation of the slave was the result indeed of the war, but never its object. It was adopted... | |
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