 | Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1905 - 452 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis .Napoleon and John Vol. 16— D 6630 Brown's attempt at... | |
 | Enoch Walter Sikes, William Morse Keener - United States - 1905 - 560 pages
...participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, in all their ignorance, saw plainly enough that it could not succeed. That affair, in its philosophy,...ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 - 1905 - 362 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed. That affair, in its philosophy, coiresponds with the many attempts, related in history, at the assassination of kings and 5 emperors.... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1906 - 536 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 - 1906 - 650 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1906 - 464 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....them. He ventures the attempt, which ends in little less than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon, and John Brown's attempt at Harper's... | |
 | De Alva Stanwood Alexander - New York (State) - 1906 - 462 pages
...you and us. You will rule or ruin in all events." Referring to the Harper's Ferry episode, he said: "That affair in its philosophy corresponds with the...enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people, until he fancies himself commissioned by heaven to liberate them. He ventures the attempt which ends... | |
 | De Alva Stanwood Alexander - New York (State) - 1906 - 530 pages
...you and us. You will rule or ruin in all events." Referring to the Harper's Ferry episode, he said: "That affair in its philosophy corresponds with the...enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people, until he fancies himself commissioned by heaven to liberate them. He ventures the attempt which ends... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1907 - 738 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves.with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsim's attempt on Louis Napoleon, and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry, were,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 336 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon,* and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry,... | |
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That affair, in its philosophy, corresponds with the many attempts related in history at the assassination of kings and emperors. An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people till he fancies himself commissioned by Heaven to liberate them. He... 
