 | William Cunningham Gray - 1868 - 214 pages
...necessity of liberating the slaves, Mr. Lincoln said : " I do not want to issue a document that all the world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet," adding, " Whatever shall appear to be God's will, that I will do." tiently wait, and the ripe pear... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1868 - 630 pages
...affairs ; among other things, he said : - . "What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document which the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's Bull against the Comet.... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1868 - 628 pages
...of affairs; among other things, he said: "What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a, document which the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's Bull against the Comet.... | |
 | Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1872 - 370 pages
...had declared to the Cabinet his established purpose to take this step. He said to this committee : " I do not want to issue 'a document that the whole...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! " After drawing out their views upon the subject, he concluded the interview with these memorable... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1880 - 664 pages
...aspect of military affairs under the administration of McClellan in the East and Buell in the West, "What good would 'a proclamation of emancipation from...not want to issue a document that the whole world would see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the Comet ! Would my word free... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 196 pages
...he had declared to the Cabinet his established purpose to take this step. He said to this committee: "I do not want to issue a document that the whole...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet!'* After drawing out their views upon the subject, he concluded the interview with thrse memorable words:... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 228 pages
...had declared to the .Cabinet his established purpose to take this step. He said to this committee: " I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! 'ยป After drawing out their views upon the subject, he concluded the interview with th.se memorable... | |
 | North American review - 1880 - 672 pages
...now, too, he publicly announced that he " did not want to issue a document which the whole world would see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet." It is true that he had previously sketched " the rough draft " of an emancipation proclamation, but... | |
 | Atticus Greene Haygood - African Americans - 1881 - 264 pages
...President, urging him strenuously to issue a proclamation freeing the slaves. He answered them : " What good would a proclamation of emancipation from...issue a document that the whole world will see must be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the slaves when I cannot... | |
 | Jefferson Davis - Confederate States of America - 1881 - 902 pages
...emancipation, and urged in its favor such reasons as occurred to their minds. President Lincoln replied : " What good would a proclamation of emancipation from...not want to issue a document that the whole world would see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. "Would my word free... | |
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What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. 
