Now, at the end of three years' struggle, the nation's condition is not what either party, or any man, devised or expected. God alone can claim it. \Vhither it is tending seems plain. If God now wills the removal of a great wrong, and wills also that... Anecdotes of Public Men - Page 170by John Wien Forney - 1873Full view - About this book
| Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 680 pages
...no compliment to my own sagacity. I claim not to have controlled éventa, bat confer« plainly that events have controlled me. Now at the end of three years* struggle, the nation's condition Is nut what cither party, or any man devised, or expected. God aJone can claim it. Whither ft is tending... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...attempt no compliment to my own sagacity. I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. Now, at the end of three years' struggle, the nation's condition i* not what either party, or any man, devised or expected. God alone can claim it. Whither it is tending,... | |
| Edward McPherson - United States - 1865 - 676 pages
...claim ft. Whither it Is ten ling seems plain. If God now •.% iil - the removal of a great wrong, aud abitants thereof shall bo free to re-establish their State governme pav fairly for our complicity in that wrong, impartial history will find therein new causes to attest... | |
| Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 690 pages
...compliment to my own sagacity. I claim not to have controlled event«, bat oonUM plainly tbat events havo controlled me. Now at the end of three years' struggle, the nation's condition is nut what either party, or any man devised, or expected. God alone can claim it. Whither It is tending... | |
| Edward McPherson - United States - 1865 - 676 pages
...compliment to my own sagacity. I claim not to have controlled events, but confère plainly tbat évente nave controlled me. Now at the end of three years* struggle, the nation's condition ti nut what either party, or a iy man devised, or expected. God alone can claim It. Whither it Is tending... | |
| Thomas Mears Eddy - Illinois - 1865 - 642 pages
...controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled ine. Now, at the end of three year*' struggle, the nation's condition is not what either party or any man desired or expected. God alone can claim it Whither it is tending seems plain. If God now wills the... | |
| 1866 - 174 pages
...President, written in April, 1864 : * 1 claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. Now, at the end of three...well as you of the South, shall pay fairly for our coniplicity in that wrong, impartial history will find therein new causes to attest and revere the... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 836 pages
...LINCOLN'S ANTI-SLAVERY GROWTH. 657 I cluim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. Now, at the end of three...wrong, and wills also that we of the North, as well as yon of the South, shall pay fairly for our complicity in that wrong, impartial history will find therein... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (New School) General Assembly - 1866 - 232 pages
...President, written in April, 1864: "1 claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. Now, at the end of three...alone can claim it. Whither it is tending seems plain. 1f God now wills the removal of a great wrong, and wills also that we of the North, as well as you... | |
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