| Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 780 pages
...fabric, with all its benefits, its memories, and its hopes, would it not be wise to ascertain precisely why we do it ? Will you hazard so desperate a step while there is any possibility that any of the ills you fly from have no real existence ? Will you, while... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1874 - 1956 pages
...spoke in terms of zealous and earnest pleading, asking them to consider well so "grave a matter as the destruction of our national fabric, with all its benefits, its memories, and its hopes," before undertaking it. He asked the malcontents to point to a single instance where " any right, plainly... | |
| Orators - 1880 - 698 pages
...however, who really love the Union, may I not speak ? Before entering upon so grave a matter as the destruction of our national fabric, with all its benefits, its memories, and its hopes, would it not be wise to ascertain precisely why we do it? Will you hazard so desperate a step while there is any possibility... | |
| Edward McPherson - United States - 1882 - 680 pages
...however, who really love the Union, may I not speak ? Before entering upon so grave a matter ae the destruction of our national fabric, with all its benefits, its memories, and its hopes, would it not be wise to ascertain precisely why we do it ? Will you hazard so desperate a step while there is auy possibility... | |
| Osborn Hamiline Oldroyd - 1882 - 614 pages
...fabric, with all its benefits, its memories and its hopes, would it not be wise to ascertain precisely why we do it ? Will you hazard so desperate a step while there is any possibility that any portion of the ills you fly from have no real existence ? Will you,... | |
| Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 828 pages
...which can only be appreciated by an attempt (we use the word attempt advisedly) to read it aloud : "Will you hazard so desperate a step, while any portion...fly from have no real existence ? Will you, while tho certain ills you fly to are greater than all the real ones you fly from ? "—Jfagaiine of American... | |
| Alexander Johnston - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1884 - 430 pages
...however, who really love the Union, may I not speak? Before entering upon so grave a matter as the destruction of our National fabric, with all its benefits, its memories, and its hopes, would it not be wise to ascertain why we do it ? Will you hazard so desperate a step while there is any possibility... | |
| Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 824 pages
...by an attempt (we use the word attempt advisedly) to read it aloud : "Will you hazard во deapprate a step, while any portion of the ills you fly from have no real existence ? Will you, while tho certain ills you fly to nrc greater than all the real one» you fly from t "—J/ngaiine of American... | |
| George Sewall Boutwell - Presidential candidates - 1884 - 266 pages
...the restoration of fraternal sympathies and affections. Before entering upon so grave a matter as the destruction of our national fabric, with all its benefits, its memories, and its hopes, would it not be wise to ascertain precisely why we do it? Will you hazard so desperate a step while there is any possibility... | |
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