 | Henry Winter Davis - United States - 1867 - 616 pages
...appeared at Washington in due time and delivered his inaugural, closing with these memorable words : "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,..."You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You can have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall... | |
 | Society of the Army of the Tennessee - United States - 1877 - 554 pages
...Moating over the disturbed elements, saying: ''You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors; you have no oath registered in heaven...solemn one "to preserve, protect, and defend it." If the Almighty ruler of nations, with his eternal truth and justice, be on your side of the North,... | |
 | William Cunningham Gray - 1868 - 214 pages
...those determined traitors as a father would plead with his wayward sons. He concluded hy saying : " In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,...You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You can have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while I have the... | |
 | United States - 1868 - 422 pages
...forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulties. In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,...You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. Tou have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government ; while I shall have... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1868 - 630 pages
...or despotism is all that is left. " In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen," he added, " not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war....You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors." The inauguration over, Buchanan rode with Lincoln BachMmnieavesthe to the presidential... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1868 - 628 pages
...anarchy or despotism is all that is left. " In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen," he added," not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war....You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors." The inauguration over, Buchanan rode with Lincoln Buchanameavesthe to the presidential... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 606 pages
...are, are full of deep and melancholy music : " You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven...government, while I shall have the most solemn one, to 4preserve, protect and defend' it. I am loth to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not... | |
 | Otis Frederick Reed Waite - Claremont (N.H.) - 1869 - 384 pages
...penetrating voice, delivered his inaugural address, which closed with the following paragraphs : — "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,...You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You can have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall... | |
 | Otis Frederick Reed Waite - New Hampshire - 1870 - 698 pages
...forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the host way, all our present difficulties. "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,..."You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You can have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall... | |
 | Otis Frederick Reed Waite - New Hampshire - 1870 - 694 pages
...forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulties. "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,..."You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You can have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall... | |
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In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy... 
