 I have no prejudice against the Southern people. They are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery did not now exist among them, they would not introduce it. If it did now exist among us, we should not instantly give it up.  Ulysses S. Grant - Page 91by Franklin Spencer Edmonds - 1915 - 376 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ariadne Gilbert - Biography - 1914 - 452 pages
...his death. " They are just what we would be in their situation," he had said. "If slavery did not now exist among them, they would not introduce it. If...exist among us, we should not instantly give it up. When Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the origin of slavery than we are, I... | |
 | Ariadne Gilbert - Biography - 1914 - 452 pages
...his death. " They are just what we would be in their situation," he had said. "If slavery did not now exist among them, they would not introduce it. If...exist among us, we should not instantly give it up. When Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the origin of slavery than we are, I... | |
 | Roland Greene Usher - History - 1914 - 440 pages
..."I think I have no prejudice against the Southern people," he told his audience at Galesburg. "They are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery did not now exist amongst them they would not introduce it. If it did now exist amongst us, we should not instantly... | |
 | James Hayden Tufts - Democracy - 1917 - 350 pages
...the sincerity of both sides in this great issue was that of Lincoln in 1854: They (the Southerners) are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery...instantly give it up. I surely will not blame them for not doing what I should not know how to do myself. The great point for our purpose is that it was the... | |
 | James Hayden Tufts - Democracy - 1917 - 350 pages
...the sincerity of both sides in this great issue was that of Lincoln in 1854: They (the Southerners) are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery...not instantly give it up. I surely will not blame Webster as advocate of the Union Liberty and Union them for not doing what I should not know how to... | |
 | John Edward Semmes - 1917 - 874 pages
...against the Southern people. They are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery did not now exist among them, they would not introduce it. If...exist among us we should not instantly give it up When Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the origin of slavery than we are, I... | |
 | Sherwin Cody - Literature - 1917 - 404 pages
...self-interest. Before proceeding let me say that I think I have no prejudice against the Southern people. They are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery did not now exist among them, they would not introduce it. If it did now exist among us, we should not instantly... | |
 | John Edward Semmes - 1917 - 778 pages
...at Peoria: "Before proceeding, let me say that I have no prejudice against the Southern people. They are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery did not now exist among them, they would not introduce it. If it did now exist among us we should not instantly... | |
 | James Hayden Tufts - Democracy - 1918 - 498 pages
...statements as to the sincerity of both sides was that of Lincoln in 1854: " They (the Southerners) are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery...instantly give it up. I surely will not blame them for not doing what I should not know how to do myself." In this growing difference between the North and... | |
 | James Hayden Tufts - Democracy - 1918 - 492 pages
...statements as to the sincerity of both sides was that of Lincoln in 1854: " They (the Southerners) are just what we would be in their situation. If slavery...instantly give it up. I surely will not blame them for not doing what I should not know how to do myself." In this growing difference between the North and... | |
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