 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1866 - 750 страници
...judgment they have aided and will farther aid the canse for which they were intended. To now ahandon them would be not only to relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a eruel and an astounding breach of faith."* Mr. Lincoln never overlooked the pledge of the national... | |
 | Great Britain. Foreign Office, Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 1868 - 1518 страници
...they have aided, and will further aid, the cause for which they were intended. To now abandon them would be not only to relinquish a lever of power,...breach of faith. I may add at this point, that while I reraaiu in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation... | |
 | James Dabney McCabe - 1868 - 522 страници
...judgment they have aided and will further aid the cause for which they were intended. To now abandon them would be not only to relinquish a lever of power,...also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. 1 " This attitude assumed by the President, and which ushered in the year 1864, the whole Republican... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1868 - 526 страници
...judgment they have aided and will further aid the cause for which they were intended. To now abandon them would be not only to relinquish a lever of power,...also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith.' " This attitude assumed by the President, and which ushered in the year 1864, the whole Republican... | |
 | Emily Hazen Reed - 1868 - 392 страници
...I think I shall not, in any event, retract the Emancipation Proclamation ; nor, as Executive, ever return to slavery any person who is free by the terms...that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. " If Louisiana shall send members to Congress, their admission to seats will depend, as you know, upon... | |
 | 1889 - 1028 страници
...judgment they have aided and will further aid the cause for which they were intended. To now abandon Ihem would be not only to relinquish a lever of power,...position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that... | |
 | John William Draper - 1870 - 708 страници
...disunion — a point that would never be conceded. " I shall not retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation. If the people should make it an executive duty to re-enslave such persons, another, and not I, must... | |
 | Samuel Aspinwall Goddard - 1870 - 612 страници
...President, ' that while I remain in my situation, I shall not attempt to modify or retract the Emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of the proclamation, or by any act of Congress.' " It will at once be seen that these comments, by our... | |
 | Samuel Aspinwall Goddard - 1870 - 616 страници
...President, ' that while I remain in my situation, I shall not attempt to modify or retract the Emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of the proclamation, or by any act of Congress.' " It will at once be seen that these comments, by oiir... | |
 | William Whiting - 1871 - 736 страници
...they have aided, and will further aid, the cause for which they were intended. To now abandon them, would be not only to relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point, that while I remain in my present position, 1... | |
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I may add at this point that, while I remain in my present position, I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation; nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts... 
