You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself — simple, honest, and unpretending — you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends... Life and Services of General U.S. Grant: Conqueror of the Rebellion, and ... - Page 79by Republican National Party, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) National committee, 1868-1872, Republican Party (U S. 1854- ). Nationa - 1868 - 164 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - Bookbinding - 1865 - 568 pages
...elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends...them and their descendants a government of law and stability. " I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmout you manifested... | |
| Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - United States - 1865 - 572 pages
...elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends...them and their descendants a government of law and stability. " I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested... | |
| United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - Cheyenne Indians - 1866 - 876 pages
...position of almost dangerous elevation; but if you can continue, as heretofore, lobe yourself— simple, honest, and unpretending—you will enjoy through...them and their descendants a government of law and stability. I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested... | |
| United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - United States - 1866 - 886 pages
...but if you can continue, as heretofore, to he yourself — simple, honest, and unpretending — you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends,...them and their descendants a government of law and stability. I repeat, you do General McPhersou and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested... | |
| Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1866 - 794 pages
...if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and uupretending, you will eajoy through life the respect and love of friends, and...them and their descendants a government of law and stability. I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested... | |
| 1867 - 612 pages
...life the respect anil love of friends, ana the homage of millions of human beings, that will awird you a large share in securing to them and their descendants a government of law and stability. Until you had won Donelson, I confess I was almost cowed by the terrible array of uarchical... | |
| James Sanks Brisbin - Campaign literature, 1868 - 1868 - 424 pages
...heretofore, to manifest it on all proper occasions. "You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation;...friends, and the homage of millions of human beings, who will award you a large share in securing to them and their descendants a government of law and... | |
| Whitelaw Reid - Ohio - 1868 - 1172 pages
...elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends,...them and their descendants a government of law and stability." And it was frank to add: "My only point of doubt was in your knowledge of grand strategy... | |
| Edward Howland - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 670 pages
...but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, — simple, honest, and unpretending, — you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends...them and their descendants a government of law and stability. I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested... | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - Generals - 1868 - 606 pages
...elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends,...them and their descendants a government of law and stability. UI repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested... | |
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