 If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.  Political Science Quarterly - Page 791896Full view - About this book
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...government of the people, he as their President, wished them fully to understand his motives. He said : " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...slave. I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing some, and leading others alone. I... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 568 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. "My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...slave, I would do it; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I conld do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...government of the people, he as their President, wished them fully to understand his motives. He said : " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...slave, I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing some, and leaving others alone, I... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. "My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...slave, I would do it; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I conld do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 572 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. "My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if 1 could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy Slavery, I do not agree with them. "My paramount object is to save the Union^ and not...destroy Slavery. " If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it—if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it— and... | |
 | John Minor Botts - History - 1866 - 416 pages
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...destroy slavery. "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. 11 If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 804 pages
...not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy Slavery^ I do not agree with them. " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy Slavery. -"If-I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it—if I could save it by freeing... | |
 | Frederic Beecher Perkins - Cabinet officers - 1867 - 208 pages
...and not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all...would do it — and if I could do * it by freeing sflme and leaving others alone, I would also do that." Mr. Seward took it for granted that the war... | |
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