 | United States. Congress. House House - Legislators - 1886 - 58 pages
...of Louisiana. Now that you are about to have a convention which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise, I barely suggest for...gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help in some trying time to come to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom. Hut this is only a... | |
 | Allen Thorndike Rice - Presidents - 1886 - 804 pages
...Louisiana, he said : " Now, you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for...gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty within the family of freedom. But this is only... | |
 | Samuel Sullivan Cox - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - 1886 - 768 pages
...state governor of Louisiana. Now you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for...intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly incur ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in... | |
 | Allen Thorndike Rice - Presidents - 1888 - 802 pages
...Louisiana, he said : " Now, you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for...whether some of the colored people may not be let in—as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 454 pages
...state governor of Louisiana. Now you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for...gallantly in our ranks? They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom. But this is only a... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 638 pages
...governor of Louisiana. Now you are about to have a Convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest, for...those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They will probably help in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom.... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 572 pages
...governor of Louisiana. Now you are about to have a Convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest, for...those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They will probably help in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom.... | |
 | Hilary Abner Herbert - Reconstruction - 1890 - 482 pages
...13, 1864, Lincoln writes: " Now you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest for...whether some of the col'ored people may not be let in—as, for instance, the very intelligent. . . . But this is only a suggestion, not to the public,... | |
 | Iowa - 1893 - 690 pages
...Governor of Louisiana. Now you arc about to have a convention which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for...gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty within the family of freedom. But this is only... | |
 | Iowa - 1893 - 660 pages
...about to have a convention which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. 1 barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not he let in, as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in... | |
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Now you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not be let in — as, for instance, the very intelligent,... 
