 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 864 pages
...difficulty. In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issues of civil war. The Government will not assail you....have the most solemn one to " preserve, protect, and de fend " it. I am loth to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion... | |
 | Thomas Mears Eddy - Illinois - 1865 - 642 pages
...way, all our present difficulty "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, U the momentous issue of civil war. The government will...destroy the government ; while I shall have the most tolemn one to 'preserve, protect, and defend' it. " I am loth to close. We are not enemies, but friends.... | |
 | Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 680 pages
...fellow-coantrymen, and not in mine, ia the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail yi4b You can have no conflict without being yourselves...solemn one to ' • preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loth to close. We are not enemies, bat friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issued of civil war. The Government will not assail you. Yon can have no conflict without being yourselves the...solemn one to " preserve, protect, and defend " it. I am loth to close. We are not enemies, but friends. "We must not be enemies. ThougU passion may have... | |
 | Stella S. Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1865 - 636 pages
...forsaken this favored land, are Btill competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulty "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,...conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. Tou have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government ; while I shall have the most solemn... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1865 - 692 pages
...forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulties. In your hands, my dissatisfied fellowcountrymen, and...conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. Yon can have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the Government ; while I shall have the most solemn... | |
 | Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 498 pages
...forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulties. "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,...You can have no conflict without being yourselves tho aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the Government; while I shall have... | |
 | Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 506 pages
...thia favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulties. " In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,...You can have no conflict without being yourselves tho aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the Government ; while I shall have... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1865 - 670 pages
...forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulties. In your hands, my dissatisfied fellowcountrymen, and...will not assail you. You can have no conflict without heing yourselves the aggressors. You can have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the Government;... | |
 | William V. Spencer - 1865 - 368 pages
...leniency such as human history never before recorded. To the South he said in his Inaugural Address, — " In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,...Government will not assail you. " You can have no confli6t without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy... | |
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In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy... 
