 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...the whole population were coloured slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localised in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted...this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict... | |
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 620 pages
...parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive ; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish ;...interest, was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...generally over the Union, but located in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and 0 powerful interest. All knew that this interest was...this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 pages
...parties deprecated war ; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive ; and the thut Government — that nation, of which that Constitution...; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a li beneficial interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate,... | |
 | 1864 - 272 pages
...parties deprecated war ; bat one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive ; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish :...distributed generally over the Union, but localized over the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 944 pages
...parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish,...this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1865 - 778 pages
...parties deprecated war; but one of them would MAKE war rather than let the nation survive j and the other would ACCEPT war rather than let it perish....interest, was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 878 pages
...parties deprecated war ; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive ; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish....this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - 1865 - 306 pages
...parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish ;...this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - 1865 - 296 pages
...parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish ;...this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict... | |
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One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of... 
