 This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reelected.  Ulysses S. Grant - Page 173by Louis Arthur Coolidge - 1917 - 596 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lowell Harrison - 2000 - 346 pages
...contents. It reflected his belief that he was going to lose the election unless some great change occurred. "This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured... | |
 | J. G. Randall, Richard N. Current, Richard Nelson Current - 1999 - 460 pages
...pasted, and gave to his Cabinet members to endorse, sight unseen. In it he put himself on record thus: This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the i» NG Upshur to Butler, Aug. if, 1864, Correspondence... | |
 | Russell Frank Weigley - 2000 - 662 pages
...text he did not allow them to read. The document stated: Executive Mansion Washington, Aug. 23, 1864. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty so to cooperate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration;... | |
 | Bruce Ackerman - 1991 - 530 pages
...n. 29, at 281-282; Paludan, supra n. 35, at 249252. As late as August 23, 1864, Lincoln was writing: "This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...probable that this administration will not be reelected." Roy Easier, ed., 10 Complete Works of Lincoln 203 (1953). 47. 2 S 1180, 1181. 48. 2 S 1174. 49. Id.... | |
 | John Waugh - 2009 - 478 pages
...After some cutting, Hay got it open and Lincoln read it aloud. It was dated August 23, and it said, "This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...reelected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured... | |
 | David J Eicher - 2002 - 992 pages
...reelection with a war going on. Lincoln had sound reasons to create a memorandum on August 23 that reads: 'This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured... | |
 | Jean Edward Smith - 2001 - 785 pages
...acceptance of the people's verdict and its support for the president elect. Lincoln's memorandum stated: This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...will not be reelected. Then it will be my duty to cooperate with the President-elect as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration;... | |
 | Michael J. Forsyth - 2002 - 202 pages
...this better than Lincoln. On August 23 he sat down in the privacy of his office and composed a letter. "This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...probable that this administration will not be reelected," he wrote. "Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President-elect as to save the Union between... | |
 | Ethan M. Fishman - 2002 - 248 pages
...unseen document that conceded defeat in the election. Inside the sealed envelope, the memorandum stated: This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured... | |
 | Don Davenport - 2002 - 244 pages
...doubts about reelection. In August, he wrote a memorandum and had his Cabinet sign it unread. It read: "THIS MORNING, AS FOR SOME DAYS PAST, IT SEEMS EXCEEDINGLY...THEN IT WILL BE MY DUTY TO So CO-OPERATE WITH THE PRESIDENT ELECT, AS TO SAVE THE UNION BETWEEN THE ELECTION AND THE INAUGURATION; AS HE WILL HAVE SECURED... | |
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