 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 pages
...While the Inaugural Address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to the saving of the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city, seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated... | |
 | Joshua Rhodes Balme - United States - 1866 - 314 pages
...because Lincoln and his cabinet had resolved on war. " While the inaugural address," says Lincoln, "was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, the insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war ; seeking to dissolve the Union,... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1867 - 848 pages
...While the Inaugural Address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to the saving of the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the...of them would make war rather than let the nation snrvive ; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish — and the war came. One-eighth... | |
 | Richard Edwards - Elocution - 1867 - 510 pages
...anxiously directed to an impending civil war All dreaded it ; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted...saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in this city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide its effects... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it ; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted...saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in this city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide its effects... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - Generals - 1868 - 606 pages
...anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted...nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distijbuted... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - Generals - 1868 - 606 pages
...anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted...nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 652 pages
...anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted...nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed... | |
 | John Swett - Elocution - 1867 - 252 pages
...directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it — all sought to avert it. "While the Inaugural Address was being delivered from this place, devoted...saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in this city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects,... | |
 | United States - 1868 - 422 pages
...anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it ; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted...saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were iu the city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects... | |
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Both 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. And the war came. 
