 | John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - 1893 - 394 pagina’s
...in his Message to Congress in December, 1864, he quoted his language of the year before and added: "If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an executive duty to reinslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it." All this was plain... | |
 | James Mitchell Ashley - 1894 - 944 pagina’s
...slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation or by any of the acts of Congress. "If the people should, by whatever mode or means,...and not I, must be the instrument to perform it." GREAT EVENTS DEVELOP GREAT MEN. Seldom in the history of mankind have great men produced great events.... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1894 - 696 pagina’s
...slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation or by any of the acts of congress. If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...re-enslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it.". This time congress acted with alacrity, and on 31 Jan., 1865, proposed... | |
 | 1897 - 1174 pagina’s
...emancipation proclamation, when he 64 said, " I retract nothing as heretofore said, as to slavery. If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...reenslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it." He served notice to the world, that he would stand by his word, and... | |
 | Samuel Giles Buckingham - 1894 - 574 pagina’s
...return any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.' If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...re-enslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it." Difficult as it had properly been made to change the Constitution,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 410 pagina’s
...slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress." If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...reenslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to say, that... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 428 pagina’s
...when he goes wrong. Speech at Peoria, III. Oct. 10, 1854, vol. II, p. 243. EMANCIPATION IRREVOCABLE If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an executive duty to re-enslave such persons [negroes], another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. Annual Message to Congress,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 854 pagina’s
...slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress." If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an executive duty to reeuslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. In stating a single... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1895 - 394 pagina’s
...slavery any person who is free by the terras of that proclamation, or by any of the Acts of Congress.' " If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...re-enslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. " In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to say, that... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, Edward Channing - 1895 - 484 pagina’s
...slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress." If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...reenslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to say, that... | |
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I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that "while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by... 
