| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...reminded his ministers of how they had endorsed it unread, and he read it them. Its contents ran thus : " This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...will not be re-elected. 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,... | |
| 1928 - 776 pages
...to open the paper, which was found to read as follows: Executive Mansion, Washington, Aug. 23, 1864 This morning, as. for some days past, it seems exceedingly...will not be re-elected. 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;... | |
| Literature - 1889 - 1028 pages
...conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : This morning, as for several days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reƫlected. Then it will ba my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect as to save the Union between... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 586 pages
...demanded by his present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : i**. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...will not be 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... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 594 pages
...demanded by his present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...will not be 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... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 612 pages
...demanded by his present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : IsM. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reilected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect as to save the Union between... | |
| Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...in case McClellan should be his successor, thus : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, August 23d, 1864. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...co-operate with the President-elect so as to save this Union between the election and the inauguration, as he will have secured his election on such... | |
| Alexander Kelly McClure - Presidents - 1892 - 508 pages
...that it was not to be opened until after the election: EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, August 23, 1864. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be 1n}- duty to co-operate with the President-elect so as to save the Union between the election and the... | |
| charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...meeting, the President wrote the following words : , " This morning, as for several days past, it seems probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect to save the Union between the election and the inauguration,... | |
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