 What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet.  A Study of Greatness in Men - Page 273by Josephus Nelson Larned - 1911 - 303 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...to me. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do especially as. we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be in-f operative like the Pope's Bull against the comet. Do not misunderstand me, because I have mentioned... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...case. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet 1 Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ?... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...case. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from mo do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet I Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ?... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Biography & Autobiography - 1864 - 406 pages
...things, " What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull, [1862. against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Biography & Autobiography - 1864 - 426 pages
...things, " What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bul". against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...case. " What good would a proclamation of Emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like tho Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free tho slaves, when I can not even enforce tho Constitution... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - Antislavery movements - 1864 - 360 pages
...situated? I do not want to issue a document that the world will see must necessarily be in° operative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I Ccinnot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel states? Is there a single court, or magistrate,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - United States - 1865 - 416 pages
...things, " What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a single court or individual that would be influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would have any... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that tin; whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative,...single court, or magistrate, or individual that would bo influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would have any greater effect upon... | |
 | Henry Charles Fletcher - United States - 1865 - 470 pages
...— ' What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...comet ! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot enforce the constitution in the rebel states ? Is there a single court, or magistrate, or individual... | |
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