 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. ' A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
 | United States - 1859 - 406 pages
...dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it to cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other. Either the opponents...slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction,... | |
 | Henry Martyn Flint - Legislators - 1860 - 486 pages
...read a single extract from that speech : " In my opinion, it [the slavery agitation] will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed....slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction... | |
 | Henry Martyn Flint - 1860 - 226 pages
...all (laughter). I give his exact language : " In my opinion it [the slavery agitation] will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed....slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction,... | |
 | James Washington Sheahan - Biography & Autobiography - 1860 - 560 pages
...against itself can not stand.' I believe this government can not endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the house to fall, but...other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the farther spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 292 pages
...divided against Itself cannot stand.' I believe thle government can not endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the House to fall, but...other. Either the opponents of Slavery will arrest the further spread of H, and place U where Ihe public mind ahull rest In the belÍ€Í that It Is... | |
 | Stephen Arnold Douglas - Slavery - 1860 - 24 pages
...read a single extract from that speech : "In my opinion, it (the slavery agitation) will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed....slave and half free. I do not expect the house to fall but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become nil one thing or all the other. Either... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 266 pages
...dividod against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government can not endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the House to fall, but...all one thing or all the other. Either the opponents oí Slavery will arrest the further «pread of it. and place it where the public mind shall rest m... | |
 | William Dean Howells - Campaign biography - 1860 - 414 pages
...I do not expect the Union to dissolve ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other. Either the opponents...slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind will rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction... | |
 | Richard Josiah Hinton - Campaign literature - 1860 - 326 pages
...agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
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I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest... 
