 | Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1875 - 568 pages
...— ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Crosby's Life of Lincoln, p. 33. They [colored poople having the ballot] wonM probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of Liberty in the family of Freedom. — Imri., Letter In Michael ffahn, of Louisiana, March 13, 1864: MrPherson's... | |
 | Alexander Harris - Slavery - 1876 - 522 pages
...about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom. But this is only a suggestion, not to the public, but to you alone. "Yours... | |
 | English literature - 1877 - 532 pages
...suggest for your private consideration whether some of the coloured people may not be let in—as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially...trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom." In other words, Mr. Lincoln was in favour of a suffrage based upon education... | |
 | Albert Talmon Morgan - African Americans - 1884 - 524 pages
...when gratitude for the negroes' services in the war was still a living thing, and when the hope that " They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom,"* had neither been extinguished under the pressure of " great business and... | |
 | Samuel Sullivan Cox - Reconstruction - 1885 - 766 pages
...you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom. But this is only a suggestion, not to the public, but to you alone. Yours... | |
 | Samuel Sullivan Cox - Reconstruction - 1885 - 774 pages
...you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...in — as, for instance, the very intelligent, and for an uncle. He was at the battle of New Orleans, and witnessed the overthrow of the British on the... | |
 | United States. Congress. House House - Legislators - 1886 - 58 pages
...about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time lo come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom. But this is only a suggestion, not... | |
 | Samuel Sullivan Cox - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - 1886 - 768 pages
...you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly incur ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in... | |
 | Allen Thorndike Rice - Presidents - 1888 - 802 pages
...about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for your private consideration whether some of the colored people may not be let in—as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 454 pages
...you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom. But this is only a suggestion, not to the public, but to you alone. Yours... | |
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I barely suggest, for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not be let in, as for instance the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. 
