 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 638 pages
...about to have a Convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They will probably help in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom.... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 576 pages
...about to have a Convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They will probably help in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom.... | |
 | Hilary Abner Herbert - Reconstruction - 1890 - 482 pages
...you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the col'ored people may not be let in—as, for instance, the very intelligent. . . . But this is only a suggestion, not to the public,... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 572 pages
...instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They will probably help in some 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." It could... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...of Sumner, Everett or Bancroft. To Governor Hahn he wrote onMarch 13, 1864: "They (the colored men) would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom." The conclusion of his Cooper Institute speech is this : "Let us have faith... | |
 | Iowa - 1893 - 660 pages
...about to have a convention which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. 1 barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not he let in, as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in... | |
 | John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - 1893 - 394 pages
...negroes. Upon this Mr. Lincoln expressed his opinion that the privilege might be wisely conferred upon "the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks," though apparently he intended thus to describe no very large percentage. Apparently his confidence... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 182 pages
...about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest, for your private consideration,...instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who fought gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - Constitutional history - 1896 - 812 pages
...abeut 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 II.— 23 not be let in, as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially these whe have fought... | |
 | Edmund Gibson Ross - 1896 - 200 pages
...Louisiana, the President, speaking of the coming convention, suggested that "some of the colored people be let in, as for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who havefought gallantly in our ranks." "They would," said he, "probably help in some trying time in the... | |
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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. 
