 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 454 pages
...national Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to...oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to art upon it. I will venture to add, that to me the convention mode seems preferable, in that it allows... | |
 | Frederick W. Osborn - Recitations - 1890 - 68 pages
...National Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to...and I should, under existing circumstances, favor, rat her than oppose, a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture to... | |
 | United States - 1891 - 928 pages
...National Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to...opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. "I venture to add, that to me the convention mode seems preferable, in that it allows amendments to originate... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While I make no...the rightful authority of the people over the whole sub]ect, to be exercised in either of the modes prescribed in the instrnment itself; and I should,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 270 pages
...it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While I make no...itself; and I should, under existing circumstances, favour rather than oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 274 pages
...it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While I make no...itself; and I should, under existing circumstances, favour rather than oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1898 - 72 pages
...National Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to...and I should, under existing circumstances, favor, than rather oppose, a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon jt. ***** Why should there... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1896 - 502 pages
...national Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to...opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. ting them to take or reject propositions originated by others not especially chosen for the purpose,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 - 1899 - 122 pages
...it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While I make no...the whole subject, to be exercised in either of the moues prescribed in the instrument itself ; and I should, under existing circumstances, favor rather... | |
 | Robert Henry Browne - United States - 1901 - 718 pages
...other believes it is wrong and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute. . . . While I make no recommendation of amendments, I fully...opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. "Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better... | |
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While I make no recommendation of amendments, I fully recognize the rightful authority of the people over the whole subject, to be exercised in either of the modes prescribed in the instrument itself; and I should, under existing circumstances, favor... 
