 | Charles Maltby - California - 1884 - 340 pages
...war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties depreciated war ; but one of them would make war rather than let...perish ; and the war came. One-eighth of the whole were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but located in the southern part of... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Illustrated books - 1885 - 482 pages
...seeking to destroy it with war, — seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide the effects by negotistion. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would...colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.... | |
 | John Alexander Logan - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 - 1886 - 912 pages
...Union without War, Insurgent agents were in the city, seeking to destroy it without War — seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide the effects, by...colored Slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These Slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.... | |
 | American literature - 1886 - 528 pages
...Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city, seeking to destroy it without war, — seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide the effects by negotiation....colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore - United States - 1886 - 562 pages
...assembled multitude in front of the Capitol in a full, clear tone of voice. He went on to say : '' Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would...accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came !" Then there arose a deafening shout, for the people felt that the case had been well stated, and... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore - United States - 1885 - 1136 pages
...assembled multitude in front of the Capitol in a full, clear tone of voice. He went on to say : '' Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would...accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came !" Then there arose a deafening shout, for the people felt that the case had been well stated, and... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - Readers - 1866 - 402 pages
...the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city, seeking to destroy it without war ; seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation....war ; but one of them would make war rather than let thp nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish: and the war came. One-eighth... | |
 | Edward Conant - English language - 1887 - 164 pages
...Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to divide the effects by negotiation. (9) Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would...let the nation survive; and the other would accept \var rather than let it perfsn; and the war came. .' ^ ir (10) One eighth of the whole population were... | |
 | Thomas Koys - History - 2002 - 244 pages
...agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war, seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war,...colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.... | |
 | Gleaves Whitney - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 496 pages
...agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war,...colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.... | |
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Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. 
