| James Ewing Ritchie - 1866 - 912 pages
...purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so. Those who elected me, did so with the full knowledge that I had made this, and similar declarations,... | |
| George Lunt - History - 1866 - 518 pages
...purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so." Immediately after the battle of Bull Run (July 23d, 1861), Congress resolved, by nearly a unanimous... | |
| Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists.' I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with the full knowledge that I had made this and made many... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 758 pages
...purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so" This assurance was again repeated after the commencement of hostilities, as if there was the most anxious... | |
| John Minor Botts - History - 1866 - 416 pages
...purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with the full knowledge that I had made this and many similar... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - United States - 1866 - 1314 pages
...indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it now exists;" and subjoined, "I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." 3. In Secretary Seward's famous letter to the minister of the United States, resident at Paris, designed... | |
| Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do BO." President Lincoln again says in his Inaugural Address of March 4th, 1861 : "I understand a proposed... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 398 pages
...to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it now exists ;" and subjoined, "7 believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." 3. In Secretary Seward's famous letter to the minister of the United States, resident at Paris, designed... | |
| John Minor Botts - History - 1866 - 426 pages
...purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inelination to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with the full knowledge that I bad... | |
| Henry Stuart Foote - Slavery - 1866 - 672 pages
...purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in tiie states where it exists? I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no intention to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with this and many similar declarations,... | |
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