 I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that "while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by...  The American Civil War - Seite 221von James Kendall Hosmer - 1913Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 Seiten
...Proclamation or of any Act of Congress would be returned to slavery while he held the executive authority. " If the people should by whatever mode or means make...re-enslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it." This last 428 429 sentence was no meaningless flourish; the Constitutional... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1864 - 934 Seiten
...slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress." If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...re-enslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to aay that the... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 Seiten
...Slavery any person who is free by the terms of that Proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.1 If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...reenslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. " In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to say that... | |
 | 1865 - 728 Seiten
...slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation or by any of the Acts of Congress. " If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...Executive duty to re-enslave such persons, another, not I, must be their instrument to propose it. " In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply... | |
 | Mrs. P. A. Hanaford - 1865 - 230 Seiten
...any person free by the terms of that instrument, or by any of the acts of Congress, saying loftily, 'If the people should, by whatever mode or means,...and not I, must be the instrument to perform it.' " It was sometimes said that the proclamation was of doubtful constitutionality. If this criticism... | |
 | Boston (Mass.) - 1865 - 168 Seiten
...any person free by the terms of that instrument, or by any of the acts of Congress, saying, loftily, "If the people should, by whatever mode or means,...another and not I must be the instrument to perform it." It was sometimes said that the Proclamation was of doubtful constitutionality. If this criticism did... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1865 - 64 Seiten
...any person free by the terms of that instrument, or by any of the acts of Congress, saying, loftily, "If the people should, by whatever mode or means,...another and not I must be the instrument to perform it." It was sometimes said that the Proclamation was of doubtful constitutionality. If this criticism did... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1865 - 232 Seiten
...any person free by the terms of that instrument, or by any of the acts of Congress, saying loftily, ' If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...persons, another, and not I, must be the instrument to perform.it.' " It was sometimes said that the proclamation was of doubtful constitutionality. If this... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 886 Seiten
...slavery any person w r ho is free by the terms of that proclamation or by any of the acts of Congress. If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...re-enslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instru ment to perform it. In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply tn say, that... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 912 Seiten
...slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress." If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make...ree'nslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to say that the... | |
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