 | Abraham Lincoln - 1885 - 316 pages
...case. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ?... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 864 pages
...purpose to take this step at the Cabinet meeting which I have described. He said to this committee : UI do not want to issue a document that the whole world...necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet!1' After drawing out their views upon the subject, he concluded the interview with these memorable... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 866 pages
...case. (What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bttll against the comet! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 840 pages
...case. "What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily bo inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 886 pages
...emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that tin; whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States? Is... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 848 pages
...case. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see mnst necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! Would my word free the slaves,... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 pages
...case. " What good would a proclamation of Emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I can not even enforce the Constitution'in the Rebel States ? Is... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 556 pages
...month after its utterance had been determined on in Cabinet meeting, when he told these clergymen : " I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet." He wished them, however, not to misunderstand him. He had simply indicated some of the difficulties... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1866 - 782 pages
...case. " What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 836 pages
...case. " What good would a proclamation of Emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will seo must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the... | |
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What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. 
