 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. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States? Is there a single...  History of the American War - Page 287by Henry Charles Fletcher - 1865Full view - About this book
 | 1889 - 1060 pages
...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...influenced by it there? And what reason is there to think it would have any greater effect upon the slaves than the late law of Congress, which I approved, and... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 492 pages
...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...influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would have any greater effect upon the slaves than the late law of Congress, which I approved, and... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 514 pages
...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet I Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is...influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would have any greater effect upon the slaves than the late law of Congress, which I approved, and... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 368 pages
...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 there...influenced by it there? And what reason is there to think it would have any greater effect upon the slaves than the late law of Congress, which I approved, and... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 pages
...like tho Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free tho slaves, when I can not even enforce tho med he had not over "50,000 men left with their colors it would have any grentereffect upon tho slaves than the late law of Congress, which I approved, and... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 518 pages
...magistrate, or individual that would be influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would have any greater effect upon the slaves than...approved, and which offers protection and freedom to tho slaves of rebel masters who come within our lines? Yet I cannot learn that that law has caused... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1864 - 426 pages
...inoperative, like the Pope's bul". against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a single court or individual that would be influenced by it there ? And "what reason is there to think it would have... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1864 - 406 pages
...inoperative, like the Pope's bull, [1862. against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a single court or individual that would be influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would have any... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1864 - 464 pages
...free the slaves, when I cannot aveu enforce the Constitution lu the rebel State«? Is there a singlo court, or magistrate, or individual that would be influenced by it there? Ami wliat reason Is there to think it would have any greater effect upon the slaves than the late law... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1885 - 316 pages
...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...influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would have any greater effect upon the slaves than the late law of Congress, which I approved, and... | |
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