 If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery.  History of the American War - Page 111by Henry Charles Fletcher - 1865Full view - About this book
 | 1910 - 964 pages
...'understanded of the people.' 'My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and it is not either to save or destroy Slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it. If I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and... | |
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 618 pages
...question of slav ery was wholly subordinate to this end and aim. " My paramount object is to save tlie Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it, and... | |
 | 1862 - 620 pages
...save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save... | |
 | 1862 - 520 pages
...Horace Greeley, of August 22 : — " My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and i? not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all slaves, I would do it ; and... | |
 | 1862 - 486 pages
...Horace Greeley, of August 22 : — " My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing all slaves, I would do it ; and... | |
 | 1863 - 798 pages
...save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save... | |
 | Joshua Rhodes Balme - 1863 - 308 pages
...the Union will be 'the Union as it was.' If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them, ily paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and it is not either to save or destroy... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 514 pages
...save slavery, 1 do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree...destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all .the slaves, I would do it —... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 518 pages
...save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree...destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it —... | |
 | Union League of Philadelphia - 1864 - 22 pages
...slavery, I do not agree with them. " If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they • could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree...Union,* and not either to save or destroy slavery." • In these terse sentences are embodied the sentiment which ani" mates the great mass of the American... | |
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