 My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to 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 if I...  Commentaries Upon International Law - Page 413by Robert Phillimore - 1879Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1870 - 712 pages
...said, " My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without...I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the coloured race, I do because I believe... | |
 | 1862 - 620 pages
...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 the Union...I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the coloured race, I do because I believe... | |
 | 1862 - 520 pages
...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 if I could save it by freeing some and leaving... | |
 | 1862 - 486 pages
...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 if I could save it by freeing some and leaving... | |
 | 1863 - 798 pages
...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 the Union...I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the coloured race I do because I believe it... | |
 | Joshua Rhodes Balme - 1863 - 308 pages
...agree with them, ily 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 ; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...not agree with them. My paramount object io this struggle it 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 the slaves, I would do it ; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1864 - 462 pages
...slavery, I do not agre* with them. * My paramount olfject is to save the Union and not rttVr to tare 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 »Inve9» I would do it — and if I could eavo it bv freeing some... | |
 | George Washington Bacon - 1865 - 206 pages
...slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object. is to savetke Union, and not either to tave or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without...I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the coloured race, I do because I believe... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1865 - 676 pages
...ofgrrt is to save the Vhion and not either to gave or destroy tlarfry. If T could save tho Union without alono, I would also do tliat. What I do about nlavcry and the colored rnce, I do because I believe... | |
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