Masterpieces of Eloquence: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders from Early Greece to the Present Time, Volume 16P. F. Collier & Son, 1905 |
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Page 6579
... side or the other . If a minority in such case will se cede rather than acquiesce , they make a precedent which , in turn , will divide and ruin them ; for a minority of their own will secede from them whenever a majority refuses to be ...
... side or the other . If a minority in such case will se cede rather than acquiesce , they make a precedent which , in turn , will divide and ruin them ; for a minority of their own will secede from them whenever a majority refuses to be ...
Page 6580
... sides and no gain on either you cease fighting , the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you . This country , with its institutions , belongs to the people who inhabit it . Whenever they shall grow weary of ...
... sides and no gain on either you cease fighting , the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you . This country , with its institutions , belongs to the people who inhabit it . Whenever they shall grow weary of ...
Page 6581
... side of the North , or yours of the South , that truth and that justice will surely prevail , by the judgment of this great tribunal of the American people . By the frame of the government under which we live , the same people have ...
... side of the North , or yours of the South , that truth and that justice will surely prevail , by the judgment of this great tribunal of the American people . By the frame of the government under which we live , the same people have ...
Page 6582
... side in this dispute there is still no single good reason for precipi- tate action . Intelligence , patriotism , Christianity , and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land are still competent to adjust in the ...
... side in this dispute there is still no single good reason for precipi- tate action . Intelligence , patriotism , Christianity , and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land are still competent to adjust in the ...
Page 6589
... sides who would not hold slaves under any circum- stances ; and others who would gladly introduce slavery anew , if it were out of existence . We know that some southern men do free their slaves , go north , and become tip - top ...
... sides who would not hold slaves under any circum- stances ; and others who would gladly introduce slavery anew , if it were out of existence . We know that some southern men do free their slaves , go north , and become tip - top ...
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