 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the...ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards." Lincoln explained what he had intended to do if McClellan had won. He would have gone to him and said,... | |
 | 1928 - 776 pages
...Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect as to save the Union between the election and the...ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards. A. Lincoln If the Democrat, Buchanan, had cooperated with the Republican, Lincoln, in this way between... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 584 pages
...demanded by his present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : ise*. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save Copied ' . from the it afterwards. MS. He then folded and pasted the sheet in such manner that its... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 594 pages
...as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reelected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect...ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards. He then folded and pasted the sheet in such manner that its contents could not be read, and as the Cabinet... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 586 pages
...as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reelected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save copied from the it afterwards. MS. He then folded and pasted the sheet in such manner that its contents... | |
 | John Torrey Morse - 1893 - 396 pages
...beforehand clearly to mark out his duty in this stress, Mr. Lincoln one day wrote these words : — "This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards." He then closed the paper so that it could not be read, and requested each member of the Cabinet to sign... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 782 pages
...for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this administration will not be reflected.1 Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward. A. LINCOLN. August 24, 1864. — DRAFT OF INSTRUCTIONS TO HJ RAYMOND. — NOT SENT OR USED.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 410 pages
...before the Chicago nominating convention, when as yet we had no adversary and seemed to have no friends. to so cooperate with the President-elect as to save...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward. A. LINCOLN. DRAFT OF INSTRUCTIONS TO HENRY J. RAYMOND1 (Not Sent or Used.) EXECUTIVE MANSION,... | |
 | Noah Brooks - 1895 - 346 pages
...administration will not be reflected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President elect as to save the Union between the election and the...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward." On the evening of August 24 I called on the President to say good-by, as I intended to... | |
 | Norman Hapgood - 1899 - 478 pages
...of the good of God's creatures." On the other hand, on August 23 he prepared this memorandum : — " This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward." Nicolay and Hay, who publish the memorandum, also report the following later remarks on... | |
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This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration ; as he... 
