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" What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? 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. "
Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories: Including Early Life ... - Page 110
by Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 188 pages
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The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet it

Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...to me. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do especially as. we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be in-f operative like the Pope's Bull against the comet. Do not misunderstand me, because I have mentioned...
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 37

1889 - 1060 pages
.... . What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...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...
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History of the Administration of President Lincoln

Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 514 pages
...case. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from mo do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...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 ?...
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History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches ...

Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 492 pages
...case. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...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...
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Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-general U. S. Army

George Stillman Hillard - 1864 - 406 pages
...things, " What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull, [1862. against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution...
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Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-general U. S. Army

George Stillman Hillard - 1864 - 426 pages
...things, " What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bul". against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot even enforce the Constitution...
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The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the ..., Volume 2

Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 pages
...case. " What good would a proclamation of Emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like tho Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free tho slaves, when I can not even enforce tho Constitution...
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Logic of History: Five Hundred Political Texts: Being Concentrated Extracts ...

Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 368 pages
...emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the 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...
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History of the American War, Volume 2

Henry Charles Fletcher - 1865 - 470 pages
...— ' What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet ! Would my word free the slaves, when I cannot enforce the constitution in the rebel states ? Is there...
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The Martyr's Monument: Being the Patriotism and Political Wisdom of Abraham ...

Abraham Lincoln - 1885 - 316 pages
...case. What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated ? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world...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 ?...
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