 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 368 pages
...will not do this — if, on any pretence, or no pretence, he shall refuse or omit it — then I should be fully convinced of what I more than suspect already,...is crying to Heaven against him ; that he ordered Gen. Taylor into the midst of a peaceful Mexican settlement, purposely to bring on a war ; that originally... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 356 pages
...will not do this — if, on any pretence, or no pretence, he shall refuse or omit it — then I should be fully convinced of what I more than suspect already,...is crying to Heaven against him ; that he ordered Gen. Taylor into the midst of a peaceful Mexican settlement, purposely to bring on a war ; that originally... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 368 pages
...ABRAHAM LIXCOL.V, in a speech in opposition to the Mexican war, said: "That he, the President, (Mr. POLK) is deeply 'conscious of being in the wrong; that he...the blood of ABEL, is crying to heaven against him," &c. He then goos into a summing up of the cost of the war, &c. See pp 93, 94, Ap. Cong. Globe, 1st... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 360 pages
...ABRAHAM LINCOLN, in a speech in opposition to the Mexican war, said: "That he, the President, (Mr. POLK) is deeply conscious of being in the wrong; that he...like the blood of ABEL, is crying to heaven against him,77 &c. He then goos into a summing up of the cost of the war, &c. Seep. p. 93, 94, Ap. Gong, Globe,... | |
 | Abott A. Abott - 1864 - 104 pages
...honestly. But if he cannot or will not do this — if, on any pretense he shall refuse or omit it — then I shall be fully convinced, of what I more than suspect...is deeply "conscious of being in the wrong; that he leels the blood of this war, like the blood of Abel, is crying to 'heaven against him; that he ordered... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...not or will not do this — if, on any pretense, or no pretense, he shall refuse or omit it — then I shall be fully convinced, of what I more than suspect...already, that he is deeply conscious of being in the wronir; that he feels the blood of this war, like the blood of Abet, is crying to heaven against him... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1865 - 234 pages
...cannot or will not do this ; if, on any pretence or no pretence, he shall refuse or omit it, — then I shall be fully convinced of what I more than suspect...is crying to heaven against him ; that he ordered Gen. Taylor into the midst of a peaceful Mexican settlement purposely to bring on a war ; . . . and,... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...cannot or will not do this ; if, on any pretence or no pretence, he shall refuse or omit it, — then I shall be fully convinced of what I more than suspect...is crying to heaven against him ; that he ordered Gen. Taylor into the midst of a peaceful Mexican settlement purposely to bring on a war ; . . . and,... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1867 - 510 pages
...says, — " I more than suspect that ho is deeply conscious of being in the wrong ; that he feels that the blood of this war, like the blood of Abel, is crying to Heaven against him ; that he ordered Gen. Taylor into the midst of a peaceful Mexican settlement, purposely to bring on a war ; that originally... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1867 - 524 pages
...remarkable. Speaking of President Polk's apologies for the war, he says, — " I more than suspect that he is deeply conscious of being in the wrong; that he feels that the blood of this war, like the blood of Abel, is crying to Heaven against him ; that he ordered... | |
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I shall be fully convinced of what I more than suspect already — that he is deeply conscious of being in the wrong ; that he feels the blood of this war, like the blood of Abel, is crying to Heaven against him... 
