 The wisdom of the view of the Secretary of State struck me with very great force. It was an aspect of the case that, in all my thought upon the subject, I had entirely overlooked. The result was that I put the draft of the proclamation aside, as you do...  St. Nicholas - Page 827edited by - 1906Full view - About this book
 | Helen Nicolay - 1906 - 340 pages
...this intended step to Mr. Seward and Mr. Welles, but to all the other members of the cabinet it came as a complete surprise. One thought it would cost...that the President had proposed such a measure to his cabinet. As there was at the moment little in the way of war news to attract attention, newspapers... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1906 - 476 pages
...Lincoln continued: " The wisdom of the view of the Secretary of State struck me with very great force. It was an aspect of the case that, in all my thought...your sketch for a picture, waiting for a victory. " From time to time I added or changed a line, touching it up here and there, anxiously watching the... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 458 pages
...Lincoln continued : "The wisdom of the view of the Secretary of State struck me with very great force. It was an aspect of the case that, in all my thought...your sketch for a picture, waiting for a victory. From time to time I added or changed a line, touching it up here and there, anxiously watching the... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 336 pages
...Lincoln continued: "The wisdom of the view of the Secretary of State struck me with very great force. It was an aspect of the case that, in all my thought...your sketch for a picture, waiting for a victory. From time to time I added or changed a line, touching it up here and there, anxiously watching the... | |
 | David Homer Bates - 1907 - 450 pages
...the proclamation, and, after much anxious thought, called a cabinet meeting upon the subject, . . . The result was that I put the draft of the proclamation...aside as you do your sketch for a picture, waiting for victory . . . From time to time I added or changed a line, touching it up here and there ..." 141 sand... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1908 - 762 pages
...Lincoln continued : " The wisdom of the views of the Secretary of State struck me with very great force. It was an aspect of the case that, in all my thought...your sketch for a picture, waiting for a victory. From time to time I added or changed a line, touching it up here and there, anxiously watching the... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1908 - 764 pages
...Lincoln continued : " The wisdom of the views of the Secretary of State struck me with very great force. It was an aspect of the case that, in all my thought...your sketch for a picture, waiting for a victory. From time to time I added or changed a line, touching it up here and there, anxiously watching the... | |
 | Charles Henry Brent - 1908 - 286 pages
...state struck me with great force. It was an asl Lif« of Alexander Hamilton, pp. 109, 110. [ 206 ] pect of the case that, in all my thought upon the subject,...draft of the Proclamation aside, as you do your sketch of a picture, waiting for a victory." 1 It is no wonder, is it, that the backwoodsman who, as he emerged... | |
 | Charles Henry Brent - 1908 - 296 pages
...secretary of state struck me with great force. It was an as1 Lifn of Alexander Hamilton, pp. 109, 110. pect of the case that, in all my thought upon the subject,...draft of the Proclamation aside, as you do your sketch of a picture, waiting for a victory."1 It is no wonder, is it, that the backwoodsman who, as he emerged... | |
 | Charles Henry Brent - 1908 - 288 pages
...Alexander Hamilton, pp. 109, 110. [ 206 ] pect of the case that, in all my thought upon the subject,! had entirely overlooked. The result was that I put...draft of the Proclamation aside, as you do your sketch of a picture, waiting for a victory."1 It is no wonder, is it, that the backwoodsman who, as he emerged... | |
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