 I am thankful to God for this approval of the people; but while deeply grateful for this mark of their confidence in me, if I know my heart, my gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me....  St. Nicholas - Page 1087edited by - 1906Full view - About this book
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure 'to me to triumph over any one ;...stand by free government and the rights of humanity." On the 6th of December, 1864, the President sent to Congress his usual annual message. How little any... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 556 pages
...not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one 5 but I give thanks to the Almighty for this evidence...stand by free government, and the rights of humanity." The election proved more than Mr. Lincoln's popularity; and this he understood. In subsequent remarks... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 572 pages
...do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure to me to triumph over anyone; but I give thanks to the Almighty for this evidence...stand by free government, and the rights of humanity." The election proved more than Mr. Lincoln's popularity; and this he understood. In subsequent remarks... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1866 - 750 pages
...one opposed to me. It is not in my nature to triumph over any one, but I give thanks to Almighty God for this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by free government and the rights of humanity." 36 CHAPTER XX V. THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 38TH CONGRESS— CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ABOLISHING AND... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1866 - 748 pages
...one opposed to me. It is not in my nature to trinmph over any one, hut I give thanks to Almighty God for this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by free government and the rights of humanity." 86 CHAPTER XXV. THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 38TH CONGRESS— CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ABOLISHING AND... | |
 | Zachariah Atwell Mudge - 1867 - 338 pages
...inind that he ever thought of himself." When elected, he did not show a spirit of triumph. He said: " It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one; but...stand by free government and the rights of humanity." His inaugural address on the 4th of March, 1865, one of the last public acts of his life, closes with... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1867 - 510 pages
...gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one ;...this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by a free government and the rights of humanity." The last hope of the rebels was now gone. It was manifest... | |
 | William Cunningham Gray - 1868 - 214 pages
...gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one, but I give thanks to Almighty God for this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by the Government and the rights... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie - 1870 - 286 pages
...known. " It is not in my nature," he said, " to triumph over any one ; but I give thanks to Almighty God for this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by free government and the rights of humanity." He was inaugurated according to the usual form. His Address was brief, but high-toned and solemn, as... | |
 | John Carroll Power - 1873 - 432 pages
...him on the night of the election, he said : "I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one ;...stand by free government and the rights of humanity." On another occasion, soon after his election, he said: "It has demonstrated that a people's government... | |
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