 | United States. Congress. House House - 1886 - 58 pages
...which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for your private consideration, whether some of the colored...ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time lo come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom. But this is only a suggestion, not... | |
 | Samuel Sullivan Cox - 1886 - 768 pages
...convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for your private consideration, whether some of the colored...intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly incur ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in... | |
 | Allen Thorndike Rice - 1888 - 802 pages
...convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for your private consideration whether some of the colored people may not be let in—as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1890 - 500 pages
...convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest, for your private consideration, whether, some of the colored...trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom. But this is only a suggestion, not to the public, but to you alone. Yours... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 638 pages
...which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest, for your private consideration, whether some of the colored...those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They will probably help in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom.... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 572 pages
...which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest, for your private consideration, whether some of the colored...those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They will probably help in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom.... | |
 | Hilary Abner Herbert - 1890 - 486 pages
...have a convention, which will probably define the elective franchise. I have a suggestion for your private consideration, whether some of the colored...let in, as, for instance, the very intelligent, and those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. . . . But this is only a suggestion," etc., etc. Mr.... | |
 | Hilary Abner Herbert - 1890 - 482 pages
...convention, which, among other things, will define the elective franchise, I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the col'ored people may not be let in—as, for instance, the very intelligent. . . . But this is only a suggestion, not to the public,... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - 1892 - 772 pages
...of Sumner, Everett or Bancroft. To Governor Hahn he wrote onMarch 13, 1864: "They (the colored men) would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom." The conclusion of his Cooper Institute speech is this : "Let us have faith... | |
 | 1893 - 690 pages
...convention which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored...the jewel of liberty within the family of freedom. But this is only a suggestions, not to the public, but to you alone. Yours truly, A. LINCOLN. A CORRECTION.... | |
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Now you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not be let in — as, for instance, the very intelligent,... 
