 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...demand that some one man, and that man Seward, should control all policy, he wrote, " If this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy...entitled to have, the advice of all the Cabinet." Seward was not a fool, far from it; he was one of the ablest men in America, only at that moment strained... | |
 | William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...cabinet. Once adopted, debates on k must end, and all agree and abide," I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy...all the cabinet. Your obedient servant, A. LINCOLN. While the world did not know the cause of Mr. Reward's unfaltering devotion and indefatigable labors... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 540 pages
...Cabinet. Once adopted, debates on it must end, and all agree and abide," I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy is adopted, I apprehend there is CH. xxvi. no danger of its being changed without good reason or continuing to be a subject of unnecessary... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...Cabinet; once adopted, debates on it must end and all agree and abide ' — I remark that if this must be done, I must do it When a general line of policy...entitled to have, the advice of all the Cabinet. Your ob't serv't, A. LrscoLN."(" ) Mr. Seward awakens from his dream of being the one to direct the affairs... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...Cabinet; once adopted, debates on it must end and nil agree and abide . — I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy...continuing to be a subject of unnecessary debate; still, upou points arising in its progress I wish, and suppose I am entitled to have, the advice of all the... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 608 pages
...Cabinet; once adopted, debates on it must end and all agree and abide' — I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy...entitled to have, the advice of all the Cabinet. Your ob't serv't, A. LINCOLN."(" ) Mr. Seward awakens from his dream of being the one to direct the affairs... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 pages
...Cabinet; once adopted, debates on it must end aud all agree and abide ' — I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy...continuing to be a subject of unnecessary debate; slill, upon points arising in its progress I wish, and suppose I am entitled to have, the advice of... | |
 | 1899 - 652 pages
...cabinet. Once adopted, debates on it must end, and all agree and abide " — I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy is adopted, I apprehend there is no danger of iU being changed without good reason, or continuing to be a subject of unnecessary debate ; still,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 854 pages
...cabinet. Once adopted, debates on it must end, and all agree and abide" — I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy...all the cabinet. Your obedient servant, A. LINCOLN. April 1, 1861. — LETTER TO GENERAL SCOTT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 1, 1861. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SCOTT.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 448 pages
...cabinet. Once adopted, debates on it must end, and all agree and abide" — I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general line of policy...all the cabinet. Your obedient servant, A. LINCOLN. LETTER TO GENERAL SCOTT EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 1, 1861. Would it impose too much labor on General... | |
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Either the President must do it himself, and be all the while active in it, or " Devolve it on some member of his cabinet. Once adopted, debates on it must end, and all agree and abide " — I remark that if this must be done, I must do it. When a general... 
