 Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall...  abraham lincoln - Page 287by charles carleton coffin - 1892Full view - About this book
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...be trno views. 1 iiavo here stated my purpose according to my views of official doty, and I iiitend no modification, of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free. Yours, A. LINCOLN. It was impossible to mistake the President' s meaning after this letter, or to have... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to he true views. I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty, and I intend no... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 556 pages
...whenever I believe doing more will help the cause. " I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they...views. "I have here stated my purpose according to my views of official duty, and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 804 pages
...whenever I believe doing more will help the cause. "I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they...views. "I have here stated my purpose according to my views 5 of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - Presidents - 1866 - 264 pages
...more whenever I believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they...views. I have here stated my purpose according to my views of official duty, and I intend no modification of my oft expressed personal wish that all men... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 pages
...so fast as they shall appear to be true views. " I have here stated my purpose according to my views of official duty; and I intend no modification of...personal wish that all men everywhere could be free. Yours, A. LINCOLN." Many others called on or wrote to the President about this time, urging him to... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...so fast as they shall appear to be true views. "I have here stated my purpose according to my views of official duty, and I intend no modification of...personal wish that all men everywhere could be free. "Yours, A. LINCOLN." Mr. Lincoln was anxious to take no steps which he should be obliged to retrace... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Presidents - 1866 - 578 pages
...whenever I believe doing more will help the cause. " I sbfill try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views. "I have h£re stated my purpose according to my views of official duty, and I intend no modification of my... | |
 | John Minor Botts - History - 1866 - 416 pages
...the cause.* " I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views as fast as they shall appear to be true views. "I have here stated my purpose according to my views of official duty, and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men... | |
 | John Minor Botts - History - 1866 - 426 pages
...the cause. " I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views as fast as they shall appear to be true views. "I have here stated my purpose aecording to my views of offieial duty, and I intend no modification of my oft-cxpressed personal wish... | |
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