I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. The South Atlantic Quarterly - Page 294edited by - 1906Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - 1870 - 712 pages
...probably have been very different. In his inaugural message in March 1861, President Lincoln said, " / have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere...exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." And in a letter written and published by him in the second year... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1864 - 776 pages
...speeches of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere...exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with full knowledge that... | |
| 1917 - 556 pages
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| 1864 - 424 pages
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| Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Arnold Douglas - 1860 - 348 pages
...man can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnut horse. I will say here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere...exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between... | |
| Richard Josiah Hinton - 1860 - 326 pages
...man can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnut horse. I will say here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere...exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between... | |
| David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 368 pages
...man can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnut horse. I will say here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere...exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. I have no pu'pose to introduce political and social equality between... | |
| William Dean Howells - 1860 - 414 pages
...man can prove a horsechestnut to be a chestnut horse. I will say here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere...exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I Lave no inclination to do so. I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1860 - 280 pages
...man can prove a horse-chestnut to be a chestnut horse. 1 will say here, while upon this subject, that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere...where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to^lo so, and I have no inclination to do so. I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality... | |
| David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 356 pages
...no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States wrhere it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, arid I have no inclination to do so. I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between... | |
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