 I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the Constitution to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that government — that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic law. Was it...  Macmillan's Magazine - Página 2771865Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1917 - 920 páginas
...favor of what seems to him much the greater cause. Just so did Lincoln strike a balance when he said: "Was it possible to lose the Nation and yet preserve the Constitution? By general law life and limb must be protected; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life;... | |
 | 1865 - 810 páginas
...South America brought into the foreground, may be safely pronounced to be the work of a subtler geuiiia than that of the President. not take the office without...lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution ? By general law, life and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1864 - 96 páginas
...I have done no official act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the...lose the nation, and yet preserve the Constitution? 9 By general law, life and limb must be protected. Yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 páginas
...I have done no official act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the...lose the Nation, and yet preserve the Constitution? By general law, life and limb must be protected : yet often a limb must bo amputated to save a life;... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - 1864 - 200 páginas
...have done no official act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. " I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the...of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government—that nation—of which that Constitution was the organic law. Was it possible to lose... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 páginas
...I have done no official act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and feeling on Slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the...duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, thut Government — that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic law. Was it possible to... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 518 páginas
...I have done no official act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the...ability, imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every 21 indispousable means, that government — that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 514 páginas
...I have done no official act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the...ability, imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every 21 indispensable means, that government — that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1864 - 462 páginas
...I have done no official act In mere deference to m> atBtract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the...the best of my ability, Imposed upon me the duty of prc*CTT* ing, by every indispensable moans, that Government — that nation, of which that Constitution... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 492 páginas
...ability, imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every 21 indispensable means, that government—that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic...lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution ? By general law, life and limb must be protected; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life;... | |
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