...promise of putting an end to •lavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation had not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented....my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall hare been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this Government...

...which nominated him for the Senate of the United States : " In iny opinion, it [slavery agitation] will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not...

...economy, unity and brothorly love." ABRAHAM LINCOLN, On June 17th, 1858, speaking of Slavery, said : " In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been leached and passed. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this Government cannot...

..." If we could first know where we are and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do and how to do it. We are now far into the fifth year...reached and passed. ' A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not...

...could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge whatto do, aud how to do it. "We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the anneal object, and eonjiu/ait promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. '•Under the operation...

...formally announced by Seward, in his famous Rochester Speech, Oct. 25, 1858. In 1858, Lincoln said: "In my opinion it will not cease until a crisis shall...reached and passed." A house divided against itself cannot stand ! I believe the government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not...

...until it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South. . . . We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was inaugurated with the avowed object and Confident promise of putting an end to Slavery agitation. Under...

...following words pronounced by Abraham Lincoln are singularly applicable to our own position : — " We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated by our opponents with the avowed object and confident promise of putting an end to the slavery agitation....

...we could first know whnr we are, and vhitlier we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it. "We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the aviiuxd object, and confrfait promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. ''Under the operation...

...of themselves gradually subside with the wind. " The agitation of the slavery question," he said, " will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not...