 | Robert Young Hayne - Foot's resolution, 1829 - 1852 - 90 pages
...recesses behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty, when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed...nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the aifairs of this government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...chances of preserving liberty, when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. 5. I Rave not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of...the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hanir over the preeipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight,...the depth of the abyss below ; nor could I regard lu'm us a safe counsellor in the affairs of this Government whose thoughts should be mainly bent on... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 568 pages
...recess behmd. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty, when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of1 disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, 1 can fathom the depth of the abyss below ; nor... | |
 | 1852 - 394 pages
...insanity is indeed the greatest remedy ; and as Mr. Webster saith of the Union, " that he does not regard him as a safe counsellor in the affairs of this government, whose attention is more occupied in considering how tolerable might be our condition after the Union should... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hanj; over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, l can fathom the depth of the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the afiairs... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1853 - 574 pages
...recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed...should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union may be best preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it should be broken... | |
 | Daniel Webster - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1853 - 130 pages
...the chances of preserving liberty, when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. 1 have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice...mainly bent on considering, not how the Union should be best preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall be broken up... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1853 - 492 pages
...+recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty, when the bonda that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed...see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of the government, whose thoughts... | |
 | Readers - 1853 - 458 pages
...behind. 1 have not coolly weighed the chances of pi-eserving liberty, when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed...hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, in my short sight, I cau fathom the depth of the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor... | |
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I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed... 
