 | Education - 1897 - 678 pages
...year since a policy [Kansas-Nebraska bill] was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the...passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - Antislavery movements - 1864 - 360 pages
...LINCOLN'S aims: Extract from Lincoln's speecJi, June 17, 1858. "In my opinion it (slaves,ry agitation) will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...the fifth year since a policy was instituted for the avowed object, and with the confident promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation ; under the operation of that policy, that agitation had not only not ceased, but had constantly augmented. I believe it will not cease until a crisis shall... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 840 pages
...far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object, and confident promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the...passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
 | George Washington Bacon - Biography - 1865 - 206 pages
...far into the fifth year, since a policy was initiated with the avowed object, and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the...passed. ' A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1865 - 670 pages
...now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting an end to Slavery agitation. Under the...until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. 4A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this Government carinot permanently endure... | |
 | Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 498 pages
...promise of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation had not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented....reached, and passed. 'A house divided against itself can not stand.' I believe this Government can not endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object, and confident promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the...only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In ray opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. "A house divided... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object, and confident promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the...not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented, la my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. "A house divided... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1865 - 692 pages
...a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting an end to Sla-" very agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that...only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In iny opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. 'A house divided... | |
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We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object, and confident promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented.... 
