 | Richard Josiah Hinton - 1860 - 326 psl.
...Columbus, Ohio, as reported in the New York Times, Senator Douglas said: — "Our fathers, when they framed the Government under which we live, understood...question just as well, and even better, than we do now."^ I fully indorse this, and I adopt it as a text for this discourse. [Applause.] I so adopt it because... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1860 - 250 psl.
...Columbus, Ohio, as reported in "The New York Times," Senator Douglas said : ' w Our fathers, when they framed the Government under which we live, understood...question just as well, and even better than we do now." 1 fully indorse this, and I adopt it as a text for this discourse. I so adopt it because it furnishes... | |
 | 1860 - 138 psl.
...Columbus, Ohio, as reported in The New York Times, Senator Douglas said : " Our fathers, when they framed the Government -under which we live, understood...question just as well, and even better than we do now." I fully indorse this, and I adopt it as a text for this discourse. I so adopt it because it furnishes... | |
 | William Dean Howells - 1860 - 414 psl.
...at Columbus, Ohio, as reported in the New York Times, Senator Douglas said: " Our fathers, when they framed the government under which "we live, understood...just as well, and even better than •we do now." I fully indorse this, and I adopt it as a text for this discourse. I so adopt it because it furnishes... | |
 | Frederick Milnes Edge - 1860 - 250 psl.
...Columbus, Ohio, as reported in the New York Times, Senator Douglas says : " ' Our fathers when they framed the Government under which we live, understood...question just as well and even better than we do now.' "I fully indorse this, and I adopt it as a text for this discourse. I so adopt it_because it furnishes... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Arnold Douglas - 1860 - 348 psl.
...in the Judge's speech here, a short sentence in these words : " Our fathers, when they formed this Government under which we live, understood this question just as well and even better than we do now." That is true ; I stick to that- I will stand by Judge Douglas in that to the bitter end. And now, Judge... | |
 | 1860 - 270 psl.
...asserting that they '* understood the question just as well, and even better, thau we do now." But enough. Let all who believe that " our fathers, who framed the Government under which we live, understood the question just as well, and even better, than we do now,1' speak as they spoke, and act as they... | |
 | 1860 - 266 psl.
...ting that they ** understood the question just as well, and even better, than we do uow." But enough. Let all who believe that "our fathers, who framed the Government under which we live, understood the question just as well, and even better, than we do now,'* speak as they spoke, and act as they... | |
 | 1860 - 268 psl.
...York Times," Senator Douglas said: ** Our fathers, when they framed the Government under which we Uve, understood this question just as well, and even better than we do now." I fully indorse this, and I adopt It as a text for this discourse. I so adopt it because U furnishes... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 356 psl.
...Columbus, Ohio, as reported in The New-York Times, Senator Douglas said : u Our fathers, when they framed the government under which we live, understood this question just as well as, and even better than, we do now." I fully endorse this, and I adopt it as a text for this discourse.... | |
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Our fathers, when they framed the government under which we live, understood this question just as well, and even better than we do now. 
