 | Atticus Greene Haygood - 1881 - 270 psl.
...with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing <7//the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1881 - 674 psl.
...spirits. They began to talk of giving freedom to the slave as well as of the restoration of the Union. " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery," wrote President Lincoln to Horace Grecloy, August 22d, 1862, reflecting doubtless the feelings of nearly... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1882 - 430 psl.
...not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...destroy slavery. " If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it —and... | |
 | Osborn Hamiline Oldroyd - 1882 - 614 psl.
...would not save the Union unless they could at the sam : time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it. If I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it ; and... | |
 | George Washington Williams - 1882 - 640 psl.
...not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not...destroy slavery. " If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - 1882 - 842 psl.
...not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or to destroy slavery. " If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it. If I could... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1883 - 994 psl.
...would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object is to save the union, and not...destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and... | |
 | Robert Clemens Smedley - 1883 - 474 psl.
...Slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not to save or destroy Slavery. If I could save the Union...without freeing any slave, I would do it, and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves I would do it, and if 1 could do it by freeing some and leaving... | |
 | Arthur Gilman - 1883 - 706 psl.
...brought to bear upon Mr. Lincoln to lead him to confiscate slaves and declare emancipation, he wrote : " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery." " What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save this Union... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1883 - 412 psl.
...four or five million bales of cotton into money." THIRD TEAK OF THE WAR. 30. President Lincoln had said : " My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it ; if I could... | |
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My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it... 
