 Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive ; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.  Modern English Prose - Page 378edited by - 1904 - 481 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...seeking to dissolve the Union and divide •effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but j one of them would make war rather than let the nation...(survive; and the other would accept war rather than let jit perish. And the war came. " One-eighth of the whole population were coloured slaves, not distributed... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would 5 make war rather than let the nation survive, and the...war rather than let it perish ; and the war came. One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...agents were in the city secking to destroy it without war, seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would 5 make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 848 pages
...were in tho city, seeking to destroy it with war — •eeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war,...colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Onion, hut localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 972 pages
...war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties...came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slave?, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves... | |
 | New York (N.Y.). Citizens - 1865 - 66 pages
...to it is ventured. seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war...accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 840 pages
...agents were in the city, seeking to destroy it with war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war,...accept war rather than let it perish, and the war camo. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 866 pages
...agents were in the city, seeking to destroy it with war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war,...other would accept war rather than let it perish, nnd the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally... | |
 | Mrs. P. A. Hanaford - 1865 - 230 pages
...agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war, seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide the effects by negotiation. " Both parties deprecated...and the other would accept war rather than let it perish;"and the war came. " One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed... | |
 | David Brainerd Williamson - 1865 - 322 pages
...were in the city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union aud divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war,...survive ; and the other would accept war rather than perish — and the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed... | |
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