 On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it — all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address...  The Eaton Readers... - Page 62edited by - 1906Full view - About this book
 | George Sewall Boutwell - 1884 - 264 pages
...four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it— all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was...saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in this city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide the effects,... | |
 | Charles Maltby - 1884 - 340 pages
...; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents...without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties depreciated war ; but one of them would make war rather than... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - 1884 - 538 pages
...dreaded it; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this.place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war,...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... | |
 | George Sewall Boutwell - 1884 - 266 pages
...four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it — all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was...being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to sating the Union without war, insurgent agents were in this city seeking to destroy it without war... | |
 | 1886 - 528 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered...war, — seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1866 - 402 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avoid it. "While the inaugural address was being delivered...without war ; seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would make war rather than... | |
 | Edward Conant - 1887 - 164 pages
...were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. (7) All dreaded it; all sought to avoid it. (8) While the inaugural address was being delivered from...war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to divide the effects by negotiation. (9) Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - 1888 - 426 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending Civil War. All dreaded it ; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered...without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war ; but one of them would make war rather than... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - 1888 - 600 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avoid it While the inaugural address was being delivered...insurgent 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... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 600 pages
...all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avoid it While the inaugural address was being delivered...insurgent 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... | |
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