 | 1867 - 288 Seiten
...the abyss below; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union should be best preserved, but cow tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall ba broken up and destroyed. While... | |
 | 1857 - 650 Seiten
...abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the affairs of this government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not...high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before ns, for us and our children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the veil. God grant that, in my day,... | |
 | Salem Town - 1857 - 524 Seiten
...the government, whose thoughts should be mainly bont on considering, not how the Union might best be preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition...the people when it shall be broken up and destroyed. 4. While the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 Seiten
...the government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the union might best be preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition...people, when it shall be broken up and destroyed. 4. While the union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us... | |
 | 1857 - 642 Seiten
...abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the affairs of this government, whose general nature of the case, could any thing have been more preposterou bo best preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall be broken up... | |
 | Worthy Putnam - 1858 - 420 Seiten
...regard him as a safe counselor in the uftiirs of this government, whose thoughts should be mainly l>eiit on considering, not how the Union should be best preserved,...the people when it shall be broken up and destroyed. 4. Wliilo the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 Seiten
...of this Government whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union should he best preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition...the People when it shall be broken up and destroyed. lingering glance, rather, behold the gorgeous Ensign of the llepublic, now known and honored throughout... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 Seiten
...the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the affairs of this government whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union should bn best preserved, bnt how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall be broken up... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 Seiten
...affairs of this government whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the ('111011 should be best preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall b« broken up and destroyed. Whila the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, .^ratifying prospect* spread... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1860 - 576 Seiten
...abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not...preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of tho people when it shall be broken up and destroyed. While the Union lasts, we have high, exciting,... | |
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I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below; nor could I regard him as a safe... 
