 But this momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence.  The American Whig Review - Side 1231848Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1862 - 602 sider
...North from South as with the clean cnt of a knife. Upon such a division Jefferson remarked long ag*i * geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle,...and held up to the angry passions of men, will never he obliterated, and every irritation will make it deeper an* deeper The Northern States had 183 votes,... | |
 | Indiana. Citizens - 1862 - 40 sider
...momentous question, like a fire-bill in the night, awakened and filled me wiih terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the present, but that is only a reprieve, not n final sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1863 - 284 sider
...momentous question, like a fire-bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed,...coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, and conceived and held up by the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated, and every new imtation... | |
 | Clement Laird Vallandigham - 1863 - 282 sider
...upon his ear like "a fire-bell in the night." Said he : "I considered it, at once, as the death-knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment;...coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political," — Sir, it is this very coincidence of geographical line with the marked principle, moral and political,... | |
 | Charles Tennant - 1863 - 330 sider
...North from South as with the clean cut of a knife. Upon such a division Jefferson remarked long ago: " A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle,...passions of men, will never be obliterated, and every irritation will make it deeper and deeper." The Northern States had 183 votes; the Southern, if unanimous,... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 360 sider
...once as Me DEATH KNELL OF THE UNION! It is hushed, indeed, for the momerit, but this is a repiieve only, not a FINAL sentence. A geographical line, coinciding...NEVER BE OBLITERATED, and every new irritation will make it deeper and deeper! I can say ;with conscious truth that >there,is not a man on earth who would... | |
 | Clement Laird Vallandigham - 1864 - 586 sider
...upon his ear like " a fire-bell in the night." Said he : " considered it, at once, as the death-knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment...coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political," — Sir, it is this very coincidence of geographical line with the marked principle, moral and political,... | |
 | 1864 - 974 sider
...North from South, as with the clean cut of a knife. Upon such a division, Jefferson remarked long ago, a geographical line coinciding with a marked principle,...passions of men, will never be obliterated, and every irritation will make it deeper and deeper The Northern States had 183 votes, the Southern, if unanimous.... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 368 sider
...a fire bell in the night, awakened, and filled me with terror. I conridered it at once at the DEATH KNELL OF THE UNION! It is hushed, indeed, for the moment, but this is a reptieve only, not OTISAL sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle moral and... | |
 | 1864 - 350 sider
...me and filled me •with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is in; -bul, indeed, for the moment ; but this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence." Who docs not feel his blood rush like fire through his veins to read these painful prophetic words... | |
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