 I understood, too, that, in ordinary civil administration, this oath even forbade me to practically indulge my primary abstract judgment on the moral question of slavery.  Macmillan's Magazine - Page 3031865Full view - About this book
 | David W. Lusk - Illinois - 1884 - 586 pages
...the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically indulge my primary abstract...my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the Constitution to the best of my ability, imposed upon... | |
 | William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically indulge my primary abstract...my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the Constitution to the best of my ability imposed upon... | |
 | Francis Wharton - Constitutional law - 1884 - 882 pages
...States. ... I understand, too, that in ordinary and civil administra tion this oath eren forbids nir to practically indulge my primary abstract judgment...question of slavery. I had publicly declared this at many times and in many ways. And I aver that, to this day, I have done no official act in mere deference... | |
 | John Alexander Logan - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 - 1886 - 912 pages
...oath. Nor was it my view that I might take an oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power. Slavery. I had publicly declared this many times,...abstract judgment and feeling on Slavery. " I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the Constitution to the best of my ability, imposed upon... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1888 - 718 pages
...the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically indulge my primary abstract...publicly declared this many times, and in many ways. And 1 aver that, to this day, I have done no official act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 600 pages
...the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically indulge my primary abstract...my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to CHAP.XIX. preserve the Constitution to the best of my ability... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 598 pages
...the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically indulge my primary abstract...act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and feeb'ng on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to CHAP.XIX. preserve the Constitution... | |
 | Albert Shaw - Literature - 1892 - 790 pages
...that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically indulge my pi imary, abstract judgment, on the moral question of slavery....publicly declared this many times, and in many ways. And aver that, to this day, I have done no official act in mere deference to my abstract judgment and feeling... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...using the power. I understand, too, that in ordinary and civil administration this oath even forbids me to practically indulge my primary abstract judgment...question of slavery. "I had publicly declared this at many times, and in many ways. And I aver that, to this day, I have done no official act in mere... | |
 | John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - 1893 - 394 pages
...the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration, this oath even forbade me to practically indulge my primary abstract...my abstract judgment and feeling on slavery. I did understand, however, that my oath to preserve the Constitution to the best of my ability imposed upon... | |
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