 I am not a Know-nothing; that is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation we began by declaring...  The Catholic Record - Page 3121876Full view - About this book
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...of any one attempting to un-Whig me for that. I now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a KnowNothing, that is certain. How could...any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favour of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me pretty rapid.... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 574 pages
...heard of any attempt to unwhig me for that. I now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a Know-Nothing, — that is certain. How...be '! How can any one who abhors the oppression of the negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 578 pages
...heard of any attempt to unwhig me for that. I now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery. 1 am not a Know-Nothing, — that is certain. How could...be ? How can any one who abhors the oppression of the negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people 'f Our progress in degeneracy appears... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 568 pages
...heard of any attempt to unwhig me for that. 1 now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a Know-Nothing, — that is certain. How could I be? How cau any one who abhors the oppression of the negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1867 - 524 pages
...now practically read it, ' All men are created equal, except negroes.' I am not a KnowNothing; that's certain. How could I be? How can any one, who abhors the oppression of the negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people ? When the Know-Nothings get control,... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1872 - 630 pages
...of any one attempting to unwhig me for that I now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a Know-Nothing : that is certain. How could...people ? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that " all men are created equal." We now practically... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1887 - 434 pages
...oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a Know Nothing : that i» certain. How could 1 be ? How could any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of d -grading classes of white people?" Sprung t rom tCe ranks of the "plain people" himself, nis sympathies... | |
 | 1887 - 436 pages
...oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a Know Nothing : that is certain. How could I be? How could any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of d 'grading classes of white people ?" Sprung from tue ranks of the "plain people" himself, nis sympathies... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1887 - 476 pages
...oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a Know Nothing : that is certain. How could I be? How could any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of d -grading classes of »hite people?" Sprung Irom the ranks of the "plain people" himself, nis sympathies... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 274 pages
...of any one attempting to unwhig me for that. I now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a Know-nothing ; that is certain. How could...any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favour of degrading classes of white people ? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty... | |
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