...to take any part in hanging or killing these men [the Confederate leaders], even the worst of them. Enough lives have been sacrificed. We must extinguish our resentments if we expect harmony and Union." But Lincoln did not live to carry out the wise policy which The was so clearly foreshadowed by the...

...I — LINCOLN. No, no. I'll have nothing of hanging or shooting these men, even the worst of them. Frighten them out of the country, open the gates, let down the bars, scare them off. Shoo! [He flings out his arms.] Good-bye, Grant. Report at Washington as soon as you can. [He shakes...

...over. No one need expect me to take any part in hanging or killing those men, even the worst of them. Frighten them out of the country, open the gates, let down the bars, [ 28 ] scare them off," he continued, throwing up his hands as if scaring sheep. "Enough lives have...

...expect him to hang them. "Frighten them out of the country !" he cried in excited, high-pitched tones. "Open the gates! Let down the bars! Scare them off!...extinguish our resentments if we expect harmony and union." With those accents of a generous statesmanship ringing in their ears, the secretaries went away from...

...expect,' he said, 'that he would take any part in hanging or killing these men, even the worst of them. Frighten them out of the country, open the gates, let down the bars, scare them off,' and he threw up his arms as if scaring sheep. 'Enough lives have been sacrificed; we must extinguish...

...None need expect me to take any part in hanging or killing them. Frighten them out of the country, let down the bars, scare them off. Enough lives have been sacrificed. We must extinguish our resentment if we expect harmony and union. There is too much desire on the part of our very good friends...

...policy toward the South. "No one need expect me," he said, "to take part in hanging these men. Drive them out of the country, open the gates, let down the bars, scare them off," — throwing up his hands as if to scare sheep. He deprecated the disposition to hector and dictate...

...expect me," said Lincoln, " to take any. part in hanging or killing these men, even the worst of them. Frighten them out of the country, open the gates, let down the bars, scare them off." " Shoo," he added, throwing up his large hands like a man scaring sheep. " We must extinguish our resentments...

...Lincoln, " to take any part in hanging or killing these men, even the worst of them. Frighten ;hem out of the country, open the gates, let down the bars, scare them off." " Shoo," he added, throwing up his large hands like a man scaring sheep. " We must extinguish our resentments...

...the gates, let down the bars, scare them off," said he, throwing up his hands as if scaring sheep. " Enough lives have been sacrificed ; we must extinguish our resentments if we expect harmony and union."4 He deprerebels. He answered, after referring to the vehement demand prevalent in certain quarters...