 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and...Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard ou the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable — and let it come. I repeat it, sir, — let it come.... | |
 | William Russell - 1849 - 310 pages
...sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat, but in submission and...may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! would they have ? — Is life BO dear,... | |
 | William Russell - 1849 - 320 pages
...sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and...clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable ; and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! " It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 444 pages
...sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and...clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable, and let it come ! I repeat, sir, let it come !• It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 pages
...sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat, but in submission and...may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it come ! ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! ! .' " It is in vain, sir, to extenuate... | |
 | Joshua Leavitt - 1850 - 324 pages
...sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat, but in submission and...clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable — and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - 1851 - 570 pages
...sir, we have no election ! If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat — but in submission...clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable — and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come. It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1851 - 328 pages
...sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat, but in submission and...may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, — let it come ! It is vain, sir, to extenuate... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 pages
...Sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and...may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable ; and let it come ! I repeat it, Sir, let it come ! It is in vain, Sir, to extenuate the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 pages
...again, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest.* There is no retreat but in submission and...may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable ! and let it come ! ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! ! ! It is vain, sir, to extenuate... | |
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If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable, and let it come!... 
