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... secure , and Washington was forced to urge repeatedly that Congress lengthen the term of enlistment and secure from the states some form of an effective militia draft . Congress , mindful of popular hostility to both of these measures ...
... secure , and Washington was forced to urge repeatedly that Congress lengthen the term of enlistment and secure from the states some form of an effective militia draft . Congress , mindful of popular hostility to both of these measures ...
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... secure pledges promising militia reforms from some of the candidates . In an address to their fellow workingmen in 1830 , the Philadelphia labor party declared that the existing militia , characterized mainly by drunken parades , was ...
... secure pledges promising militia reforms from some of the candidates . In an address to their fellow workingmen in 1830 , the Philadelphia labor party declared that the existing militia , characterized mainly by drunken parades , was ...
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... secure the reluctant acquiescence of the Senate and of President Hayes to a law prohibiting the use of the army for civil purposes.12 Opposition to a federal army in the South served to strengthen the movement in Congress to lower the ...
... secure the reluctant acquiescence of the Senate and of President Hayes to a law prohibiting the use of the army for civil purposes.12 Opposition to a federal army in the South served to strengthen the movement in Congress to lower the ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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