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Page 63
... hands , and trailed in the dust at their bidding . All minor differences disappeared before this gigantic wrong ; and from the Atlantic to the broad prairies of the west , there went up one loud cry for ven- geance . The President , who ...
... hands , and trailed in the dust at their bidding . All minor differences disappeared before this gigantic wrong ; and from the Atlantic to the broad prairies of the west , there went up one loud cry for ven- geance . The President , who ...
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... hands . These apparently unnecessary disasters , produced an out- burst of indignation from those who had been the warmest friends of the administration , and for a time shook seriously the confidence of the people . It is true ...
... hands . These apparently unnecessary disasters , produced an out- burst of indignation from those who had been the warmest friends of the administration , and for a time shook seriously the confidence of the people . It is true ...
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... hands ) would have borne that attack with such moderation . The com- manding officer would have been perfectly justified in order- ing a general volley into the crowd , and then a charge of bayonet , which would have left the streets of ...
... hands ) would have borne that attack with such moderation . The com- manding officer would have been perfectly justified in order- ing a general volley into the crowd , and then a charge of bayonet , which would have left the streets of ...
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... hands in each other's blood . In the mean time , all eyes at the north were turned to- wards Baltimore , in expectation of a bloody battle in its streets . A delegation from the young men's " Christian As- sociation " of the city waited ...
... hands in each other's blood . In the mean time , all eyes at the north were turned to- wards Baltimore , in expectation of a bloody battle in its streets . A delegation from the young men's " Christian As- sociation " of the city waited ...
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... hands . A few heavy guns , planted on Arlington Hights , would have rendered it un- tenable . Now commenced defections in the army and navy , and it was impossible to tell whom to trust . A large portion of the officers in both branches ...
... hands . A few heavy guns , planted on Arlington Hights , would have rendered it un- tenable . Now commenced defections in the army and navy , and it was impossible to tell whom to trust . A large portion of the officers in both branches ...
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