The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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... tion of his rare intervals of leisure . He more frequently handled the axe than the pen . A log - house was to be built , and his father's land to be cleared of its forest growth of oaks and hickories . Abraham was young , but well ...
... tion of his rare intervals of leisure . He more frequently handled the axe than the pen . A log - house was to be built , and his father's land to be cleared of its forest growth of oaks and hickories . Abraham was young , but well ...
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... tion was then made unanimous . The party responded enthusiastically to the choice , and began at once to stir the country with an exciting canvass . The " Wide Awakes , " unarmed but uni- formed armies of voters , mustered and led by ...
... tion was then made unanimous . The party responded enthusiastically to the choice , and began at once to stir the country with an exciting canvass . The " Wide Awakes , " unarmed but uni- formed armies of voters , mustered and led by ...
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... tion . The late Presidential election , however , has been held in strict con- formity with its express provisions . How , then , can the result justify a rev- olution to destroy this very Constitu- tion ? Reason , justice , a regard ...
... tion . The late Presidential election , however , has been held in strict con- formity with its express provisions . How , then , can the result justify a rev- olution to destroy this very Constitu- tion ? Reason , justice , a regard ...
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... tion commanded the insurgents to dis- perse and retire peaceably to their re- spective abodes within a limited time . ' This duty can not by possibility be per- formed in a State where no judicial au- thority exists to issue process ...
... tion commanded the insurgents to dis- perse and retire peaceably to their re- spective abodes within a limited time . ' This duty can not by possibility be per- formed in a State where no judicial au- thority exists to issue process ...
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... tion and to the country . I look with dismay , and something like despair , to the condition of this country when the Union is stricken down and we shall be turned loose to speculate on the founda- tions of a new government . I look at ...
... tion and to the country . I look with dismay , and something like despair , to the condition of this country when the Union is stricken down and we shall be turned loose to speculate on the founda- tions of a new government . I look at ...
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