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... position is not worth two cents ? For his own sake - for the sake of his position , his responsibilities , the crisis which his election has brought upon us , and for the sake of the Union - we respectfully ask him to speak out fully ...
... position is not worth two cents ? For his own sake - for the sake of his position , his responsibilities , the crisis which his election has brought upon us , and for the sake of the Union - we respectfully ask him to speak out fully ...
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... position in Lincoln's government . Seward had won the first round , deploying successfully from his strong political position by the clever strategy of declining in advance . The weakness of ' Dispatch of Jan. 1 , New York Herald , Jan ...
... position in Lincoln's government . Seward had won the first round , deploying successfully from his strong political position by the clever strategy of declining in advance . The weakness of ' Dispatch of Jan. 1 , New York Herald , Jan ...
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... position of masterly inactivity . We do not want to say or do anything at present to drive off the border States and at the same time we must not back down from the great principles of the Chicago platform [ . ] By pursuing a ...
... position of masterly inactivity . We do not want to say or do anything at present to drive off the border States and at the same time we must not back down from the great principles of the Chicago platform [ . ] By pursuing a ...
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A FABIAN FORTNIGHT | 7 |
SECESSION SALVOS | 41 |
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