Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 16
... rebellion made a great change in Mr. Everett . After all his efforts for peace , after all his sacrifices on the Conserva- tive side , his separation from political friends , and especially his labors to impress upon the people of the ...
... rebellion made a great change in Mr. Everett . After all his efforts for peace , after all his sacrifices on the Conserva- tive side , his separation from political friends , and especially his labors to impress upon the people of the ...
Page 17
John Wien Forney. the rebellion , in Chester Square , Boston , concluding as follows : " All hail to the flag of the Union ! Courage to the heart , and strength to the hand , to which , in all time , it shall be intrusted . May it ever ...
John Wien Forney. the rebellion , in Chester Square , Boston , concluding as follows : " All hail to the flag of the Union ! Courage to the heart , and strength to the hand , to which , in all time , it shall be intrusted . May it ever ...
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... rebellion to delude and inflame must cease . There is no bitterness on the part of the masses . The people of the South are not going to wage an eternal war for the wretched pretexts by which this rebellion is sought to be jus- tified ...
... rebellion to delude and inflame must cease . There is no bitterness on the part of the masses . The people of the South are not going to wage an eternal war for the wretched pretexts by which this rebellion is sought to be jus- tified ...
Page 19
... rebellion . In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm at length is broken . At Raleigh and Little Rock the lips of honest and brave men are unsealed , and an independent press is unlimbering its artillery . When its rifled cannon ...
... rebellion . In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm at length is broken . At Raleigh and Little Rock the lips of honest and brave men are unsealed , and an independent press is unlimbering its artillery . When its rifled cannon ...
Page 37
... rebellion called out his sympathies . Of his literary offspring it is useless to speak ; his History is his monument . It is a consummate work , and , though sharply criticised , be- cause of its positive tone and magnetic patriotism ...
... rebellion called out his sympathies . Of his literary offspring it is useless to speak ; his History is his monument . It is a consummate work , and , though sharply criticised , be- cause of its positive tone and magnetic patriotism ...
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