Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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... remained for years a signal of the country's glory and of course the motto of ambitious politicians and the favorite theme of demagogues . This unnatural tumor was not pecu- liar to any party or any portion of the country . It was ...
... remained for years a signal of the country's glory and of course the motto of ambitious politicians and the favorite theme of demagogues . This unnatural tumor was not pecu- liar to any party or any portion of the country . It was ...
Page 32
... remained in it , with the hope of effecting some ultimate settlement of the difficulty . The breach , however , widened . The reassembling of the Convention at Baltimore resulted in a final and embittered separation of the opposing ...
... remained in it , with the hope of effecting some ultimate settlement of the difficulty . The breach , however , widened . The reassembling of the Convention at Baltimore resulted in a final and embittered separation of the opposing ...
Page 38
... remained in session several days , and adjourned without agreeing upon any satis- factory plan of adjustment . Most of the delegates from the Border Slave States indicated a willingness to accept the few and feeble guaranties contained ...
... remained in session several days , and adjourned without agreeing upon any satis- factory plan of adjustment . Most of the delegates from the Border Slave States indicated a willingness to accept the few and feeble guaranties contained ...
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... remained of the Government of the United States , belong to history . Whatever their disgrace , it was surpassed , however , by another display of character on the part of the coming statesman . While at Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , and ...
... remained of the Government of the United States , belong to history . Whatever their disgrace , it was surpassed , however , by another display of character on the part of the coming statesman . While at Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , and ...
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... remained long enough to witness the subversion of all the principles that had before contributed to the prosperity and stability of the American Government ; to learn , as far as possible , the course the gov- ernment would pursue ...
... remained long enough to witness the subversion of all the principles that had before contributed to the prosperity and stability of the American Government ; to learn , as far as possible , the course the gov- ernment would pursue ...
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