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... defeated party had no alternative but submission . " The majority must govern " was the decantatum on the lips of every demagogue , and passed into a favorite phrase of Northern politics . The results of the acquiescence of the South in ...
... defeated party had no alternative but submission . " The majority must govern " was the decantatum on the lips of every demagogue , and passed into a favorite phrase of Northern politics . The results of the acquiescence of the South in ...
Page 70
... defeated tyrannies to rule or ruin , making , of course , a wide distinction between the will and power , for the hanging of traitors is sure to begin before one month is over . " " The nations of Europe , " it continued , ' may rest ...
... defeated tyrannies to rule or ruin , making , of course , a wide distinction between the will and power , for the hanging of traitors is sure to begin before one month is over . " " The nations of Europe , " it continued , ' may rest ...
Page 100
... defeated by the force of circumstances . He had been unwilling to receive the enemy on the defensive line of Bull Run , and had determined on attacking him at Centreville . In the mean time , General Johnston had 100 THE FIRST YEAR OF ...
... defeated by the force of circumstances . He had been unwilling to receive the enemy on the defensive line of Bull Run , and had determined on attacking him at Centreville . In the mean time , General Johnston had 100 THE FIRST YEAR OF ...
Page 156
... defeated for the Senate the next year by a combination of Democrats and State - Rights Whigs ; and the Jackson resolutions remain on the statute book unrepealed to this day . Their author is governor of the State ; their principal ...
... defeated for the Senate the next year by a combination of Democrats and State - Rights Whigs ; and the Jackson resolutions remain on the statute book unrepealed to this day . Their author is governor of the State ; their principal ...
Page 170
... defeated the enemy at Crouch's , he would have been within two days ' march of the position from which Gen. Garnett had retreated , and could have held Rosecrans in check , who was at that time making his way to Carnifax Ferry to oppose ...
... defeated the enemy at Crouch's , he would have been within two days ' march of the position from which Gen. Garnett had retreated , and could have held Rosecrans in check , who was at that time making his way to Carnifax Ferry to oppose ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
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