The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... millions of people , under one government , stood paralyzed on the brink of ruin . We had allowed Slavery to become the law of the land . We had dethroned the Liberty we had boasted of , and en- throned the Dagon of Human Servitude in ...
... millions of people , under one government , stood paralyzed on the brink of ruin . We had allowed Slavery to become the law of the land . We had dethroned the Liberty we had boasted of , and en- throned the Dagon of Human Servitude in ...
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... million of hearts and homes , far away from the halls and chambers that have been conse- crated by a sublimity of patriotism , affection , love of home , and unfaltering endurance . One ray of such sunshine is worth more to the bereaved ...
... million of hearts and homes , far away from the halls and chambers that have been conse- crated by a sublimity of patriotism , affection , love of home , and unfaltering endurance . One ray of such sunshine is worth more to the bereaved ...
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... million cannot hope to be remem- bered as units . They toil , and think , and fight , and write , as armies . They weep and exult , they forge and produce ; but they can have no place in far - off history . They march through the desert ...
... million cannot hope to be remem- bered as units . They toil , and think , and fight , and write , as armies . They weep and exult , they forge and produce ; but they can have no place in far - off history . They march through the desert ...
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... million men came , rush- ing to avenge the insulted honor of the nation and plant once more on our outer battlements the fallen standard of the Republic . The flow of that current was irresistible ; every thing gave way to the tramp of ...
... million men came , rush- ing to avenge the insulted honor of the nation and plant once more on our outer battlements the fallen standard of the Republic . The flow of that current was irresistible ; every thing gave way to the tramp of ...
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... million of men ; and a great Christian Republic expects them to do their duty . The common im- pression is that they do I am sorry to dispel the illusion ; but I must . We will first probe the sore , and then look for a remedy . If we ...
... million of men ; and a great Christian Republic expects them to do their duty . The common im- pression is that they do I am sorry to dispel the illusion ; but I must . We will first probe the sore , and then look for a remedy . If we ...
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