The Rebellion in the United States: Or, The War of 1861; Being a Complete History of Its Rise and Progress, Commencing with the Presidential Election ... Comp. from Government Documents and Other Reliable Sources |
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... friends can make laws ? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws among friends ? Suppose you go to war , you cannot fight always ; and when , after much loss on both sides and no gain on either , you cease ...
... friends can make laws ? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws among friends ? Suppose you go to war , you cannot fight always ; and when , after much loss on both sides and no gain on either , you cease ...
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... friends . The last thing urged on me by our friends from the slave States was , take South Carolina out of the Union the instant you can . Now , Sir , when the news reaches Washington that we met here , that a panic arose about a few ...
... friends . The last thing urged on me by our friends from the slave States was , take South Carolina out of the Union the instant you can . Now , Sir , when the news reaches Washington that we met here , that a panic arose about a few ...
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... friends be enabled to approach his person , when , upon a signal from their leader , some of them would shoot at Mr. Lin- coln with their pistols , and others would throw into his carriage hand - grenades filled with detonating powder ...
... friends be enabled to approach his person , when , upon a signal from their leader , some of them would shoot at Mr. Lin- coln with their pistols , and others would throw into his carriage hand - grenades filled with detonating powder ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
President Buchanans Message read to both Houses and transmitted | 17 |
Exciting letter from the wife of an officer at Moultrie | 24 |
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