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... South will but wait to see what course of policy will be pursued we think we hazard but little in saying , in our opinion , the South will have nothing to regret by remaining in the Union . . . . 1 Another newspaper close to Lincoln ...
... South will but wait to see what course of policy will be pursued we think we hazard but little in saying , in our opinion , the South will have nothing to regret by remaining in the Union . . . . 1 Another newspaper close to Lincoln ...
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... South could gain nothing by provoking bloodshed . Despite this preparation , the stand taken in an editorial of the twentieth took everybody by surprise , according to Lanphier of the Register , who thought the visits of Blair and Bates ...
... South could gain nothing by provoking bloodshed . Despite this preparation , the stand taken in an editorial of the twentieth took everybody by surprise , according to Lanphier of the Register , who thought the visits of Blair and Bates ...
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... South . " " The compromises the South propose are outrageous and I should think they would smile whenever they use the word compromise . ยท 99 I know very well that it is a serious time at W. [ ashington ] the South rampant & almost in ...
... South . " " The compromises the South propose are outrageous and I should think they would smile whenever they use the word compromise . ยท 99 I know very well that it is a serious time at W. [ ashington ] the South rampant & almost in ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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