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... Washington news of the time was enough to justify such fears . Thomas Corwin of Ohio , famous Whig of the ' forties , had at once appointed himself Lincoln's Washington spokesman , and had been " freely telling the ' conservatives ' how ...
... Washington news of the time was enough to justify such fears . Thomas Corwin of Ohio , famous Whig of the ' forties , had at once appointed himself Lincoln's Washington spokesman , and had been " freely telling the ' conservatives ' how ...
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... Washington . It was generally accepted , as the President Elect moved east , that five posts had been practically settled . " Mr. Seward and Mr. Bates are the only gentlemen thus far selected by Mr. Lincoln for his Min- istry , " wrote ...
... Washington . It was generally accepted , as the President Elect moved east , that five posts had been practically settled . " Mr. Seward and Mr. Bates are the only gentlemen thus far selected by Mr. Lincoln for his Min- istry , " wrote ...
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... Washington civic authorities . Mayor Berrett , a man of doubtful sympathies , alluded to menacing circumstances , saying he doubted not that Lincoln would preside in such fashion as would restore peace and harmony . Washington's ...
... Washington civic authorities . Mayor Berrett , a man of doubtful sympathies , alluded to menacing circumstances , saying he doubted not that Lincoln would preside in such fashion as would restore peace and harmony . Washington's ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
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