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... once presented to the American people , which will for the time sus- pend all others , . . . Union or Disunion . Mr. Lincoln will represent the party of the Constitution and the laws . As such representative , duly elected ... , he will ...
... once presented to the American people , which will for the time sus- pend all others , . . . Union or Disunion . Mr. Lincoln will represent the party of the Constitution and the laws . As such representative , duly elected ... , he will ...
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... once . Here was the sound of opportunity for Republican Guelph and Ghibelline . Every clique saw its chance to enter the fray either for or against Cameron and at the end of the battle royal emerge perhaps with enhanced prestige ...
... once . Here was the sound of opportunity for Republican Guelph and Ghibelline . Every clique saw its chance to enter the fray either for or against Cameron and at the end of the battle royal emerge perhaps with enhanced prestige ...
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... once they were thrown out . Weed's theory , a profoundly conceived long - range view , was beyond the clear comprehension of the rank and file . Weed thought the victors could afford to be generous . But he appreciated the subtlety of ...
... once they were thrown out . Weed's theory , a profoundly conceived long - range view , was beyond the clear comprehension of the rank and file . Weed thought the victors could afford to be generous . But he appreciated the subtlety of ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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