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Page 102
... regard to the patronage sought with so much eagerness and jealousy , I have prescribed for myself the maxim , " Justice to all " ; and I earnestly beseech your cooperation in keeping the maxim good.1 This important correspondence of ...
... regard to the patronage sought with so much eagerness and jealousy , I have prescribed for myself the maxim , " Justice to all " ; and I earnestly beseech your cooperation in keeping the maxim good.1 This important correspondence of ...
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... regard to those of the South , a great deal of perplexity is experienced . Advances from some of the Southern gentlemen , frequently mentioned . . . would probably prove very welcome . But ... a ' coming together ' seems a rather remote ...
... regard to those of the South , a great deal of perplexity is experienced . Advances from some of the Southern gentlemen , frequently mentioned . . . would probably prove very welcome . But ... a ' coming together ' seems a rather remote ...
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... regard to Mr. Lincoln or any of our Home men . But in the other states they may not be so well indoctrinated . " A Chase correspondent spoke for many when he expressed a belief that " the North will make unmanly concessions as she has ...
... regard to Mr. Lincoln or any of our Home men . But in the other states they may not be so well indoctrinated . " A Chase correspondent spoke for many when he expressed a belief that " the North will make unmanly concessions as she has ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
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