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Page 13
... " A series of unprovoked and unparalleled out- rages have been inflicted on the peace and dignity of this commonwealth , and upon the rights and liberties of its people , by wicked and unprincipled men WASHINGTON'S VIEW . 13.
... " A series of unprovoked and unparalleled out- rages have been inflicted on the peace and dignity of this commonwealth , and upon the rights and liberties of its people , by wicked and unprincipled men WASHINGTON'S VIEW . 13.
Page 14
... peace of the State , and avert , if possible , from our borders the desolating effects of civil war . With that object in view , I authorised Major - General Price , several weeks ago , to arrange with General Harney , commanding the ...
... peace of the State , and avert , if possible , from our borders the desolating effects of civil war . With that object in view , I authorised Major - General Price , several weeks ago , to arrange with General Harney , commanding the ...
Page 15
Charles Lempriere. peace of the State might be preserved . They came , on the 21st of May , to an understanding which was made public . The State authorities have laboured faithfully to carry out the terms of that agreement . The Federal ...
Charles Lempriere. peace of the State might be preserved . They came , on the 21st of May , to an understanding which was made public . The State authorities have laboured faithfully to carry out the terms of that agreement . The Federal ...
Page 16
... peace of the State ; and I further proposed that I would , if necessary , invoke the assistance of the United States troops to carry out those pledges . All this I proposed to do upon condition that the Federal Government would un ...
... peace of the State ; and I further proposed that I would , if necessary , invoke the assistance of the United States troops to carry out those pledges . All this I proposed to do upon condition that the Federal Government would un ...
Page 102
... peace to the Union by means of congressional action failed . The treasonable , high - handed , and most unreasonable attitude of the secession disgusted every moderate and sensible man in Congress , and consequently the majority in both ...
... peace to the Union by means of congressional action failed . The treasonable , high - handed , and most unreasonable attitude of the secession disgusted every moderate and sensible man in Congress , and consequently the majority in both ...
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