The Church and the Rebellion: A Consideration of the Rebellion Against the Government of the United States; and the Agency of the Church, North and South, in Relation Thereto |
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... speaking , many of those in the differ- ent branches of the Church who have been leaders in its councils , and who are largely responsible for the formation and character of its public opinion , -may be justly held to have done much ...
... speaking , many of those in the differ- ent branches of the Church who have been leaders in its councils , and who are largely responsible for the formation and character of its public opinion , -may be justly held to have done much ...
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... speak eloquently for peace as long as peace was possible . What good fruit could be expected from the labors of the Peace Convention , when their extreme and generous concessions to the South were spurned with disdain by all those who ...
... speak eloquently for peace as long as peace was possible . What good fruit could be expected from the labors of the Peace Convention , when their extreme and generous concessions to the South were spurned with disdain by all those who ...
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... speak of particular amendments , so far as to say , that , holding such a provision to be now implied con- stitutional law , I have no objections to its being made express and irrevocable . " of March , 1861 , organized several ...
... speak of particular amendments , so far as to say , that , holding such a provision to be now implied con- stitutional law , I have no objections to its being made express and irrevocable . " of March , 1861 , organized several ...
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... speak in the Convention in favor of the Union , were exposed to the grossest insults from the mob that filled the lobbies , and by whom they were pursued with hootings and threats to their own dwellings . Still , no vote could be got ...
... speak in the Convention in favor of the Union , were exposed to the grossest insults from the mob that filled the lobbies , and by whom they were pursued with hootings and threats to their own dwellings . Still , no vote could be got ...
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... speaking chiefly of the violence practised towards loyal citizens of Virginia , and says : What argument can Virginia , for example , make in favor of a revolt against the authority of the Union , that may not be used with tenfold force ...
... speaking chiefly of the violence practised towards loyal citizens of Virginia , and says : What argument can Virginia , for example , make in favor of a revolt against the authority of the Union , that may not be used with tenfold force ...
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