The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 34
... looked , for a time , as though the problem of slavery was to have a peaceful and happy solution . In- dependent of moral considerations , on the score of economy alone , it was plain that these states should range themselves on the ...
... looked , for a time , as though the problem of slavery was to have a peaceful and happy solution . In- dependent of moral considerations , on the score of economy alone , it was plain that these states should range themselves on the ...
Page 35
... looked to at some future period , was gradually abandoned by the southern states , and it was accepted as a permanent institution . It then became necessary to defend and strengthen it . To do this , it must have its proportion of the ...
... looked to at some future period , was gradually abandoned by the southern states , and it was accepted as a permanent institution . It then became necessary to defend and strengthen it . To do this , it must have its proportion of the ...
Page 43
... looked on in still despair , there seemed no hope for the Republic . South , also , there were almost equal distraction and division ; for between the better class of people , still adhering to the old government , or at all events ...
... looked on in still despair , there seemed no hope for the Republic . South , also , there were almost equal distraction and division ; for between the better class of people , still adhering to the old government , or at all events ...
Page 65
... looked upon it with little or no alarm . More than this , the north had been told so long by unscru pulous politicians , that the south dare not fight , that at the first call to arms the slaves would rush into insurrection , that it ...
... looked upon it with little or no alarm . More than this , the north had been told so long by unscru pulous politicians , that the south dare not fight , that at the first call to arms the slaves would rush into insurrection , that it ...
Page 77
... looked like a besieged city . Arms were stacked in the Rotunda of the Capitol , fire Zouaves lounged in the cushioned seats of members of Congress , and the building itself was turned into a fortification . General Scott , though past ...
... looked like a besieged city . Arms were stacked in the Rotunda of the Capitol , fire Zouaves lounged in the cushioned seats of members of Congress , and the building itself was turned into a fortification . General Scott , though past ...
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