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Jackson, or its subsequent approval by the American Congress. And yet, let me say that, in my own discretion, I do not know whether I would have ordered the arrest of Mr. Vallandigham.

The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, with Biographical ... - Page 52
by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - 1862
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The Century: 1889, Volume 38

1889 - 982 pages

...remarkable admission in these words : And yet let me say that in my own discretion 1 do not know whether 1 would have ordered the arrest of Mr. Vallandigham....While I cannot shift the responsibility from myself, 1 hold that, as a general rule, the commander in the field is the better judge of the necessity in...

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President Lincoln's views

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The letters of President Lincoln on questions of national policy.

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