| John Alexander Logan - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 - 1886 - 912 pages
...terrible exigency. " This Rebellion has assumed the character of a War; as such it should be regarded, and it should be conducted upon the highest principles...property, political executions of persons, territorial organizations of States, or forcible Abolition of Slavery, should be contemplated for a moment. " In... | |
| James Russell Lowell - United States - 1888 - 342 pages
...to instruct his superiors in their duty, and, among other things, stated his opinion that the war " should not be a war looking to the subjugation of the people of any State," but " should be against armed forces and political organizations." The whole question of the right... | |
| Fayette Hall - United States - 1890 - 76 pages
...terrible exigency. This rebellion has assumed the character of war; as such it should be regarded; and it should be conducted upon the highest principles...people of any State in any event. It should not be a war upon population, but against armed forces and political organizations. .- • " Neither confiscation... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1890 - 800 pages
...exigency. " Tins rebellion has assumed the character of a war ; as such it should be regarded, and it should be conducted upon the highest principles...of the people of any State, in any event. It should nut be at all a war upon population, but against armed forces and political organizations. Neither... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 558 pages
...when Lee had given up all thought of attacking the Union army at Harrison's Landing. CH. xxiv. tion. It should not be a war looking to the subjugation...all a war upon population, but against armed forces aud political organizations. Neither confiscation of property, political executions of persons, territorial... | |
| James Russell Lowell - United States - 1890 - 350 pages
...to instruct his superiors in their duty, and, among other things, stated his opinion that the war " should not be a war looking to the subjugation of the people of any State," but " should be against armed forces and political organizations." The whole question of the right... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 418 pages
...to instruct his superiors in their duty, and, among other things, stated his opinion that the war " should not be a war looking to the subjugation of the people of any State," but " should be against armed forces and political organizations." The whole question of the right... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...lay down the basis of such a policy as ought to be adopted. The war against the rebellion, he said, "should not be a war looking to the subjugation of the people of any State in any event. Neither confiscation of property, political execution of persons, territorial organization of States,... | |
| John Witherspoon Du Bose - Confederate States of America - 1892 - 828 pages
...rebellion has assumed the character of a war; as such it should be regarded and it should be conducted on the highest principles known to Christian civilization....people of any State, in any event. It should not be a war upon populations, but against armed forces and political organizations. Neither confiscation... | |
| George Congdon Gorham - Biography & Autobiography - 1899 - 564 pages
...terrible exigency. This rebellion has assumed the character of war ; as such it should be regarded, and it should be conducted upon the highest principles...be a war looking to the subjugation of the people in any State in any event. It should not be at all a war upon population, but against armed forces... | |
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