... Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2Houghton, Mifflin, 1899 |
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Page 21
... Confederacy . I say ' initiation , ' because in my judgment gradual and not sudden emancipation is better for all . In the mere financial or pecuniary view , any member of Congress , with the census tables and Treasury reports before ...
... Confederacy . I say ' initiation , ' because in my judgment gradual and not sudden emancipation is better for all . In the mere financial or pecuniary view , any member of Congress , with the census tables and Treasury reports before ...
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... Confederacy , and they cannot much longer maintain the contest . But you cannot divest them of their hope to ulti- mately have you with them as long as you show a determination to perpetuate the institution within your own States ; beat ...
... Confederacy , and they cannot much longer maintain the contest . But you cannot divest them of their hope to ulti- mately have you with them as long as you show a determination to perpetuate the institution within your own States ; beat ...
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... uncertainty of result were two things so abhorred by McClellan in warfare , that he now failed to give due weight to the consideration that the design of the Confederates in interposing an obstacle at 38 888 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... uncertainty of result were two things so abhorred by McClellan in warfare , that he now failed to give due weight to the consideration that the design of the Confederates in interposing an obstacle at 38 888 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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John Torrey Morse (Jr.) the design of the Confederates in interposing an obstacle at this point was solely to delay him as much as possible , whereas much of the merit of his own plan of campaign lay in rapid execution at the outset ...
John Torrey Morse (Jr.) the design of the Confederates in interposing an obstacle at this point was solely to delay him as much as possible , whereas much of the merit of his own plan of campaign lay in rapid execution at the outset ...
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... Confederates were evacuating Norfolk , and two days later a Union force marched into the place . The rebels lost many heavy guns , besides all the advantages of the navy yard with its work- shops and stores ; moreover , their awe ...
... Confederates were evacuating Norfolk , and two days later a Union force marched into the place . The rebels lost many heavy guns , besides all the advantages of the navy yard with its work- shops and stores ; moreover , their awe ...
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