Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 176
... civil , rather than military , policy Butler asked Johnson for advice about it . Johnson immediately replied : " I would consent to the ship- ment mentioned . . . . I am sure that in doing so you will carry out the policy of the ...
... civil , rather than military , policy Butler asked Johnson for advice about it . Johnson immediately replied : " I would consent to the ship- ment mentioned . . . . I am sure that in doing so you will carry out the policy of the ...
Page 241
... civil , military , or naval , at any and all times , and to fill the vacancies with creatures of his own appointment , for his own purpose , 15 Idem . 16 Idem . without any restraint whatever , or possibility of restraint by Impeachment ...
... civil , military , or naval , at any and all times , and to fill the vacancies with creatures of his own appointment , for his own purpose , 15 Idem . 16 Idem . without any restraint whatever , or possibility of restraint by Impeachment ...
Page 261
... Civil War alive and themselves in office . When Charles Sumner died Butler took charge of a civil rights bill sponsored by the Senator . This measure , passed in 1875 , pro- hibited the exclusion of Negroes from juries and granted ...
... Civil War alive and themselves in office . When Charles Sumner died Butler took charge of a civil rights bill sponsored by the Senator . This measure , passed in 1875 , pro- hibited the exclusion of Negroes from juries and granted ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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