Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... question that was gravely troubling him . Buchanan deplored secession , but he was unable to conceive of anything he could do about it because he did not believe the federal government could constitutionally coerce a state . Butler ...
... question that was gravely troubling him . Buchanan deplored secession , but he was unable to conceive of anything he could do about it because he did not believe the federal government could constitutionally coerce a state . Butler ...
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... question and a question of humanity , can I receive the services of a father and mother and not take the children ? " Although he had no doubt what the humanitarian answer to this question would be , he felt he had no right to judge of ...
... question and a question of humanity , can I receive the services of a father and mother and not take the children ? " Although he had no doubt what the humanitarian answer to this question would be , he felt he had no right to judge of ...
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... question of 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 ...
... question of 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 ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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