 | 1888 - 334 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think during Gen. Burnsidc's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your...for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government... | |
 | James Harrison Kennedy - 1888 - 694 pages
...ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong, both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother officer....for this but in spite of it that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1890 - 454 pages
...wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such way as to believe it, of your recently saying that...for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 548 pages
...brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying s7 CHAP. iv. that both the army and the Government needed a dictator....for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is... | |
 | Thomas Clement Fletcher - 1891 - 534 pages
...in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needs a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | Thomas Clement Fletcher - 1891 - 518 pages
...in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needs a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of...for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of...for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | James Henry Stine - 1893 - 916 pages
...profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within...for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you... | |
 | Charles E. Davis - 1893 - 570 pages
...ambition, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country and to a meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have...for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is... | |
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Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe... 
