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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 8 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 8 4 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 9: Poetry and Eloquence. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature 6 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 4 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Irene E. Jerome., In a fair country 4 0 Browse Search
John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War. 4 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: may 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], The New York Ledger (search)
writers who argue that the facilities of modern communication, the improvement in arms; and, above all, the mighty interest of modern commerce, forbid the possibility of long wars, may be just. He says the true way to prevent a long war is to make strong war. He thinks every overwhelming blow is a mercy stroke. He tearfully believes that "the policy, the true Christian policy in war, is to smite irresistibly and then tender the olive branch with brotherly hand." Profound and pious Bonner!--Gay and festiveness! you are doubtless correct. We think that humanity, Christianity, and above all, commerce--Northern commerce — are powerful arguments against a prolongation of the war on your part. We notice that all of your brethren of the Northern press seem to be deeply impressed with these considerations--"above all" the last consideration, viz: commerce. One of them (we believe it is your squinteyed Caledonian contemporary of the New York Herald) has let the cat entirely out of t