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William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 2, Chapter 8: the Conservatives. (search)
gal quorum ; but we call ourselves a caucus, not an assembly; for we mean to keep within the law, even in such things as words. While Kidd is urging the Conservatives to take a more decided course, a telegram is sent to Washington, asking Senator Thurman for advice. Thurman is a leading Democrat, sitting in Congress for Ohio, and is much consulted by Conservatives in the South. Be patient, is the wise reply. Our policy is patience, says the Speaker; we must wait. Time fights for usThurman is a leading Democrat, sitting in Congress for Ohio, and is much consulted by Conservatives in the South. Be patient, is the wise reply. Our policy is patience, says the Speaker; we must wait. Time fights for us. The dodge of forty acres and a good mule cannot be tried again. All tricks wear out. We can afford to wait. Of course, we suffer by delay; but we should suffer more by violence. The gentlemen sitting on these benches either own, or represent men who own, nearly all the stores and ships, the magazines, hotels, and banks, of New Orleans. Can you fancy they have any interest in disorder? If a pane of glass is broken, we have to bear the loss. The scalawags have nothing to risk except thei