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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2,462 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 692 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 516 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 418 0 Browse Search
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War 358 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 298 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 230 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 190 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 186 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 182 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 13 (search)
I know that this proposition has always met with the most determined opposition, and yet it has always prevailed in times of public trouble. I know it is said France tried and France gave up this policy. And yet she first tried it upon corn, then enlarged it, but never made it general, and adhered to it through all the dark hFrance gave up this policy. And yet she first tried it upon corn, then enlarged it, but never made it general, and adhered to it through all the dark hours of her revolution, when she was rent by intestine dissensions and engaged in war with the whole of Europe, and never abandoned it until she had resumed a specie currency, composed her intestine fends, and brought continental Europe to her feet. What occasion had France to adhere to this policy when she led her armies from thFrance to adhere to this policy when she led her armies from the stores of other nations, and replenished her treasury by contributions upon them? But it is the duty of wisdom to comprehend the force of circumstances. What is our situation? --We are cut off from the world by our enemies, insulated as completely as if we were on an Island in mid occur, and no productions from abroad, lik
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], The currency question. (search)
es not by any means imply conquest, as all history testifies. Read the campaigns of Hannibal with the map of Europe before your eyes. You will find that General, after having overthrown the allies of Rome in Spain, marching through the South of France upon Italy. He crosses the Alps in the face of difficulties almost superhuman, and by a mere cavalry battle becomes master of Piedmont and Lombardy, with all its warlike inhabitants, burning with hatred to Rome, and eager to join him in overthro country was occupied by the Danes. Yet, after fifty great battiest, he succeeded in recovering all that they had occupied under the vain hope that they had conquered it. Or read the history of Henry V. and Henry VI., of England, with the map of France open before you, and see how much of that country was occupied by the English, and how they were dispossessed. of every inch they had conquered, except Calais. Or read the memoirs of Frederick the Great, with the map of Germany before you,