| James Gillespie Blaine - 1884 - 1194 sidor
...punishment. Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier-boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of the wily agitator who induces him to desert? This is none the less injurious when effected by getting father or brother or friend into a public meeting, and there working upon his feelings until he is... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1888 - 522 sidor
...of the President to the Democrats of New York. These his words : shoot a simple-minded soldier-boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily...induces him to desert ? This is none the less injurious by getting a father, or brother, or friend into a public meeting and there working on his feelings... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1888 - 526 sidor
...must not touch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert? This is none the less injurious by getting a father, or brother, or friend into a public meeting and there working on his feelings till he is persuaded to write to the soldier-boy that he is fighting in a bad cause,... | |
| 1890 - 738 sidor
...opinion was still more influenced in behalf of the president's action by his query: " Must I shoot the simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must...hair of a wily agitator. who induces him to desert ? " Vallandigham was defeated by a majority of more than a hundred thousand. Rumors of the willingness... | |
| Frederick William Seward, William Henry Seward - 1891 - 638 sidor
...and fresh public excitement. The President, replying to a communication on this subject, remarked: " Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts,...hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert. I think that in such a case, to silence the agitator and save the boy is not only constitutional, but... | |
| William Henry Seward - 1891 - 636 sidor
...and fresh public excitement. The President, replying to a communication on this subject, remarked: " Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not tonch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert. I think that in such a case, to silence... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 sidor
...ttimple-miudt.d sohlier-boy who deserts, and not touch a hair of the wily agitat'jr who induces him to deserlf " This is none the less injurious when effected by getting a father, brother, or friend into a public meeting, and there working upon his feelings until he is persuaded... | |
| charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 sidor
...tAmple-minded soldier-boy tcho deterts, and not touch a hair of the wUy agitator who induce* him to desert f " This is none the less injurious when effected by getting a father, brother, or friend into a public meeting, and there working upon his feelings until he is persuaded... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 sidor
...nhoot a simple-minded soldier-boy w!io d&ierts, and not touch a hair of the wily agitator wJw induce him to desert? " This is none the less injurious when effected by getting a father, brother, or friend into a public meeting, and there working upon his feelings until he is persuaded... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 608 sidor
...simple-minded toldier-boy who deserts, and not touch a hair of the wily agitator who induces hint to deaert ? " This is none the less injurious when effected by getting a father, brother, or friend into a public meeting, and there working upon his feelings until he is persuaded... | |
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