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... peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood or inhabited by slaves . Sad al- ternative . But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? " Congress , it would seem , thought there was a good deal of room for hesitation ...
... peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood or inhabited by slaves . Sad al- ternative . But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? " Congress , it would seem , thought there was a good deal of room for hesitation ...
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... peace , and that mildness to domestic foes was sadly misplaced . His errand to New England was now done and well done . His victory was won , everything was settled at Boston ; and so , having sent his army forward , he started for New ...
... peace , and that mildness to domestic foes was sadly misplaced . His errand to New England was now done and well done . His victory was won , everything was settled at Boston ; and so , having sent his army forward , he started for New ...
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... peaceful American citizens and also sub- jects of King George . The results of such con- duct were in every way perilous and intolerable , and Washington was determined that he would divide the sheep from the goats , and know whom he ...
... peaceful American citizens and also sub- jects of King George . The results of such con- duct were in every way perilous and intolerable , and Washington was determined that he would divide the sheep from the goats , and know whom he ...
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... peace commission , consisting of the Earl of Carlisle , William Eden , and Governor Johnstone , arrived . They were ex- cellent men , but they came too late . Their propo- sitions three years before would have been well enough , but as ...
... peace commission , consisting of the Earl of Carlisle , William Eden , and Governor Johnstone , arrived . They were ex- cellent men , but they came too late . Their propo- sitions three years before would have been well enough , but as ...
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... peaceful again , and Wash- ington was able to go to Philadelphia and struggle with Congress , leaving his army more comfortable and secure than they had been in any previous winter . In January he informed Congress as to the next ...
... peaceful again , and Wash- ington was able to go to Philadelphia and struggle with Congress , leaving his army more comfortable and secure than they had been in any previous winter . In January he informed Congress as to the next ...
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