Whitelaw Reid: “They are all Union men, in the sense that they submit, (since they…”

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They are all Union men, in the sense that they submit, (since they can’t help themselves,) and want to make all they can out of their submission.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid explains that the Southern people are compliant with Union authority but are still looking to benefit from their situation.

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Whitelaw Reid: “They are all Union men, in the sense that they submit, (since they can’t help themselves,) and want to make all they can…”