On the record
You see the conflagration from a distance; it blisters me at my side.
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Creswell shares the emotional toll of the conflict, illustrating the pain felt by those directly affected.
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We must show the secessionists that we are not frightened, but are resolved to maintain the government in the exercise of all its functions in Maryland.
Called from this life at an age when most men are just beginning to command the respect and confidence of their fellows, he has left, nevertheless, a fame as wide as our vast country.
Speaker, I am here this day to speak, and I say that I do speak, for the people of Maryland, who are loyal to the United States; and that when my judgment is contested, I appeal to the people for its accuracy, and I am ready to maintain it…
I knew something of books, nothing of men, and I went forth like Adam among the wild beasts of the unknown wilderness of the world.
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