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And these things were done not for military objects which would afford some excuse for them, but out of such sheer wanton malice that even the negroes looked on disgusted and aghast.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “And these things were done not for military objects which would afford some excuse for them, but out of such sheer…”
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Blaine condemns the Federal Government's harsh tactics during the war, noting the disgust it incited even among African Americans.
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