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Adlai Stevenson: This same magnanimous Republican party took him prisoner, tried him by a drumhead court-martial, and shot him down like…

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This same magnanimous Republican party took him prisoner, tried him by a drumhead court-martial, and shot him down like a mad dog after he had surrendered up his sword.
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Adlai Stevenson

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Stevenson criticizes the treatment of Stonewall Jackson by the Republican party after his surrender.

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