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A month ago they sang only the softest strains in honor of the military management, laughed at the rags of the Confederacy, and had no squeamishness in speaking of Rebels and the rebellion.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid notes the previous praise for military leadership has shifted to a more critical tone regarding the Confederacy.
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