Whitelaw Reid: “But proofs were not wanting of the spirit in which, to the very last…”

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But proofs were not wanting of the spirit in which, to the very last, the conflict against the Government had been waged.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid asserts that there was clear evidence of the ongoing hostility from the South towards the government.

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It seems to me, then, idle to thresh over old straw when the grain is not only winnowed, but gone to the mill.

And next, shall we not probably fare best in the end if we try to profit somewhat by the experience others have had in like cases?

A paper that is not as free to censure as to approve, has no virtue in its support, and no importance attaches to its utterances.

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Whitelaw Reid: “But proofs were not wanting of the spirit in which, to the very last, the conflict against the Government had been…”