The real question--which the above is asked only to shuffle out of sight--is this: Does General Scott contemplate the same ends, and is he animated by like impulses and purposes, with the great body of the loyal, liberty-loving people of this country?
This statement questions the alignment of military leadership with the sentiments of loyal citizens during the Civil War.
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Public sentiment generally sustained the Administration in such action, but many persons, including conservative Republicans, frequently questioned the right or justice of such procedure.
Why should we now make any concessions to them?
The act and the veto amounted to an appeal to the people, and in an instant the country was on fire.
The evident purpose of the United States Bank was to create, if possible, the fear of a panic.
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