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Portrait and biographical album of Marshall County, Kansas : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the Presidents of the United States . ag was raised in Charleston; Fort Sumpterwas besieged; our forts, navy-yards and arsenalswere seized; our depots of military stotes were pidered : and our custom-houses and post-offices wereappropriated by the rebels. The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of ourExecutive, were alike marvelous. The
Portrait and biographical album of Marshall County, Kansas : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the Presidents of the United States . ag was raised in Charleston; Fort Sumpterwas besieged; our forts, navy-yards and arsenalswere seized; our depots of military stotes were pidered : and our custom-houses and post-offices wereappropriated by the rebels. The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of ourExecutive, were alike marvelous. The Nation lookedon in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide lose the administration, so terrible in its weak-ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver-ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive thescepter. The administration of President Buchanan wascertainly the most calamitous our country has experienced. His best friends cannot recall it withpleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his fame,that in that dreadful conflict which rolled its billowsof flame and blood over our whole land, no word camefrom his lips to indicate his wish that our countrysr should triumph over the flag of the died at his Wheatland retreat, June 1, 1868. ucueftAR>.
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