Precedents of American Neutrality, in Reply to the Speech of Sir Roundell Palmer, Attorney-General of England, in the British House of Commons, May 13, 1864 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Precedents of American Neutrality, in Reply to the Speech of Sir Roundell Palmer, Attorney-General of England, in the British House of Commons, May 13, 1864

And yet, in characterizing the writings of Historicus and Mr. Gibbs in these terms, the writer begs that it may not be supposed that he has overlooked the fact that one of them the former - is thoroughly and bitterly English in his prejudices, apparently believing that no good can come out of a republican form of government, and that the highest art in American demagoguism consists in getting up a war against England; and that the latter (mr. Gibbs) sees no other end to our civil struggle but failure on the part of the North.

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