Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 April 15, 1861: Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of seventy-five thousand, in order to suppress said combinations, and to cause the laws to be duly executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Mouth Frank Shutz Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 April 15, 1861: Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of seventy-five thousand, in order to suppress said combinations, and to cause the laws to be duly executed. Translation: Do it my way or I'll kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Annnnd here we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Translation: Do it my way or I'll kill you. Ah, but they didn't believe he could pull it off, did they? As George Bush said of himself, he was misunderestimated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 See! Suppression of my forefathers, the great heroes in the War for Southern Independence against the Yankee aggressors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 See! Suppression of my forefathers, the great heroes in the War for Southern Independence against the Yankee aggressors! Unlawful combinations! Nefarious conspiracies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel John Hays, SASS #29625 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Annnnd here we go. I'm in.....let 'er buck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I'm in.....let 'er buck! Not me. I got the great debate out of my system years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I am with UB on this one . Lets all go lift a glass to the Fallen of both sides . Bottems up . CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Mouth Frank Shutz Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Ah, but they didn't believe he could pull it off, did they? As George Bush said of himself, he was misunderestimated! No, not with 75,000 militiamen. He sure fooled them. They never thought he'd stoop to drafting Irishmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 No, not with 75,000 militiamen. He sure fooled them. They never thought he'd stoop to drafting Irishmen. Irishmen! The very thing to use against self-styled aristocrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 69th Regiment! "Riam nar oruio sbarin lann" Rumor has it Gen Lee told Gen Grant at the surrender, "You won because you had more Irish" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Mouth Frank Shutz Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 69th Regiment! "Riam nar oruio sbarin lann" Rumor has it Gen Lee told Gen Grant at the surrender, "You won because you had more Irish" To which Grant replied, "You guys didn't have a chance after I captured all your bourbon, hic." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Irishmen! The very thing to use against self-styled aristocrats! Aristocrats! Humbug! God fearing gentlemen farmers is more like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Mouth Frank Shutz Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Aristocrats! Humbug! God fearing gentlemen farmers is more like it! Smart, tough, God fearing gentlemen farmers and white trash. It was a close race but there wasn't enough of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Smart, tough, God fearing gentlemen farmers and white trash. It was a close race but there wasn't enough of them. Nor enough industry. About the only thing the CSA produced in abundance was powder. If I recall, the US used powder captured at the Augusta Arsenal into the 1880s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 white trash That's a load of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 That's a load of shit. This is why I don't get involved in discussions on religion, politics or the Civil War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 You is sooooooooooo correct, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I am with UB on this one . Lets all go lift a glass to the Fallen of both sides . Bottems up . Bill, Bob, BMC, and others of like mind, I'll join you in a toast to both sides. They all fought bravely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 April 15, 1861: Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of seventy-five thousand, in order to suppress said combinations, and to cause the laws to be duly executed. April 15, 1865 Four years later to the day, United States Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton uttered these words: "Now he belongs to the ages." President Lincoln was dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Smart, tough, God fearing gentlemen farmers and white trash. It was a close race but there wasn't enough of them. Speaking as a descendent of a long line of share croppers, cotton mill workers, etc..., I take offense to the use of the term 'white trash'. Mayhaps it would be best if you elaborate upon your meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I am with UB on this one . Lets all go lift a glass to the Fallen of both sides . Bottems up . CB 'Nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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