tailieunhanh - Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862

For the first time in my life I assisted at the simplest and grandest spectacle--the inauguration of a President. Lincoln's message good, according to circumstances, but not conclusive; it is not positive; it discusses questions, but avoids to assert. May his mind not be altogether of the same kind. Events will want and demand more positiveness and action than the message contains assertions. The immense majority around me seems to be satisfied. Well, well; I wait, and prefer to judge and to admire when actions will speak. I am sure that a great drama will be played, equal to any one known in history, and. | Diary from March 4 1861 to November 12 by Adam Gurowski 1 DIARY FROM MARCH 4 Ĩ 86 I TO NOVEMBER Ĩ 2 Í 862 ADAM GUROWSKI Diary from March 4 1861 to November 12 by Adam Gurowski The Project Gutenberg eBook Diary from March 4 1861 to November 12 1862 by Adam Gurowski This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Diary from March 4 1861 to November 12 1862 Author Adam Gurowski Release Date May 22 2009 eBook 28926 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DIARY FROM MARCH 4 1861 TO NOVEMBER 12 1862 E-text prepared by David Edwards Christine P. Travers and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team http from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive http Diary from March 4 1861 to November 12 by Adam Gurowski 2 Note Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http details diarycivilwar01gurouoft Transcriber s note Obvious printer s errors have been corrected. Hyphenation and accentuation have been standardised. All other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author s spelling has been retained. DIARY FROM MARCH 4 1861 TO NOVEMBER 12 1862. by ADAM GUROWSKI. Boston Lee and Shepard Successors to Phillips Sampson Co. 1862. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by Lee and Shepard In the Clerk s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. Dedicated TO THE WIDOWED WIVES THE BEREAVED MOTHERS SISTERS SWEETHEARTS AND ORPHANS IN THE LOYAL STATES. On doit à son pays sa fortune sa vie mais avant tout la Vérité. In this Diary I recorded what I heard and saw myself and what I heard from others on whose veracity I can implicitly rely. I recorded impressions as immediately as I felt them. A