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The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2,
by Various
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Title: The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
Author: Various
Release Date: February 11, 2007 [EBook #20565]
Language: English
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THE
CONTINENTAL MONTHLY:
DEVOTED TO
LITERATURE AND NATIONAL POLICY:
VOL. VI.--AUGUST, 1864.--No. II.
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AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.
SECOND PAPER.
As a nation we are fast losing that reverence for the powers that be which is enjoined by Holy Writ, and without which no form of government can be lasting, no political system can take a firm hold upon the affections of the people. Th