I am opposed to it under any and all circumstances, and in our convention urged our party not to commit themselves at all upon the subject. (Nathan Bedford Forrest)

I am opposed to it under any and all circumstances, and in our convention urged our party not to commit themselves at all upon the subject.

Nathan Bedford Forrest

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