peaceful settlement

“Not content with rejecting all proposals for a peaceful settlement of the controversy,”

Address of Congress to the people of the Confederate States : joint resolution in relation to the war,

“Every one feels restless & excited in these transition times, I only hope we may have a peaceful settlement of this sepparation”

Margaret Ann Meta Morris Grimball. Diary, 1860-1866

“Among the most notable of these doctors was an Indian named Sam Patch, who several times sought asylum in any cellar, and being a most profound diplomat, managed on each occasion and with little delay to negotiate a peaceful settlement and go forth in safety to resume the practice of his nefarious profession.”

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