It was a question whether the government would then have had the power to make arrests and punish those who talked treason.

But this decisive victory was the most effective campaign argument made in the canvass.
Sheridan, in his pursuit, got beyond where they could hear from him in Washington, and the President became very much frightened about him.

He was afraid that the hot pursuit had been a little like that of General Cass was said to have been, in one of our Indian wars, when he was an officer of army.

Cass was pursuing the Indians so closely that the first thing he knew he found himself in front, and the Indians pursuing him.

The President was afraid that Sheridan had got on the other side of Early and that Early was in behind him.