Although short of complete success, it is much in the fight direction that 12,000 citizens in each of the States of Arkansas and Louisiana have organized loyal State governments, with free constitutions, and are earnestly struggling to maintain and administer them.
Lincoln highlights the establishment of loyal state governments in Arkansas and Louisiana as a positive step towards unity.
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