If they will not do this, if they prefer to hazard all for the sake of destroying the government, it is for them to consider whether it is probable that I will surrender the government to save them from losing all.
In a letter to a Louisiana Unionist, Lincoln warns that he will not compromise the federal government's existence to protect those who seek its destruction.
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