I add, too, that all the protection which, consistently with the Constitution and the laws, can be given, will be cheerfully given to all the States when lawfully demanded, for whatever cause--as cheerfully to one section as to another.
In his first inaugural address, Lincoln promises equal constitutional protection to all states, North and South.
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