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In this case the common end is the maintenance of the Union, and among the means to secure that end such will, through the election, is most dearly declared in favor of such constitutional amendment.
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Lincoln identifies the preservation of the Union as the primary goal and highlights the public's support for constitutional amendments to achieve it.
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