To argue that we were fighting for a political abstraction called the Union, and not for the destruction of slavery, was to affront common sense, since nothing but slavery had brought the Union into peril, and nothing could make sure the fruits of the war but the removal of its cause.
Julian contends that fighting for the Union without addressing slavery is illogical, as slavery is the root cause of the conflict.
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