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If it was true on the 30th day of last month that the people of this country ought to take immediate efforts for the cessation of hostilities, then, gentlemen, we have cause to mourn rather than to rejoice.
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Boutwell reflects on the implications of public sentiment regarding the cessation of hostilities during the Civil War.
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