The authority of the Government was relaxed just when its power was about to be assailed; and the people, emancipated from every control and their passions inflamed by the fierce struggle for the Presidency, were the easy prey of revolutionary audacity.
Boutwell critiques the government's weakened authority during a critical moment of political upheaval.
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