A Free State government upon the basis of immediate emancipation can be acquired as early as March with the general consent of the People, and without any material opposition, in such a manner as to draw after it all the Southern States, on the same basis, and by the same general consent.
Boutwell discusses the potential for establishing a Free State government based on immediate emancipation during the Civil War era.
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The speculative advance in gold has brought legitimate business almost to a standstill, owing to the apprehension of a corner, which from appearances may appear at any moment.
This fact furnishes a pretext for efforts to make money while in the public service.
That is the lesson the war has burned in on the brain and conscience of the Nation.
He had no policy to impose upon the country against the popular will.
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