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The main result of these misconceptions was a steady and rapid growth of strength throughout the slave States in the movement for Secession.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “The main result of these misconceptions was a steady and rapid growth of strength throughout the slave States in the…”
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This statement summarizes the growing support for secession in the slave states, reflecting the escalating crisis leading to the Civil War.
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You can use force only to repel an assault on the public property and aid the Courts in the performance of their duty.
Is any portion of the people bound to contribute their money or their blood to carry on a contest like that?
But this is a totally different thing from an offensive war to punish the people for the political misdeeds of their State Government, or to enforce an acknowledgment that the Government of the United States is supreme.
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