It may with reasonable precision be affirmed that the encouragement which the Confederacy received from the slave States that remained true to the Union, was more than offset by the effective aid rendered by loyal men residing within the limits of the rebellious States.
Blaine discusses the balance of support and opposition from the Border slave States during the Civil War.
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