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Lincoln saw plainly that the Administration was not equal to the task of subduing two rebellions.
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Blaine reflects on Lincoln's recognition of the challenges faced by the Administration in dealing with multiple rebellions.
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I am in no boastful mood: I shall not do more than I can, but I shall do all I can to save the Government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination.
I believe that if it should pass it will receive the sanction of nineteen-twentieths of the loyal people of the country.
As slavery had been the chief inciting cause of disunion, slavery should die.
That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
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