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We all agree that the seceded States, so called, are out of their proper practical relation with the Union, and that the sole object of the Government is to get them back into their proper practical relation.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “We all agree that the seceded States, so called, are out of their proper practical relation with the Union, and that the…”
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Blaine emphasizes the government's goal of reintegrating the seceded states into the Union.
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