His argument in support of the right at that crisis was prejudicial to the Union, and afforded a standing-ground for many Southern men who were beginning to feel that the doctrine of Secession was illogical, unsafe, untenable.
Blaine discusses the impact of a particular argument on Southern sentiments regarding secession.
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The two schools in short marked the dividing line between the radical and the conservative.
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