The proclamations of President Lincoln, the decisions of Federal courts, the orders issued commanders of the Union armies, were frequently brought to the attention of Parliament, as if America were in some way accountable to the judgment of England.
Blaine highlights the attention given by the British Parliament to American governance during the Civil War.
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