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The enthusiastic devotion which these distant States showed to the Union was therefore a surprise to the South and a most welcome relief to the National Government.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “The enthusiastic devotion which these distant States showed to the Union was therefore a surprise to the South and a…”
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Blaine highlights the unexpected loyalty of California and Oregon to the Union during the Civil War.
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