Many wise and far-seeing men were convinced from the first that the Rebellion would result in the destruction of slavery, but for various reasons deemed it inexpedient to make a premature declaration of their belief.
Blaine acknowledges that some foresaw the end of slavery as a result of the Rebellion but chose not to declare it prematurely.
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