On the record
With unchanged faith in the constitutionality of their secession, they were ready to abandon or ignore it, at the requirement of the victors.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid comments on the contradictions of Southern leaders who maintained their belief in secession while yielding to the victors.
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