Whitelaw Reid: “But the movement once started, blood once drawn, the honor of the…”

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But the movement once started, blood once drawn, the honor of the States once involved, secession swept everything before it.

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Reid discusses the inevitability of secession once it had begun, emphasizing the momentum of political movements.

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Whitelaw Reid: “But the movement once started, blood once drawn, the honor of the States once involved, secession swept everything…”