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The election occurred on November 6, and on the 9th he declared that "if the cotton States shall decide that they can do better out of the Union than in it, we insist on letting them go in peace.
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Alexander captures a pivotal moment when a prominent figure expressed a willingness to let the Southern states secede peacefully.
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This reduced the question to ratification or secession.
No, Sirs! we know very little of the art of war, and General Scott a great deal.
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