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We told him the condition of feeling in Ohio, and of our confident belief that if his order of banishment was revoked, it would result in riots and violence, in which Vallandigham would be the first victim.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “We told him the condition of feeling in Ohio, and of our confident belief that if his order of banishment was revoked…”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman recounts a conversation with Lincoln about the potential violence if Vallandigham returned to Ohio.
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