. A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents . tured. On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts wereanxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all soughtto avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from thisplace, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgentagents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dis-solve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties depre-cated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nationsurvive, and the other would accept v^2
. A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents . tured. On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts wereanxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all soughtto avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from thisplace, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgentagents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dis-solve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties depre-cated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nationsurvive, and the other would accept v^2X rather than let it perish, and thewar came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distrib-uted generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knewthat this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen,perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insur-gents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed. HOUSE IN WASHINGTON WHERE LINCOLN DIED,
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