. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . d now, for we are at war for the preservation of the the evil be rectified when the present breach has been ce-mented forever. If the South by her malignant treachery has imperiled all thatmade her great and wealthy, and it was to be lost, I would notstretch forth my hand to save her from destruction, if she willnot be saved by a restoration of the Union. Since the die of herwretchedness has been cast by her own hands, let the coin ofher misery circulate alone
. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . d now, for we are at war for the preservation of the the evil be rectified when the present breach has been ce-mented forever. If the South by her malignant treachery has imperiled all thatmade her great and wealthy, and it was to be lost, I would notstretch forth my hand to save her from destruction, if she willnot be saved by a restoration of the Union. Since the die of herwretchedness has been cast by her own hands, let the coin ofher misery circulate alone in her own dominions, until the peaceof union ameliorates her forlorn condition. By these few words you may readily discern that my politicalaspirations are things of the past, and I am not the character ofman you seek. No legislation in which I might be suffered totake a feeble part will, in my opinion, suffice to amend the injuryalready inflicted upon our country by these remorseless policy for the dissolution of the Government was ini-tiated in blood, and their seditious blood only can suffice to make. 415 amends for the evil done. This Government must be preservedfor future generations in the same mold in which it was trans-mitted to us, if it takes the last man and the last dollar of thepresent generation within its borders to accomplish it. For the flattering manner in which you have seen fit to alludeto my past services, I return you my sincere thanks; but if it hasbeen my fortune to bleed and suffer for my dear country, it is allbat too little compared to what I am willing again and again toendure; and should fate so ordain it, I will esteem it as thehighest privilege a Just Dispenser can award, to shed the lastdrop of blood in my veins for the honor of that flag whose em-blems are justice, liberty, and truth, and which has been, and asI humbly trust in God ever will be, for the right. In conclusion, let me request that your desire to associate myname wit
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