Abraham Lincoln and his last resting place : a leaflet published for distribution at the National Lincoln monument in the city of Springfield, Illinois . mentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. Youhave no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shallhave the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it. I am loathto close. We are not enemies, but friends. The mystic cords of memory,stretching from every battlefleld and patriot grave to every living heartand hearthstone all over t
Abraham Lincoln and his last resting place : a leaflet published for distribution at the National Lincoln monument in the city of Springfield, Illinois . mentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. Youhave no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shallhave the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it. I am loathto close. We are not enemies, but friends. The mystic cords of memory,stretching from every battlefleld and patriot grave to every living heartand hearthstone all over this broad land will yet swell the chorus of theUnion when again touched, as they surely will be, by the better angels ofour nature. With infinite patience and unequaled forbearance and sagacity,Mr. Lincoln strove to avert war, but when, on April 12, 1861, the rebelbatteries were opened upon Fort Sumter, forbearance was no longerpossible, and, on the 15th day of April, the pen that had only beenused to counsel moderation, to urge loyalty, penned a proclamationcalling for seventy-five thousand men, and the Civil War was begun. 1 -f--. - -It, Is . ,-.
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