Life of Abraham Lincoln : presenting his early history, political career, and speeches in and out of Congress . tently questioned, while a ratification by three-fourthsof all the States would be unquestioned and unquestionable. I repeat the question. Can, Louisiana be brought intoproper practical relation with the Union sooner by sustainingor by discarding her new State government? What has beensaid of Louisiana will apply generally to other States. Andyet so great peculiarities pertain to each State, and suchimportant and sudden changes occur in the same State, and,withal, so new and unpreced
Life of Abraham Lincoln : presenting his early history, political career, and speeches in and out of Congress . tently questioned, while a ratification by three-fourthsof all the States would be unquestioned and unquestionable. I repeat the question. Can, Louisiana be brought intoproper practical relation with the Union sooner by sustainingor by discarding her new State government? What has beensaid of Louisiana will apply generally to other States. Andyet so great peculiarities pertain to each State, and suchimportant and sudden changes occur in the same State, and,withal, so new and unprecedented is the whole case, that noexclusive and inflexible plan can safely be prescribed as todetails and collaterals. Such exclusive and inflexible planwould surely become a new entanglement. Important princi-ples may, and must, be inflexible. In the present siSfeuon, as the phrase goes, it may be myduty to make some new announcement to the people of theSouth. I am considering, and shall not fail to act, whensatisfied that action will be proper. The change in the domestic situation, rendered it expedient tc. LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 735 take new ground in regard to the concession of belligerent righteto the Rebels, made by certain foreign powers The followingproclamation—issued at this time—speedily accomplished itspurpose of utterly outrooting this international heresy: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—APROCLAMATION. Whereas, for some time past, vessels of war of the UnitedStates have been refused, in certain foreign ports, privilege)?and immunities to which they were entitled by treaty, publiclaw or the comity of nations, at the same time that vessels ofwar of the country wherein the said privileges and immunitieshave been withheld, have enjoyed them fully and uninterrupt-edly in ports of the United States; which condition of thingshas not always been forcibly resisted by the United States,although, on the other hand, they have not, at any time, failedto
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