Abraham Lincoln . BEVERDY JOHNSON. honor in that. I have no desire to invade the South, but I must havetroops to defend this Capitol. Geographically it lies surrounded by thesoil of Maryland, and mathematically the necessity exists that theyshould come over her territory. Our men are not moles, and cant digunder the earth; they are not birds, and cant fly through the 258 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. There is no way but to march across, and that they must do. But indoing this there is no need of colhsion. Take care of your rowdies inBaltimore, and there will be no bloodshed. Go home and tell
Abraham Lincoln . BEVERDY JOHNSON. honor in that. I have no desire to invade the South, but I must havetroops to defend this Capitol. Geographically it lies surrounded by thesoil of Maryland, and mathematically the necessity exists that theyshould come over her territory. Our men are not moles, and cant digunder the earth; they are not birds, and cant fly through the 258 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. There is no way but to march across, and that they must do. But indoing this there is no need of colhsion. Take care of your rowdies inBaltimore, and there will be no bloodshed. Go home and tell yourpeople that if they will not attack us we will not attack them; but ifthey do attack us, we will return it, and that severely. Governor Hicks, () of Maryland, was loyal to the Union, but was surrounded by Secessionists. He was timid about taking responsibility. Those w^hom he highly esteemed were using their influence to bring about the secession of the State. The Leo^islature assembled at April 2Y. Frederic
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