...seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation...while the Government claimed no right to do more than restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might...

...than let it perish: and the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves—not distributed generally over the Union, but localized...interest was the object for which the insurgents would read the Union, even by war: while the Government claimed no right to do more than restrict the territorial...

...says, with the efforts of both parties to avoid war. 'To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend the slave . interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while the Government claimed the right to do no more than restrict the territorial enlargement...

...the nation survive ; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish ; and the war came. 2. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves...while the Government claimed no right to do more than restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might...

...the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but located in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted...object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of...

...the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but located in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted...object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of...

...Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and lucrative interest. All knew that this interest was somehow...the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; the government claimed no right to do more than restrict the enlargement of it. Neither party expected...

...slaves constituted a peculiar and lucrative interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the canse of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend...which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war ; the government claimed no right to do more than restrict the enlargement of it. Neither party expected...

...let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish ; and the war came the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this...object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of...

...the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted...would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed.no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected...