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Title: Abraham Lincoln; a history
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : The Century Co.
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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c opinion, Federalpower, and State right united in a precedent amount-ing of itself to an absolute guaranty, but whichmight have been easily crystallized into statute oreven constitutional law. Sagacious statesmanship would have pluckedthis flower of safety. On the contrary, her blindpartisanship spurned the opportunity, distrustedgovernment, and sought refuge in force. Herthen Governor confesses that from that period webegan to prepare for the worst. We looked care-fully to the State armory; and whilst we had theselection of the State quota of arms we were par-ticular to take field ordnance instead of alteredmuskets, and when we left the gubernatorial chairthere were in the State armory at Richmond 85,000stands of infantry arms and 130 field-pieces ofartillery, besides $30,000 worth of new revolvingarms purchased from Colt. Our decided opinion Henry A. was that a preparation of the Southern States inleven full pauoply of arms, and prompt action, wouldp. 250. have prevented civil war.
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JOHN I-ETCHER. VIKGINIA 417 Many strong external signs indicated the per- ch. xxv.sistent adherence of Virginia to the Union. HerLegislature refused the proposition of South Caro-lina for a conference of the Southern States, madein the winter of 1859-60. In the Presidential elec-tion her citizens voted, by a slight plurality, forBell and Everett and their platform of TheUnion, the Constitution, and the enforcement ofthe laws, while the votes cast for Douglas after hisstrong coercion declaration at Norfolk and the votescast for Lincoln, added to the Bell and Everettvote, appeared to indicate a decided Union pre-ponderance.^ Notwithstanding these manifesta-tions of allegiance, public sentiment took on atone and a determination which, paradoxical as itmay seem, was rebellion in guise of loyalty. It isperhaps best illustrated by the declaration of ex-Governor Wise that he meant to fight in the Union,^ 1 The vote was so close that ever I leave this confederacy, thisGovernor Letcher, who ha

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