The Union and Constitution in a Nation Divided
A historic speech defends the Constitution as the basis of national union. It argues minority subservience to majority under constitutional grants, condemns secession, and urges loyalty to the Union, pledging lives and fortunes to defend the flag and republican institutions.
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United States
Congress
Free States
New Territories
Union
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
God of Nations
Israel
Correspondence on Civil War News and Gen Scott Opinion
Washington dispatch notes hot weather and large troop influx from Maine Wisconsin Vermont and Minnesota to defend the Capital. Reports claim 60 000 troops around the Capitol with estimates up to 80 000. Commentary questions press accuracy and criticizes Gen Scott praise while urging obedience to the Constitution and a hard line against Jeff Davis and his confederates.
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Washington
Maine
Wisconsin
Vermont
Minnesota
Gulf
Capitol
Virginia
New York
Times
Zrroune
Pelm
Fitz Henry Warren
Gen. Scott
Tribune
Mare’s
Congress
Ger. Scott
Pribune
Lincoln
Horace
Scott
Napoleon
Jeff Davis
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Davery
Douglas
Washington Correspondence