Horace Greeley on secession and mercy to rebels
Excerpted lines discuss whether the Cotton States should secede, and Greeley’s views on slavery, rights, and the postwar fate of rebels. The text quotes Greeley on ballot-box politics, mercy to rebels, and the cost of war, reflecting Reconstruction era tensions.
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