...of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted...To strengthen, perpetuate and extend this interest, waa the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while the Government claimed no...

...These slaves contributed a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew the interest would somehow cause war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest...while the Government claimed no right to do more than restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected the magnitude or duration which...

...slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. Thc-se slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest....To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest wns the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union by wnr, while the Government claimed no...

...of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted...interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the muse of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was, the object for which the...

...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 of it." Both parties " read the same...

...of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and beneficial interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate...

...of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted...object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, av@n by war, wkile the Crovernment claimed no right to to do more than to restrict the territorial...

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

...INAUGURAL ADDRESS. vive, 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,...that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. 3. If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses, which, in the providence of...