...war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves. These slaves constituted a peculiar powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen and perpetuate and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union...

...of the whole population was colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted...knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war.'4 Notes 1 Lincoln quoted in Richard Hofstadter, Great Issues in American History, II, / 865- W7...

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

...population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southem part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and...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 it" in the minds of the American people. He now presents the crux of the Civil War controversy: These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest....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...

...slavery of the Negro race." Lincoln said in his second Inaugural address: "Slavery constituted the peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this...object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war." And RMT Hunter of Virginia, Confederate secretary of state and former Speaker of the...

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

...he elaborated upon the basic issue by speaking of the "peculiar and powerful interest" of slavery. "All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war." He proceeded to describe the sufferings of the people, both North and South, as divine punishment for...

...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...

...what generations of American historians from the Civil War to the 1950s downplayed when he said: "... slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest....All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of war."10 But Lincoln did not stop here. He hoped and prayed "that this mighty scourge of war may speedily...