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Title: Six thousand years of history
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Sanderson, Edgar, d. 1907
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Philadelphia : E.R. DuMont
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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nd Fort Pickens, at Pen-sacola. It was a trying time in the North. Manystill hoped for a compromise. Many believed that itwas best to let the erring sisters go in peace, as HoraceGreeley expressed it. Even in the seceding Statesopinion was far from unanimous; the border States fora time were as one for the Union, and o^nly Virginia,in part, went over to the Confederacy, after long hesi-tation. In some States the vote was close, and Stephensclaimed that Georgia w^as really opposed to secession.I\Iany leaders claimed that their States only went outin order to get back into the Union on better terms,but war soon put this notion to sleep. Abraham Lincoln remained quietly at home inSpringfield during all the exciting times, doing all hecould to allay Southern excitement. He wrote toStephens to try and convince him that the South hadnothing to fear from him so long as it obeyed the laws.It was too late. In consequence much time was takenup in preparing his Cabinet with a view to anticipated
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