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...maintain its own existence ?' So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war-power of the Government, and so to resist force employed...for its destruction, by force for its preservation." He then proceeded to review the course of events since the fall of Sumter ; dwelt for a while on one...

...there in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness?' 'Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?" The attempt of some of the border states to maintain a sort of armed neutrality — as illustrated...

...so accurately for a free state. "The question is," he said, "must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?" We regard this as substantially the interesting question of our present Conference, and of all our...

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