4 июл 1861 г. - Lincoln speaks to Congress

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- in response to Jefferson Davis's speech
-portrayed secession as an attack on representative gov
-Lincoln said the issue was “whether a constitutional republic” had the will and means to “maintain its territorial integrity against a domestic foe.”
-world was still dominated by monarchies. If the American Union failed, northerners thought it would be the end of republican government

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