...message to Congress he defined it in admirably pointed language : " Must a government be of necessity too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ? Is there in all republies this inherent weakness ? " This question he answered in the name of the...

...same people — can or can not maintain its territorial integrity against its own domestic foes. . . . So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call...for its destruction, by force for its preservation. This was not Mr. Lincoln's view alone. It was the view of the North. And when, on April 15th, he issued...

...government upon the earth. It forces us to ask: Is there in all Republics this inherent fatal weakness? Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence? " The Constitution of the Confederacy was a paraphrase with convenient adaptations of the Constitution...

...requisite. Lincoln's question means far more now than when he uttered it: "Must a government be of necessity too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ? Is there in all republics this inherent weakness ? " One important matter here is the simple size...

...requisite. Lincoln's question means far more now than when he uttered it: "Must a government be of necessity too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ? Is there in all republics this inherent weakness? " One important matter here is the simple size...

...foes. . . It forces us to ask, ' Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness ? Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the...own people or too weak to maintain its own existence ?' " • MESSAGE TO CONGRESS, DECEMBER, 1862. " A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its...

...earth. It forces us to ask: 'Is there, in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness?' ' Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the...for its destruction, by force for its preservation." He closed with this appeal to the people : " It was with the deepest regret that the Executive found...

...the same people, can or cannot maintain its territorial integrity against its own domestic foes. Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties...own people or too weak to maintain its own existence ?" APPENDIX IV. " STEAMSHIP Baltic, " Thursday, April 18, 1861. "GENERAL : " I have the honor to submit...

...the earth. It forces us to ask: "Is there, in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness?" "Must a Government, of necessity, be too strong for the...the war power of the Government; and so to resist the force employed for its destruction, by force for its preservation. The call was made, and the response...

...integrity against its own domestic foes. "Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness?" Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence? It might seem, at first thought, to be of little difference whether the present movement at the South...