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Lincoln was an opportunist, seemingly, perhaps he may even have been a secessionist if it had seemed to promote his contemporary and personal goals: As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession. I trust that the accusation will not startle my readers; but such was the case; and I will cite one instance - when, as a representative, he openly avowed "that any nation or people in any portion of the world had a right to rise up and rebel against the mother-government if they wanted to." When the North, in 1860-61, declared that she would usurp all rights, and have, whether or no the South wished it, and in direct violation of the Constitution, a strictly Northern president, Abraham Lincoln, still true to his former assertion of the right of Secession, accepted the nomination of the Chicago platform, and by this act inserted the wedge in that log called the Union. The log was ultimately split through force of circumstances.1 1BELLE BOYD, In Camp and Prison, vol. 2:Electronic Edition., Boyd, Belle, 1844-1900, © This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
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