CHAPTER XV

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1860—November.

Election of President Lincoln—The Secession of South 315 Carolina—Nature of the Doctrine of Secession—President Buchanan prepares to encounter the Secession Movement—Distinction between making War on a State and enforcing the Laws of the United States

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1860—December.

The President’s Annual Message of December 3, 1860 330

## CHAPTER XVII .

1860—December.

Reception of the President’s Message in the Cabinet, in 352 Congress, and in the Country—The firm Attitude and wise Policy of Mr. Buchanan

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