Author: James Dabney McCabe Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780266588733 Category : Languages : en Pages : 94
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Excerpt from The Centennial History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent to the Close of the First Century of American Independence Mr. Lincoln was sincerely anxious to avoid everything which might precipitate the civil strife, but at the same time was determined to main tain the authority of the general government over the seceded States. In his inaugural address he declared his purpose to collect the public reve nues at the ports of the seceded States, and to hold, occupy, and possess the forts, arsenals, and other public property seized by those States. At the time of his entrance upon the duties of his office Fort Sumter and Fort Pickens were still held by the federal forces. The Confederate government was convinced that war was inevitable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.