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If we are motionless amid this convulsion, it is not from insensibility ; but because, standing now upon the Constitution of our fathers, we can find no other solid ground on which to plant an advanc- ing footstep. Believe me, this is no "sullen si- lence" that reigns on this side of the Chamber, when you appeal to us to offer concession to save the Union. It is a solemn fear that such con- cessions may prove its speedy and complete dis- memberment.
I speak not now of the States which have alre...ady revolted, which have seized our forts, fired upon our vessels, plundered our treasuries, and are in armed rebellion. I have yet to see the first loyal citizen who proposes to offer any terms to these men till they have returned to their allegiance. True men do not negotiate with traitors. Government does not compound with treason. But for those States which remain loyal, which abide by the Constitution and the!! Sir, I feel sensibly the objections which are Union in this hour of peril; which falter not in urged on this side of the House to the adoption this time of trial, I know not what rational de-I'of this measure, growing out of the present con- mand they would make which I could refuse.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
If we are motionless amid this convulsion, it is not from insensibility ; but because, standing now upon the Constitution of our fathers, we can find no other solid ground on which to plant an advanc- ing footstep. Believe me, this is no "sullen si- lence" that reigns on this side of the Chamber, when you appeal to us to offer concession to save the Union. It is a solemn fear that such con- cessions may prove its speedy and complete dis- memberment.
I speak not now of the States which have alre...ady revolted, which have seized our forts, fired upon our vessels, plundered our treasuries, and are in armed rebellion. I have yet to see the first loyal citizen who proposes to offer any terms to these men till they have returned to their allegiance. True men do not negotiate with traitors. Government does not compound with treason. But for those States which remain loyal, which abide by the Constitution and the!! Sir, I feel sensibly the objections which are Union in this hour of peril; which falter not in urged on this side of the House to the adoption this time of trial, I know not what rational de-I'of this measure, growing out of the present con- mand they would make which I could refuse.
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