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Abraham Lincoln succeeded Buchanan in the Presidency of the United States, and the Confederates withdrew from the Union, and elected a friend of the slave owners, named Jefferson Davis, as their President. Then the first blow was struck. ABRAHAM LINCOLN SUCCEEDED BUCHANAN IN THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONFEDERATES WITHDREW FROM THE UNION AND ELECTED A FRIEND OF THE SLAVE OWNERS NAMED JEFFERSON DAVIS AS THEIR PRESIDENT THEN THE FIRST BLOW WAS STRUCK
ext he became by the mere force of his character and the intensity of his feelings its leader. The President of the United States at the time was James Buchanan, a Democrat and a friend of the slave-owners. He, with others in high places, seemed bent on giving the South every opportunity to strengthen itself against the North. In many of the Northern States, it was hoped by the timid that war could be averted by passing laws which would please the South. But Garfield knew better. He saw that war must come, and he urged his friends to be prepared. One night he said to a fellow-Senator, Cox, who shared his lodgings, "Cox, war is inevitable." "It is, as sure as you live," was the reply. Then said Garfield, "If it comes, you and I must fight; let us then pledge our lives to our country in her hour of peril." And standing there, these two men, grand types of the Young America which was rising above the shame of its dark past, pledged themselves to fight for the old flag and for human right. NATE HE HAD MADE HIS MARK IN THE NEXT HE BECAME BY THE MERE FORCE OF HIS CHARACTER AND THE INTENSITY OF HIS FEELINGS ITS LEADER THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AT THIS TIME WAS JAMES BUCHANAN A DEMOCRAT AND FRIEND OF THE SLAVE OWNERS HE WITH OTHERS IN HIGH PLACES SEEMED BENT ON GIVING THE SOUTH EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN ITSELF AGAINST THE NORTH IN MANY OF THE NORTHERN STATES IT WAS HOPED BY THE TIMID THAT WAR COULD BE AVERTED BY PASSING LAWS WHICH WOULD PLEASE THE SOUTH BUT GARFIELD KNEW BETTER HE SAW THAT WAR MUST COME AND HE URGED HIS FRIENDS TO BE PREPARED ONE NIGHT HE SAID TO A FELLOW SENATOR COX WHO SHARED HIS LODGINGS COX WAR IS INEVITABLE IT IS AS SURE AS YOU LIVE WAS THE REPLY THEN SAID GARFIELD IF IT COMES YOU AND I MUST FIGHT LET US THEN PLEDGE OUR LIVES TO OUR COUNTRY IN HER HOUR OF PERIL AND STANDING THERE THESE TWO MEN GRAND TYPES OF THE YOUNG AMERICA WHICH WAS RISING ABOVE THE SHAME OF ITS DARK PAST PLEDGED THEMSELVES TO FIGHT FOR THE OLD FLAG AND FOR HUMAN RIGHT
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