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of a revolution at the North, especially in New York City, if Mr. Lincoln were elected.
Mr. Lincoln went steadily on in his own peculiar way. In a preceding chapter Mr. Swett has told us how indifferent he appeared to be regarding any efforts to be made in his behalf.
He did his duty as President, and rested secure in the belief that he would be re-elected whatever might be done for or against him. The importance of retaining Indiana in the column of Republican States was not to be overlooked.
How the President viewed it, and how he proposed to secure the vote of the State, is shown in the following letter written to General Sherman:
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