I think I would not do it.

Not that I despair of America--God forbid! If the North will be faithful to its conscience there will be only an increase of greatness after a few years, even though it may rain blood betwixt then and now.

Mr.Story takes it all very quietly.

He would be content to let the South go, and accept the isolation of the North as final.

'We should do better without the South,' said he.