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"The President has to decide whether he will enforce the law at the hazard of civil war,—or whether he will waive the execution of the law, and appeal to the people of the seceded States on behalf of the Union. One or other of these courses he Should lose no time in adopting,—simply because every day lost renders less possible the success of either. If he decides to enforce the laws, let him call Congress together and demand the means of doing it. If he decides upon Peace, let him proclaim his purpose,—and seek at once the confidence and favor of the people whom he desires to win. Let him first disarm the fears of War which now unite, by outward pressure, the Southern people,—and then let him proceed to organize a Union Party in every Southern State, and to strengthen and encourage it by all the legitimate means at his disposal. Why has SAM HOUSTON, of Texas, been left to fight the battle of the Union alone,—without a word of encouragement, or promise of a man or a dollar from the Government at Washington?" -New York Times 4/3/1861 (STAFF NOTE: Sam Houston was offered men to by Lincoln but he rejected it--Houston did not believe in holding in the Union by force. Houston will become a loyal CSA citizen for Linoln's invasion. The NY Times would not have known this in April of 1861) #history