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Chapter XIII

           NotsomuchearlierthanhisyouthFloridahadbeenaddedtotheUnionbypurchasefromSpain;Mexico,aftertheunjustwarof1848,hadcededTexasandtheterritorytotheWest.TheboundarydisputesbetweenEnglandandtheUnitedStatesinthefarNorthwesthadbeenfinallyadjusted.Toamanwithgreatsocialandfinancialimagination,thesefactscouldnothelpbutbesignificant;andiftheydidnothingmore,theygavehimasenseoftheboundlesscommercialpossibilitieswhichexistedpotentiallyinsovastarealm.Hiswasnottheorderofspeculativefinancialenthusiasmwhich,inthetypeknownasthe"promoter,"seesendlesspossibilitiesforgainineveryunexploredrivuletandprairiereach;buttheveryvastnessofthecountrysuggestedpossibilitieswhichhehopedmightremainundisturbed.Aterritorycoveringthelengthofawholezoneandbetweentwoseas,seemedtohimtopossesspotentialitieswhichitcouldnotretainiftheStatesoftheSouthwerelost.

           Atthesametime,thefreedomofthenegrowasnotasignificantpointwithhim.Hehadobservedthatracefromhisboyhoodwithconsiderableinterest,andhadbeenstruckwithvirtuesanddefectswhichseemedinherentandwhichplainly,tohim,conditionedtheirexperiences.

           Hewasnotatallsure,forinstance,thatthenegroescouldbemadeintoanythingmuchmoresignificantthantheywere.Atanyrate,itwasalonguphillstruggleforthem,ofwhichmanyfuturegenerationswouldnotwitnesstheconclusion.

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