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According to the beginning of Lincoln’s speech, why does apprehension seem to exist among the people of the Southern states?

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Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern States, that by the accession of a Republican Administration, their property, and their peace, and personal security, are to be endangered. There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension.

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