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when, in march and may and july, 1862, i made earnest and successive appeals to the border states to favor compensated emancipation, i believed the indispensable necessity for military emancipation and arming the blacks would come, unless averted by that measure.
the words in bold are: "i made earnest and successive appeals".
i made a few angry gestures.
i made several heartfelt requests.
i made two unenthusiastic attempts.
i made old-fashioned decisions.