Lend-lease act was a loophole that allowed American to lend or lease arms to great Britain without requiring cash payment. ... the United States would be able to lend or lease arms to any country considered "vital to the defense of the United States."
The abolitionists of the North are the only true and unyielding friends on whom you can rely. ... We glory in the name of abolitionists, for it signifies friendship for all who are pining in servitude.
