I have been the most persevering and determined public man in my State to preserve the Union—the last to abandon the hope, that the good sense of the Nation would prevent a collision between the extremes. –Jonathan Worth,
Letter to Springs, Oak and Co.,
May 13, 1861

What does Worth mean when he says that he was the last to abandon hope?

He was the last to think the South should fight for states’ rights.
He was the last to believe that the North would fight against the South.
He was the last to think that war was the only option left.
He was the last to believe that the nation could avoid a civil war.

He means he will be the last person to abandon hope in the union.

Explanation:

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Maybe #3 - He was the last to think that war was the only option left.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

north east because it has more forest