CONTENTS.

[For detailed Table of Contents see Pages ix. to xxv.]

CHAPTER.

I. A Preliminary Retrospect,

II. Protection, and Free Trade,

III. Growth of the Slavery Question,

1-12

13-30

31-46

47-82

83-98

99-113

114-144

145-169

VIII. The Rejected Olive Branch,

IX. Slavery's Setting Sun,

170-188

X. The War Drum-" On to Washington," 189–214

XI. Causes of Secession, etc.,

. 215-254

255-275

. 276-341

342-356

357-374

375-392

393-422

423-461

462-473
474-500

501-512

IV. Popular Sovereignty, .

V. Presidential Contest of 1860,

VI. The Great Conspiracy Maturing,

VII. "Secession" Arming,

XII. Copperheadism vs. Union-Democracy,

XIII. The Storm of Battle,

XIV. The Colored Contraband,

XV. Freedom's Early Dawn,

XVI. Compensated, Gradual, Emancipation,

XVII. Border-State Opposition,

XVIII. Freedom Proclaimed to All,

XIX. Historical Review, .

XX. Lincoln's Troubles and Temptations,

XXI. The Armed Negro,

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XXII. Freedom's Sun still Rising,

. 513-526

XXIII. Thirteenth Amendment Passes the Senate 527-552

XXIV. Treason in the Northern Camp,

553-561

XXV. The "Fire in the Rear,"

562-574

XXVI. Thirteenth Amendment Defeated in

House,

XXVII. Slavery Doomed at the Polls,

XXVIII. Freedom at last Assured,

XXIX. Lincoln's Second Inauguration,

XXX. Collapse of Armed Conspiracy,

XXXI. Assassination!

XXXII. Turning Back the Hands,

XXXIII. What Next?.

INDEX,

575-591

592-600

601-614

615-629

. 630-638

639-650

651-665
666-675

APPENDIX.

A. The Battle of the Giants-The Douglas and
Lincoln Debate,

B. Masked Treason Exposed-Holt's Report on

Knights of the Golden Circle, etc.,

675-755

757-779

787-810

CHAPTER I.

A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT.

AFRICAN SLAVERY IN AMERICA IN 1620-CONTROVERSY BETWEEN

THE COLONIES AND ENGLAND IN 1699-GEORGIAN ABHOR-

RENCE OF SLAVERY IN 1775-JEFFERSON AND THE DECLARA-

TION OF INDEPENDENCE-SLAVERY A SOURCE OF WEAKNESS

IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-THE SESSION BY VIRGINIA OF

THE GREAT NORTH-WEST-THE ORDINANCE OF 1784 AND ITS

FAILURE THE ORDINANCE OF 1787 AND ITS ADOPTION-THE

GERM OF SLAVERY AGITATION PLANTED-THE QUESTION IN

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION-SUBTERFUGES OF THE

OLD CONSTITUTION—THE BULLDOZING OF THE FATHERS-THE

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FIRST FEDERAL CONGRESS, 1789-CONDITIONS OF TERRITORIAL

CESSIONS FROM NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, 1789-1802-

THE COLONY OF LOUISIANA (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY) PURCHASE

OF 1803-THE TREATY-CONDITIONS TOUCHING SLAVERY-THE

COTTON INDUSTRY REVOLUTIONIZED-RAPID POPULATING OF THE

GREAT VALLEY, BY SLAVEHOLDERS AND SLAVES--JEFFERSON'S

APPARENT INCONSISTENCY EXPLAINED-THE AFRICAN SLAVE

TRADE-MULTIPLICATION OF SLAVES-LOUISIANA ADMITTED,

1812, AS A STATE-THE TERRITORY OF MISSOURI-THE MISSOURI

STRUGGLE (1818-1820) IN A NUTSHELL-THE MISSOURI COM-

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PROMISE

CHAPTER II.

PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.

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CHIEF CAUSE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION—OUR INDEPENDENCE,

INDUSTRIAL AS WELL AS POLITICAL-FAILURE OF THE CONFED-

ERATION DUE TO LACK OF INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION-MADISON'S

TARIFF ACT OF 1789-HAMILTON'S TARIFF OF 1790-SOUTHERN

STATESMEN AND SOUTHERN VOTES FOR EARLY TARIFFS-WASH-

INGTON AND JEFFERSON ON PROTECTION "-EMBARGO OF

1807-8-WAR OF 1812-15-CONSEQUENT INCREASE OF AMERI-

CAN MANUFACTURES-BROUGHAM'S PLAN-RUIN THREATENED

BY GLUT OF BRITISH GOODS-TARIFF ACT OF 1816-CALHOUN'S

DEFENSE OF PROTECTION "-NEW ENGLAND AGAINST THAT

ACT-THE SOUTH SECURES ITS PASSAGE-THE PROTECTIVE

TARIFF ACTS OF 1824 AND 1828—SUBSEQUENT PROSPERITY IN

FREE STATES-THE BLIGHT OF SLAVERY-BIRTH OF THE FREE

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TRADE HERESY IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1797-SIMULTANEOUS

BIRTH OF THE HERESY OF STATE RIGHTS-KENTUCKY RESOLU-

TIONS OF 1798-VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS OF 1799-JEFFERSON'S

REAL PURPOSE IN FORMULATING THEM-ACTIVITY OF THE FEW

SOUTHERN FREE TRADERS-PLAUSIBLE ARGUMENTS AGAINST

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PROTECTION"-INGENIOUS METHODS of FIRING THE SOUTH-

ERN HEART"-SOUTHERN DISCONTENT WITH TARIFF OF 1824-

INFLAMMATORY UTTERANCES-ARMED RESISTANCE URGED TO

TARIFF OF 1828-WALTERBOROUGH ANTI-PROTECTIVE TARIFF

ADDRESS-FREE TRADE AND NULLIFICATION ADVOCACY AP-

PEARS IN CONGRESS-THE HAYNE-WEBSTER DEBATE-MODI-

FIED PROTECTIVE TARIFF OF 1832-SOUTH CAROLINA'S NULLI-

FICATION ORDINANCE-HAYNE ELECTED GOVERNOR OF SOUTH

CAROLINA-HERESY OF 'PARAMOUNT ALLEGIANCE TO THE

STATE"-SOUTH CAROLINA ARMS HERSELF-PRESIDENT JACKSON

STAMPS OUT SOUTHERN TREASON-CLAY'S COMPROMISE TARIFF OF

1833-CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL'S SOLEMN WARNING-JACK-

SON'S FORECAST.
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CHAPTER III.

GROWTH OF THE SLAVERY QUESTION.

EMANCIPATION IN NORTHERN AND MIDDLE STATES-VIRGINIA'S

UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT-CESSION OF THE FLORIDAS, 1819-
BALANCE OF POWER-ADMISSION OF ARKANSAS, 1836-SOUTHERN

SLAVE HOLDERS' COLONIZATION OF TEXAS-TEXAN INDEPEND-

ENCE, 1837-CALHOUN'S SECOND AND GREAT CONSPIRACY,

\DETERMINATION BEFORE 1839 TO SECEDE-PROTECTIVE TARIFF

FEATURES AGAIN THE PRETEXT-CALHOUN, IN 1841, ASKING

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR AID-NORTHERN OPPOSITION TO

ACQUISITION OF TEXAS-RATIONALE OF THE LOUISIANA AND

FLORIDA ACQUISITIONS-PROPOSED EXTENSION OF SLAVERY

LIMITS-WEBSTER WARNS THE SOUTH-DISASTERS FOLLOWING

COMPROMISE TARIFF OF 1833-INDUSTRIAL RUIN OF 1840-

ELECTION AND DEATH OF HARRISON-PROTECTIVE TARIFF OF

1842-POLK'S CAMPAIGN OF 1844-CLAY'S BLUNDER AND POLK'S

CRIME SOUTHERN TREACHERY-THE NORTH HOODWINKED—

POLK ELECTED BY ABOLITION VOTE-SLAVE-HOLDING TEXAS

UNDER A SHAM COMPROMISE"-WAR WITH MEXICO-FREE-

TRADE TARIFF of 1846-WILMOT PROVISO-TREATY OF GUADA-

LUPE-HIDALGO-SLAVERY CONTEST IN CONGRESS STILL GROWING

-COMPROMISE OF 1850-A LULL-FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW-

NEBRASKA BILL OF 1852-3-KANSAS-NEBRASKA BILL, 1853-4,

REPORTED-PARLIAMENTARY JUGGLERY "-THE TRIUMPH OF

SLAVERY, IN CONGRESS-BLEEDING KANSAS-TOPEKA CONSTITU-

TION, 1855-KANSAS LEGISLATURE DISPERSED, 1856, BY UNITED

STATES TROOPS-LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION OF 1857-FRAUDU-

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LENT TRIUMPH OF SLAVERY CONSTITUTION-ITS SUBSEQUENT

DEFEAT-ELECTION OF BUCHANAN, 1856-KANSAS ADMITTED-

MISERY AND RUIN CAUSED BY FREE-TRADE TARIFF OF 1846-

FILLMORE AND BUCHANAN TESTIFY........... Pages 31 to 46.

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CHAPTER IV.

"POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY."

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DOUGLAS'S THEORY OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY-ILLINOIS LEGISLA-

TIVE ENDORSEMENT OF IT, 1851-DOUGLAS'S POSITION ON KAN-

SAS-NEBRASKA BILL, 1854-DRED SCOTT DECISION-SPRING-

FIELD, ILLINOIS, REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OF 1858-LINCOLN'S

REMARKABLE SPEECH TO THE CONVENTION-PIERCE AND BU-

CHANAN, TANEY AND DOUGLAS, CHARGED WITH PRO-SLAVERY

CONSPIRACY-DOUGLAS'S GREAT SPEECH (JULY 9TH, 1858) at

CHICAGO, IN REPLY-LINCOLN'S POWERFUL REJOINDER, AT

CHICAGO, (JULY 10TH)—THE ADMIXTURE OF RACES THE VOT-

ING UP OR DOWN OF SLAVERY -THE ARGUMENTS OF

KINGS"-TRUTHS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE-

DOUGLAS'S BLOOMINGTON SPEECH (JULY 16TH), OF VINDICATION

AND ATTACK-HISTORY OF THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA STRUGGLE—

THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE--THE TWO POINTS AT ISSUE-THE

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AND CLAY-DOUGLAS'S SPRINGFIELD SPEECH, JULY 17TH-THE

IRRECONCILABLE PRINCIPLES AT ISSUE BETWEEN LINCOLN AND

HIMSELF-LINCOLN'S GREAT SPEECH, AT SPRINGFIELD, THE

SAME EVENING-DOUGLAS'S TRIUMPHANT MARCHES AND ENTRIES

-THE OFFICES SEEN IN HIS ROUND, JOLLY, FRUITFUL FACE

-LINCOLN'S LEAN-FACED FIGHT, FOR PRINCIPLE ALONE-

DOUGLAS'S VARIOUS SPEECHES REVIEWED THE REAL QUESTION

BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND DOUGLAS MEN AND THE BUCHANAN

MEN-JACKSON'S VETO OF THE NATIONAL BANK CHARTER-

DEMOCRATIC REVOLT AGAINST THE SUPREME COURT DECISION-

VINDICATION OF CLAY— NEGRO EQUALITY "-MR. LINCOLN'S

CHARGE, OF CONSPIRACY AND DECEPTION ΤΟ NATIONALIZE

SLAVERY," RENEWED-GREAT JOINT DEBATE OF 1858, BETWEEN

LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS, ARRANGED (FOR JOINT DEBATE, SEE

APPENDIX "A”........

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CHAPTER V.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST OF 1860-THE CRISIS

APPROACHING.

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HOW THE GREAT JOINT DEBATE OF 1858 RESULTED-THE LITTLE

GIANT" CAPTURES THE SENATORSHIP THE

BIG GIANT” CAP-

TURES THE PEOPLE-THE RISING DEMOCRATIC STAR OF 1860-