Apie šią knygą
Mano biblioteka
Knygos Google Play
DOUGLAS'S GRAND TRIUMPHAL "PROGRESS "THROUGH THE LAND
-A POPULAR DEMOCRATIC IDOL-FRESH AGGRESSIONS OF THE
SLAVE POWER-NEW MEXICO'S SLAVE CODE OF 1859-HELPER'S
66 IMPENDING CRISIS "-JOHN BROWN AND HARPER'S FERRY-
THE MEETING OF CONGRESS, DECEMBER, 1859-FORTY-FOUR
BALLOTS FOR SPEAKER-DANGEROUSLY HEATED CONGRESSIONAL
DEBATES ON SLAVERY-THE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT JEFFERSON
DAVIS'S ARROGANT DOUBLE-EDGED PRO-SLAVERY RESOLUTIONS
-DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, CHARLESTON, S. C., 1860
-DECLARATIONS OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS AND
BUTLER'S RECOMMENDATION, WITH VOTES THEREON-ADOPTION
OF THE MINORITY (DOUGLAS) PLATFORM-SOUTHERN DELE-
GATES PROTEST AND BOLT -THE BOLTING CONVENTION AD-
JOURNS TILL JUNE AT RICHMOND-THE REGULAR CONVENTION
BALLOTS AND ADJOURNS TO BALTIMORE-THE BALTIMORE CON-
VENTION-"THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADER A TRUE MISSION-
ARY "-MORE BOLTING-DOUGLAS'S NOMINATION FOR THE PRES-
IDENCY-THE BOLTING CONVENTION NOMINATES BRECKIN-
RIDGE THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AND PLATFORM-NOM-
INATIONS OF LINCOLN, AND BELL-COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF
THE FOUR RIVAL PARTY PLATFORMS-THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS
-THE SOUTH PREPARING GLEEFULLY FOR SECESSION-GOV-
ERNOR GIST'S TREASONABLE MESSAGE TO S. C. LEGISLATURE,
NOV. 5-OTHER SIMILAR UTTERANCES.... ..Pages 83 to 98.
66
CHAPTER VI.
THE GREAT CONSPIRACY MATURING.
LINCOLN'S ELECTION ASSURED SOUTHERN EXULTATION-NORTHERN
GLOOM-" FIRING THE SOUTHERN HEART -RESIGNATIONS OF
FEDERAL OFFICERS AND SENATORS OF SOUTH CAROLINA-GOV-
ERNOR BROWN, OF GEORGIA, DEFIES FEDERAL COERCION
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS'S ARGUMENT AGAINST SECESSION-
SOUTH CAROLINA CALLS AN "UNCONDITIONAL SECESSION CON-
VENTION "THE CALL SETS THE SOUTH ABLAZE-PROCLAMA-
TIONS OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES, FAVORING
REVOLT-LOYAL ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR MAGOFFIN OF KEN-
TUCKY-THE CLAMOR OF REVOLT SILENCES APPEALS FOR UNION
-PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S PITIFUL WEAKNESS-CONSPIRATORS
IN HIS CABINET--IMBECILITY OF HIS LAST ANNUAL MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS, DEC., 1860-ATTORNEY-GENERAL JEREMIAH BLACK'S
OPINION AGAINST COERCION-CONTRAST AFFORDED BY GENERAL
JACKSON'S LOYAL LOGIC-ENSUING DEBATES IN CONGRESS—
SETTLED PURPOSE OF THE CONSPIRATORS TO RESIST PLACATION
-FUTILE LABORS OF UNION MEN IN CONGRESS FOR A PEACEFUL
SOLUTION-ABSURD DEMANDS OF THE IMPLACABLES-THE COM-
MERCIAL NORTH ON ITS KNEES TO THE SOUTH-CONCILIATION
ABJECTLY BEGGED FOR-BRUTAL SNEERS AT THE NORTH, AND
-
THREATS OF CLINGMAN, IVERSON, AND OTHER SOUTHERN FIRE-
EATERS, IN THE U. S. SENATE-THEIR BLUSTER MET BY STURDY
REPUBLICANS-BEN WADE GALLANTLY STANDS BY THE VER-
DICT OF THE PEOPLE -PEACEFUL-SETTLEMENT PROPOSITIONS
IN THE HOUSE-ADRIAN'S RESOLUTION, AND VOTE-LOVEJOY'S
COUNTER-RESOLUTION, AND VOTE ADOPTION OF MORRIS'S
UNION RESOLUTION IN HOUSE.. Pages 99 to 113.
CHAPTER VII.
SECESSION ARMING.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA SECESSION CONVENTION MEETS-SPEECHES, AT
SECESSION HALL," OF PARKER, KEITT, INGLIS, BARNWELL,
RHETT, AND GREGG THE FIRST ORDINANCE OF SECESSION-ITS
JUBILANT ADOPTION AND RATIFICATION-SECESSION STAMPEDE
-A SOUTHERN CONGRESS PROPOSED-PICKENS'S PROCLAMATION
OF SOVEREIGN INDEPENDENCE-SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESS-
MEN WITHDRAW-DISSENTIONS IN BUCHANAN'S CABINET-COBB,
FLOYD, AND THOMPSON, DEMAND WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL
TROOPS-BUCHANAN'S REPLY-SEIZURE OF FORTS, ETC.-THE
STAR OF THE WEST FIRED ON--THE MAD RUSH OF REBELL-
IOUS EVENTS-SOUTH CAROLINA DEMANDS THE SURRENDER
OF FORT SUMTER THE DEMAND REFUSED-SECRETARY HOLT'S
LETTER TO CONSPIRING SENATORS AND REBEL AGENT-TROOPS
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL-HOLT'S REASONS THEREFOR-THE
REVOLUTIONARY PROGRAMME-" ARMED OCCUPATION OF WASH-
INGTON CITY "-LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION TO BE PREVENTED-
THE CRUMBLING AND DISSOLVING UNION-THE NORTH STANDS
AGHAST-GREAT DEBATE IN CONGRESS, 1860-1861-CLINGMAN
DEMANDS-BAKER'S
ON THE SOUTHERN TARIFF-GRIEVANCE-DEFIANCE OF BROWN
OF MISSISSIPPI-IVERSON'S BLOODY THREAT-WIGFALL'S UN-
SCRUPULOUS ADVICE HIS INSULTING
GLORIOUSLY ELOQUENT RESPONSE ANDY JOHNSON THREAT-
ENED WITH BULLETS THE NORTH BULLIED-INSOLENT, IM-
POSSIBLE TERMS OF PEACE-LINCOLN'S SPEECHES EN ROUTE
FOR WASHINGTON-SAFE ARRIVAL—“I'LL TRY TO STEER HER
THROUGH!"-THE SOUTH TAUNTS HIM-WIGFALL'S CHALLENGE
TO THE BLOODY ISSUE OF ARMS!..... .. Pages 114 to 144.
CHAPTER VIII.
...
THE REJECTED OLIVE BRANCH.
THE VARIOUS COMPROMISES OFFERED BY THE NORTH- THE CRIT-
TENDEN COMPROMISE -THE PEACE CONFERENCE- COM-
PROMISE PROPOSITIONS OF THE SOUTHERN CONSPIRATORS
IRRECONCILABLE ATTITUDE OF THE PLOTTERS--HISTORY OF THE
COMPROMISE MEASURES IN CONGRESS-CLARK'S SUBSTITUTE TO
CRITTENDEN RESOLUTIONS IN THE SENATE-ANTHONY'S MORE
THAN EQUITABLE PROPOSITIONS—HIS AFFECTING APPEAL TO
STONY HEARTS-THE CONSPIRACY DEVELOPING-SIX SOUTHERN
SENATORS REFUSE TO VOTE AGAINST THE CLARK SUBSTITUTE
-ITS CONSEQUENT ADOPTION, AND DEFEAT OF THE CRITTEN-
DEN RESOLUTIONS-LYING TELEGRAMS FROM CONSPIRING SEN-
ATORS TO FURTHER INFLAME REBELLION-SAULSBURY'S AFTER-
STATEMENT (1862) AS TO CAUSES OF FAILURE OF CRITTENDEN'S
COMPROMISE-LATHAM'S GRAPHIC PROOF OF THE CONSPIRATORS'
DELIBERATE, WILFUL DESIGN ΤΟ KILL COMPROMISE
ANDREW JOHNSON'S EVIDENCE AS TO THEIR ULTIMATE OBJECT
-“PLACE AND EMOLUMENT FOR THEMSELVES -"THE POWERS
OF GOVERNMENT IN THE HANDS OF THE FEW"-THE CORWIN
COMPROMISE RESOLUTION IN THE HOUSE-THE BURCH AMEND-
MENT-KELLOGG'S PROPOSITION-THE CLEMENS SUBSTITUTE-
PASSAGE BY THE HOUSE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PRO-
HIBITING CONGRESSIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH SLAVERY WHERE
IT EXISTS-ITS ADOPTION BY THE SENATE THE CLARK SUBSTI-
TUTE RECONSIDERED AND DEFEATED-PROPOSITIONS OF THE
PEACE CONGRESS LOST-REJECTION OF THE CRITTENDEN COM-
PROMISE....
Pages 145 to 169.
CHAPTER IX.
SLAVERY'S SETTING AND FREEDOM'S DAWN.
THE LAST NIGHT OF THE 36TH CONGRESS-MR. CRITTENDEN'S
PATRIOTIC APPEAL "THE SADDEST SPECTACLE EVER SEEN
IMPOTENCY OF THE BETRAYED AND FALLING STATE—DOUGLAS'S
POWERFUL PLEA-PATRIOTISM OF HIMSELF AND SUPPORTERS-
LOGAN SUMMARIZES THE COMPROMISES, AND APPEALS ΤΟ
PATRIOTISM ABOVE PARTY-STATESMANLIKE BREADTH OF DOUG-
LAS, BAKER AND SEWARD-HENRY WINTER DAVIS ELOQUENTLY
CONDENSES THE SITUATION IN A NUTSHELL "THE FIRST
FRUITS OF RECONCILIATION OFFERED BY THE NORTH, SCORNED
BY THE CONSPIRATORS-WIGFALL AGAIN SPEAKS AS THE MOUTH-
PIECE OF THE SOUTH-HE RAVES VIOLENTLY AT THE NORTH-
THE SOUTH REJECTS PEACE EITHER IN THE UNION, OR OUT OF
IT" THE DAWN OF FREEDOM APPEARS (MARCH 4TH, 1861)—
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN LINCOLN'S FIRST IN-
AUGURAL-GRANDEUR AND PATHOS OF HIS PATRIOTIC UTTER-
ANCES HIS FIRST SLEEPLESS AND PRAYERFUL NIGHT AT THE
WHITE HOUSE-THE MORROW, AND ITS BITTER DISAPPOINT-
MENT THE MESSAGE OF PEACE AND GOOD WILL" REGARDED
AS A CHALLENGE TO WAR -PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S CABINET
-JEFFERSON DAVIS'S CABINET..
Pages 170 to 188.
CHAPTER X.
THE WAR-DRUM-"ON TO WASHINGTON!"
دو
وو
REBEL COMMISSIONERS AT WASHINGTON ON A MISSION"-SEWARD
"SITS DOWN ON THEM-HE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE CONFED-
ERATE STATES"-THE REBEL COMMISSIONERS ACCEPT THE
GAGE OF BATTLE THUS THROWN DOWN TO THEM -ATTEMPT TO
PROVISION FORT SUMTER-THE REBELS NOTIFIED-THE FORT
AND ITS SURROUNDINGS-THE FIRST GUN OF SLAVERY FIRED-
TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT OF THE FORT-THE GARRISON, STARVED
AND BURNED OUT, EVACUATES, WITH ALL THE HONORS OF WAR-
THE SOUTH CRAZY WITH EXULTATION-TE DEUMS SUNG, SALUTES
FIRED, AND THE REBEL GOVERNMENT SERENADED ON TO
WASHINGTON!" THE REBEL CRY-" GRAY JACKETS OVER THE
BORDER -PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S FIRST PROCLAMATION AND
CALL FOR TROOPS · INSULTING RESPONSES OF GOVERNORS
BURTON, HICKS, LETCHER, ELLIS, MAGOFFIN, HARRIS, JACKSON
AND RECTOR-LOYAL RESPONSES FROM GOVERNORS OF THE FREE
STATES-MAGICAL EFFECT OF THE CALL UPON THE LOYAL NORTH
-FEELING IN THE BORDER-STATES-PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S
CLEAR SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION AND ITS PHILOSOPHY-HIS
PLAIN DUTY-THE WAR POWER-THE NATIONAL CAPITAL CUT
OFF-EVACUATION OF HARPER'S FERRY-LOYAL TROOPS TO THE
RESCUE-FIGHTING THEIR WAY THROUGH BALTIMORE-REBEL
THREATS —"SCOTT THE ARCH-TRAITOR, AND LINCOLN THE
BEAST -BUTLER RELIEVES WASHINGTON-THE SECESSION OF
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA-SHAMEFUL EVACUATION OF
NORFOLK NAVY YARD-SEIZURE OF MINTS AND ARSENALS-
UNION AND REBEL FORCES CONCENTRATING THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL FORTIFIED-BLOCKADE OF SOUTHERN PORTS-DEATH
OF ELLSWORTH BUTLER CONFISCATES NEGRO PROPERTY AS
CONTRABAND OF WAR”—A REBEL YARN... Pages 189 to 214.
CHAPTER XI.
THE CAUSES OF SECESSION.
ABOUNDING EVIDENCES OF CONSPIRACY-MACLAY'S UNPUBLISHED
DIARY 1787-1791-PIERCE BUTLER'S FIERCE DENUNCIATION OF
THE TARIFF SOUTH CAROLINA WILL "LIVE FREE OR DIE GLO-
RIOUS"-JACKSON'S LETTER TO CRAWFORD, ON TARIFF AND SLA-
VERY-BENTON'S TESTIMONY-HENRY CLAY'S EVIDENCE-NA- IN
THAN APPLETON'S-A TREASONABLE CAUCUS OF SOUTHERN CON-
GRESSMEN-ALEXANDER H. STEPHEN'S EVIDENCE ON THE
CAUSES OF SECESSION-WIGFALL'S ADMISSIONS—THE ONE
GRETTED" CLAUSE IN THE CONSTITUTION PRECLUDING MONARCH-
IAL STATES-ADMISSIONS OF REBEL COMMISSIONERS TO WASH-
RE-
INGTON ADMISSIONS IN ADDRESS OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE
SLAVE-HOLDERS-JEFFERSON DAVIS'S STATEMENT IN SPECIAL
MESSAGE OF APRIL 29, 1861-DECLARATIONS OF REBEL COM-
MISSIONERS, TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL-HIGH TARIFF AND ΝΟΤ
SLAVERY THE PRINCIPAL CAUSE-PERSONAL LIBERTY BILLS-
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S DECLARATION OF THE UNDERLYING
CAUSE OF REBELLION-A WAR UPON LABOR AND THE RIGHTS
OF THE PEOPLE-ANDREW JOHNSON ON THE "DELIBERATE DE-
SIGN FOR A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT "TIRED OF FREE
GOVERNMENT -DOUGLAS ON THE ENORMOUS CONSPIRACY'
-THE REBEL PLOT TO SEIZE THE CAPITOL, AND HOLD IT-
MCDOUGALL'S GRAPHIC EXPOSURE OF THE TREASONABLE CON-
SPIRACY-YANCEY'S FAMOUS 66 SLAUGHTER LETTER-JEFFER-
SON DAVIS'S STANDARD OF REVOLT, RAISED IN 1858-LAMAR'S
LETTER TO JEFF. Davis (1860)—CAUCUS OF TREASON, AT WASH-
INGTON-EVANS'S DISCLOSURES OF THE CAUCUS PROGRAMME OF
SECESSION-CORROBORATING TESTIMONY-YULEE'S CAPTURED
LETTER-CAUCUS RESOLUTIONS IN FULL..... Pages 215 to 254.
CHAPTER XII.
COPPERHEADISM VS. UNION DEMOCRACY.
NORTHERN COMPLICITY WITH TREASON-MAYOR FERNANDO WOOD
RECOMMENDS SECESSION OF NEW YORK CITY THE REBEL
JUNTA AT WASHINGTON INSPIRES HIM HE OBEYS ORDERS, BUT
SHAKES AT THE KNEES KEITT BRAGS OF THE MILLIONS OF
DEMOCRATS IN THE NORTH," FURNISHING A "WALL OF FIRE
AGAINST COERCION - ATTEMPTED REBEL-SEDUCTION OF NEW
JERSEY THE PRICE-BURNETT CORRESPONDENCE · SECESSION
RESOLUTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA DEMOCRACY AT NATIONAL
HALL-LANE OF OREGON SERVES NOTICE OF "WAR ENOUGH
AT HOME FOR REPUBLICANS- NORTHERN DEMOCRATS NEED
NOT CROSS THE BORDER TO FIND AN ENEMY"-EX-PRESIDENT
PIERCE'S CAPTURED TREASONABLE LETTER TO JEFF. DAVIS-THE
FIGHTING TO BE 'WITHIN OUR OWN BORDERS, IN OUR OWN
STREETS ATTITUDE OF DOUGLAS, AND THE DOUGLAS DE-
MOCRACY, AFTER SUMTER-DOUGLAS CALLS ON MR. LINCOLN AT
THE WHITE HOUSE-HE PATRIOTICALLY SUSTAINS THE UNION—
HE RALLIES THE WHOLE NORTH TO STAND BY THE FLAG-THERE
66 CAN BE NO NEUTRALS IN THIS WAR; ONLY PATRIOTS AND
TRAITORS "LAMENTED DEATH OF "THE LITTLE GIANT"-TRIB-
UTES OF TRUMBULL AND MCDOUGALL TO HIS MEMORY-LOGAN'S
ATTITUDE AT THIS TIME, AND HIS RELATIONS TO DOUGLAS-THEIR
LAST PRIVATE INTERVIEW-DOUGLAS'S INTENTION TO JOIN
THE ARMY AND FIGHT"-HIS LAST EFFORTS IN CONGRESS-
"CONCILIATION, BEFORE SUMTER--"NO HALF-WAY GROUND
. Pages 255 to 275.
AFTER IT.