SCENE 2D-Cabinet Meeting. Abraham... [Enter Committee of five Senators.] Good morrow, your honors; What's now agog in Parliament? Fes... We are come, your Highness, As select men from last evening's caucus, To favor your Highness with this Protest. [Hands out a paper, which Abraham reads.] Abraham... And is this your role? My Court will understand the purpose: Those doughty Senators do of me demand A modification of my Cabinet, faith; And the Duke of York, most faithful, At least shall go. What say my Court? D. of Y... I say, your Highness, Here's my portfolio...take it back: I can't be useful unless I'm wholly black. Salmon...And here's my portfolio, full of checks; Take it, and I'll run my chance for Senator. Montgomery... And, your Highness, I, too am ready for the slaughter. Edwin... I'll see 'em d..d e'er I Will yield an Inch. I'd rather die. Abraham... Take back your folios, all; We're all upon ill fortune's track, And together we will sink or swim. Go back, ye intermeddling solons, Do your worst, but unless you're the stronger, I'll stand this "pressure" a little longer. [Exeunt Committee, exasperated.] Edwin... A pretty bold attempt, your Highness For little boys to Wade beyond their depths, His Harper Ferry Raid... Various Extracts, .64 to 72 15 16 Hartford convention... New England Conspiracy 28 Object of forming Republican party. S. J. Tilden on Agitation, for.... F. P. Blair's testimony.. Thurlow Weed and Mr. Seward...... Abolitionists in New York in 1859, for Republicans of Massachusetts in 1851 and 1856 for.... Ben Wade and Garrison Republicans of Wisconsin... Phillips... Lowel Republicans... Hampshire Gazette... Anti-Slavery society... Of Northern growth... Boston Liberator... War Charges U. S. Senate with want of sympathy... 186 On nullification and habeas corpus... District of Columbia... Military Governor...investiga- tion suppressed..... Disloyal Republicans... List of, $500 reward Disloyalty...Tables turned on charge of--Disloyalty of coln..... Opposition to the "government". Round Head Conspiracy.. 188 85 262 242 .46-7 Of Radicals--Various Extracts... Testimony of Sen, Browning, &c.. Revolutionary Spirit of Republicans.. Hailing Extermination and Damnation.. Sumner's Revolutionary Spirit.... Declaration of Independence--Revised.... phis Appeal....... On Cause of the War.... On Compromise......... On Northern Conspiracy.. Disunionits... The other class.. Discouraging Enlistments... Boston Liberator..... Democrats...Loyalty and patriotism of.... Of New York...Iowa...Ohio... Wisconsin... Ken- Effects of, in West Indies--In Hayti.............. Plantations abandoned.. Abolition prophesies 30 years ago...London Capt. Hamilton statement... Editor New York Loss of labor...Decay of estates...Only to free Threatened and punished for voting.. .286..7 Hated by Republicans... Richmond Examiner and Mobile Register on.... .290..1 Of 1814 protest against disunion................ 28 29 Democratic Vote... In the loyal States.. 305 Defaulter...caught. 320 Debt... The public...cost of the war...is a public, a na- tional blessing....... 304 Our National, &c..... 324 Disgraceful Outrage...At Boscobel. Discipline...At Vicksburg.... 305 Despotism...Seeks semblance of legality...Solicitor Proclamation... New York Tribune on..... Springfield-Utica letter, on............................. 168 Wilberforce and English views on.................... 171 Stealing by Members of Congress...Senator Sim- On infaliability of 274 58 318 H. 317 History... Logic and application of..... Mileage steal... New York frauds... Swindle at Cairo...Defaulter caught...Gen. Wil- Millions upon millions wasted.......... One of the coolest...Congress censures........... The conspiracy...Boston Courier.. ................ 114 Festus...Paul and the Roman Law.... 253 $19 Of slavery agitation in Rome, &............................................................ Hayti... History of Emancipation in.......................................... 15 24 $20 Democratic protest... Hartford convention...New England Confederacy... A waif from... 321 From address to..... 35 41 85 113 Helper's...Impending crisis... Extracts from............... 62 Seward endorses.... 63 Free Speech...Republicans mob Douglas................... 257 257 Magna Charta... Remenisces................. .242-248 245-6 Abolished...Senator Howe on................................................................. 273 Blackstone on, in England...... 248 37 What our fathers thought of it....... Federals, Whigs and Republicans...In juxtaposition 258 268 163 248 Judge Geo. T. Curtis on................................. 249 |