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THE CON-
PROPOSITION-MR. SEWARD'S DILEMMA AND RESPONSE
FEDERATE RIGHTS AS BELLIGERENTS—CANADA REBELLION IN 1838
-OUR BLOCKADE MUST BE RESPECTED
MR. SEWARD AS A STATESMAN,
-
OUR NAVAL ARMAMENT
PAGES 258-274
CHAPTER XIV.
THE TRENT AFFAIR.
THE CONFederate COMMISSIONERS -THEIR AUTHORITY AND INSTRUC-
TIONS-THEIR ARRIVAL IN HAVANA- INTRODUCTION TO THE cap-
TAIN-GENERAL CAPTAIN WILKES DECIDES TO ARREST THEM
TRENT
HIS MISTAKE
RESISTANCE TALKED OF
THE TRENT BROUGHT TO
BRITISH
INDIGNATION AND THREATS -CAPTAIN WILKES RELEASES THE
THE PRISONERS AT FORT WARREN
THE QUESTION IN CONGRESS- —MR. VALLANDIGHAM'S PREDICTION
MR. COX'S REPLY EARL RUSSELL'S NOTE MR. SEWARD'S
REPLY — THE ARREST JUSTIFIED BELLIGERENT RIGHTS, AND
DUTIES OF NEUTRALS
NO APOLOGY—A DINNER PARTY-THE RELEASE OF
THE PRISONERS-AN AMERICAN VICTORY,
PAGES 275-293
CHAPTER XV.
THE CONFEDERATE AND OTHER GOVERNORS.
ISHAM G. HARRIS, OF TENNESSEE HEADING THE LIST OF FIVE EX-
ECUTIVES –
S-HIS OFFICIAL TRUSTS — HIS CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE
-GOVERNOR FROM 1857 TO 1865 - HIS ENERGY AND ABILITY—
HIS EXILE, RETURN, AND PREFERMENT-SERVICE AND POSITION
IN THE SENATE-JOHN LETCHER, of VIRGINIA HIS EARLY LIFE
HIS SERVICE IN VIRGINIA AND IN CONGRESS WATCH-DOG OF
THE TREASURY - HIS ACTION AS GOVERNOR DURING THE CIVIL
WAR, AND HIS DEATH-SAM: HOUSTON—HIS ECCENTRIC LIFE AND
HIS COURAGEOUS CONDUCT THE BATTLES OF TEXAS INDEPEND-
ENCE HIS SERVICE TO ANNEXATION GOVERNOR AND SENATOR
HIS HESITATION AS TO SECESSION
GEORGIA
GEORGIA'S RESOURCES-HER WISDOM AT THE end of
THE WAR-HER FOREMOST GOVERNOR
DURING THE WAR AND AT ITS END
CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT
HIS BUSINESS ENERGY
HIS CONTESTS WITH THE
GOVERNOR VANCE'S LETTER TO
HIM -CONSCRIPTION DEFIED HIS CHARACTER -HIS CHARITIES
HIS PRESENT SERVICE-ZEBULON B. VANCE, OF NORTH CARO-
LINA -BORN AMONG THE MOUNTAINS REPRESENTATIVE OF
BUNCOMBE-HIS LOVE OF BOOKS-THE BASIS OF HIS EDUCATION
HIS UNCLE'S LIBRARY HIS EXPERIENCES IN CONGRESS AND
CONTENTS.
13
CHAPTER XVI.
PROPOSITIONS FOR PEACE, AND THE AMENDMENT ABOLISHING
SLAVERY.
THE CONFEDERACY AT THE END OF 1864 -
GLOOM AT RICHMOND
THE CALL FOR THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN BY PRESIDENT
LINCOLN THE ATTEMPTS OF MR. STUART, OF ILLINOIS, AND THE
AUTHOR TO MAKE. PEACE -THE ANTI-SLAVERY ZEALOTS DISFAVOR
ALL PEACE PROPOSITIONS LINCOLN AND SEWARD MAKE OVER-
TURES OF PEACE-ATTEMPT TO CARRY THE THIRTEENTH AMEND-
MENT BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE THE CONFEDERATE DILEMMA
COLONIAL VASSALAGE, OR SUBJUGATION SHALL THE SOUTH GO
TO ENGLAND AND FRANCE? – WANING POPULARITY OF JEFFERSON
--
DAVIS - EVENTS WHICH LED TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE CONFED-
ERACY SHERMAN'S MARCH ΤΟ THE SEA THE TAKING OF
SAVANNAH AND FORT FISHER-PEACE PROPOSITIONS NORTH AND
SOUTH DURING THE WAR RESOLUTIONS AND SENTIMENTS
AGAINST PEACE-THE GROWTH OF THE PEACE SENTIMENT FROM
1861 TO 1865-PEACE BY COMMISSIONERS, AND BY DELEGATES TO
A NATIONAL CONVENTION -THE NIAGARA CORRESPONDENCE BE-
TWEEN SANDERS AND GREELEY ITS FAILURE LINCOLN'S AU-
THORITY FOR THE ATTEMPT -VISITS OF FRANCIS P. BLAIR, SR., TO
RICHMOND-THE RESULT- '—THE MONROE DOCTRINE, AND CONFED-
ERATE EMIGRATION TO MEXICO-THE DEBATE ON THE AMEND
MENT ABOLISHING SLAVERY-THE POWER TO AMEND CONTESTED
-THE AUTHOR'S SPEECH IN FAVOR OF THE RIGHT TO ABOLISH,
IN REPLY TO PENDLETON- -THE PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT
BRIBERY ALLEGED ITS RATIFICATION MR. SEWARD'S COM-
MENDATION OF THE DEMOCRATS WHO FAVORED THE AMENDMENT
HAMPTON ROADS CONFERENCE LINCOLN AND SEWARD THERE
-RESULTLESSNESS OF THE MEETING DEBATES AND RESOLU-
TIONS ABOUT IT-WHAT IT ATTEMPTED CONCLUSION OF THE
WAR,
PAGES 309-336
CHAPTER XVII.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S POLICY OF RECONSTRUCTION.
THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE THE
-THE EXCEPTED CLASSES-RECONSTRUC-
CONDITIONS OF PARDON
TION BILL IN THE HOUSE MILITARY PROVISIONAL GOVERNORS
THE QUALIFication of VOTERS ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS SENATE AMENDMENTS REJECTED THE BILL PASSES
CONGRESS IT FAILS TO BE SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ITS
POLICY ADOPTED BY HIM CRITICISMS OF HIS PARTY- MR. LIN-
COLN'S MODERATE VIEWS NEGRO SUFFRAGE PROPOSED EX-
TREME MEASURES DEVELOPING-AUTHOR'S ESTIMATE OF LINCOLN,
PAGES 337-345
CHAPTER XVIII.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S POLICY OF RECONSTRUCTION.
WHEREIN IT DIFFERED FROM MR. LINCOLN'S -
THE END OF THE
BLOCKADE-ALL THE PORTS OPEN REVENUE AND POSTAL LAWS
IN FORCE-THE CIVIL PROVISIONAL GOVERNORS THE MILITARY
AID THEM THE MILITARY NOT TO OBSTRUCT THE VOTERS
LOYALTY AND WHITE SUFFRAGE THE RULE -INTENSE RADICAL
DISSATISFACTION SENATOR HOWE'S PECULIAR VIEWs of state
RIGHTS A STATE AS A MANUFACTURED PRODUCT! —"IF THE
STATES ARE ADMITTED -THE RADICAL ARGUMENT AB INCONVENI-
ENTI-REMARKS OF THE AUTHOR -THE COMPATIBILITY OF STATE
AND FEDERAL RIGHTS- INDESTRUCTIBLE STATES AND UNION,
CHAPTER XIX.
THE DOCTRINE OF STATE VITALITY.
PAGES 346-353
A TEST OF POSITIONS IN DEBATE-SENATOR JOHNSON TRIUMPHANTLY
ANSWERS SENATOR HOWE-THE SENATOR IN THE ARENA WITH
THE LOGICAL RAPIER -THE SOCRATIC METHOD OF JOHNSON·
HOWE'S COOL PARRIES AND JOHNSON'S KEENER THRUSTS THE
SCENE IN THE SENATE COMPARED WITH THE WARREN HASTINGS
TRIAL - - THE IMMORTALITY OF THE STATES SECESSION ORDI-
NANCES VOID — NOT WAR, BUT INSURRECTION THE FEELING
SOUTH -WAS PROBATION NECESSARY?—NORTHERN APPREHEN-
SIONS WAR RESULTS SAFE-NEGRO. ENFRANCHISEMENT THE
BALLOT INEVITABLE PARTISANSHIP PILLORIED-THE CONSTITU-
TION AS THE PALLADIUM OF THE north and SOUTH,. PAGES 354-364
CHAPTER XX.
STATE RECONSTRUCTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
DIALECTICS AND SOPHISTRIES OF THE RADICALS-Thaddeus STEVENS
AS A LEADER-A MAN OF IRON-HIS TALISMANIC POWER-THE
VICTORS' SPOILS PERPETUATION OF REPUBLICAN RULE THE
DEAD STATES- THE CONSTITUTION IGNORED -THE LAW OF NA-
TIONS FOR THE SOUTHI -BELLIGERENT RULES IN PEACE PRIZE
LAW FOR THE STATES UNION ON CONDITION OF NEGRO SUF-
FRAGE THE RADICAL FALLACIES THE FEDERAL GANGLION
THE DOCTRINE OF CONQUEST - - CONFISCATION AND CONFEDERATE
DEBTS INDESTRUCTIBILITY OF THE STATES CONSTITUTIONAL
RECONSTRUCTION,
PAGES 365-374
CHAPTER XXI.
ATTEMPTS AT STATE REORGANIZATION IN THE SOUTH.
STATUS OF THE COLORED PEOPLE-DEMANDS FOR THEIR ENFRANCHISE-
MENT THE FIRST RECONSTRUCTION ACT — PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S
VETO-THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S OPINION - MARTIAL LAW TO
GOVERN THE SOUTH
DISFRANCHISEMENT OF THE INTELLIGENT
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S POLICY—ITS OPERATION-REORGANIZA-
TION IN TENNESSEE- -WILLIAM G. BROWNLOW ELECTED GOVER-
NOR SECESSION ORDINANCES ANNULLED CONFEDERATE ACTS
AND OBLIGATIONS MADE VOID
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
-DISUNIONISTS DISFRANCHISED SLAVERY ABOLISHED - CIVIL
RIGHTS GRANTED TO COLORED PEOPLE—THEY ARE NOT TO VOTE,
HOLD OFFICE, OR SIT ON JURIES—CONGRESS APPROVES OF THIS
COURSE― TENNESSEE Admitted to FEDERAL RELATIONS, JULY
24, 1866— UNION SENTIMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA PRESIDENT
JOHNSON'S ATTEMPT TO REHABILITATE THat state -GOVERNOR
VANCE'S ADVICE
PROVISIONAL GOVERNOR HOLDEN APPOINTED
HEARTY REPEAL OF THE SECESSION ORDINANCE CONVENTION
AND LEGISLATIVE WORK -IT DOES NOT SATISFY CONGRESS
NORTH CAROLINA to remain a cONQUERED PROVince, pages 375-388
CHAPTER XXII.
TEMPORARY REORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES.
MISSISSIPPI AND HER GOVERNORS JUDGE SHARKEY
PRESIDENT
JOHNSON'S TERSE ORDER-LEGISLATION IN DETAIL GEORGIA
RECONSTRUCTED—HER TERRIBLE CONDITION IN 1865 - ACTION
ALABAMA
OF HER PEOPLE-TEXAS RECONSTRUCTED—GOVERNOR HAMILTON
AND HIS PROCLAMATIONS
VANDALISM THERE
GOVERNOR PARSONS' DESCRIPTION of it- HIS SERVICES- ALA-
BAMA CONVENTION ·QUARREL OVER THE EPISCOPAL PRAYERS
MEDDLESOME MILITARY ORDER SOUTH CAROLINA BRECKEN-
RIDGE ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHIVALRY-GOVERNORS MAGRATH,
PERRY,
AND ORR-OBSTACLES OVERCOME,
CHAPTER XXIII.`
TEMPORARY REORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES.-
CONTINUED.
FLORIDA DEPENDENT ON OTHER STATES
HER CONFEDERATE GOVER-
NOR, JOIIN MILTON- HIS SUCCESsor, goveRNOR WALKER -FLOR-
IDA ADOPTS THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT-LEGISLATION AS TO
Negroes, FIRE ARMS, MARRIAGE, CONTRACTS, AND VAGRANCY
VIRGINIA ATTEMPTS TO RECONSTRUCT GENERAL BUTLER'S AC-
TION GENERAL WEITZEL AND PRESIDENT LINCOLN AT RICH-
PIERPONT'S GOVERNMENT
MOND-President Johnson's ORDER-
ATTEMPTED REPEAL OF WEST VIRGINIA SECESSION-CONGRESS
INDIFFERENT·
GENERAL BUTLER AND THE COLORED PEOPLE-HIS VERSATILE
AND VALUABLE QUALITIES -ATTEMPTS TO ORGANIZE COURTS
REGISTRY, VOTERS, AND GOVERNMENT -GENERAL BANKS AND HIS
EFFORTS GOVERNOR HAHN AND HIS PELICANS GOVERNOR
WARMOTH AND HIS RADICALS -ONE-TENTH VOTING POLICY ·
PRESIDENT JOHNSON INTERVENES BLOODY RIOTS OF 1864-
NEW CONSTITUTION IN 1868 WAR-
MOTH'S LETTER-ITS STATEMENTS DENIED OTHER RIOTS UN- •
TIL 1868- LOUISIANA RECLAIMED CONFISCATION AND RASCAL-
ITY WINTER DAVIS' BILL ARKANSAS HER EARLY MOVE-
MENTS -RADICALS IN CHARGE- -LEGISLATIVE CRUDITIES CON-
SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS
BOTH TYRANNICAL-THE POLAND COMMITTEE-GARLAND SAVES
THE STATE-SKETCH OF GOVERNOR, SENATOR, AND ATTORNEY-
GENERAL GARLAND,
PAGES 417-441
VENTION OF 1866 - LABOR QUESTIONS
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU.
ACT CREATING IT-ITS PURPOSES AND SCOPE- SUPPLEMENTARY ACT
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S VETO OVERRULED HIS OBJECTIONS TO THE
PROPOSED LAW -LARGE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BUREAU-THE
COMMISSIONER AND HIS SUBORDINATES CHARGES PREFERRED
AGAINST THE COMMISSIONER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BY FERNANDO WOOD OF NEW-YORK- -INVESTIGATION BY A COM-
MITTEE OF THE HOUSE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS
ERECTION OF THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY THE BARRY FARM
DISASTROUS ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A COLORED COLONY ON IT
FAILURE OF THE FREEDMEN'S BANK DISASTROUS CLOSE TO THE
WHOLE SCHEME,
PAGES 442-450
CHAPTER XXV.
KU-KLUX OUTRAGES.
TERRORISM IN THE SOUTH
RESISTANCE TO RECONSTRUCTION MEASURES
PREVALENCE OF LAWLESSNESS
SECRET SOCIETIES-THE KU-KLUX KLAN VIRGINIA AN EXCEP-
TION GENERAL FORREST'S TESTIMONY — -STRENGTH OF THE KU-
KLUX ORGANIZATION -ITS MODE OF OPERATIONS- - HISTORY OF
OUTRAGES IN NORTH CAROLINA THE KIRK-BERGEN REBELLION
-DISREGARD OF WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS IMPEACHMENT OF
GOVERNOR HOLDEN PARTISAN AND INCOMPETENT JUDGES -IN-
CENDIARY ADDRESS OF REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE- -CAUSES OF THE LAWLESSNESS,
SOUTH CAROLINA-FRAUD AND VIOLENCE IN ELECTIONS TWO CON-
TESTED ELECTION CASES-GEORGIA GENERAL SWAYNE'S RE-
PORT GENERAL GORDON'S VIEWS NO EXCUSE FOR KU-KLUX
ORGANIZATIONS OR RAIDS- ALABAMA- ASSASSINATION OF ALEX-
INTIMIDATION OF STUDENTS THE METHODIST
ANDER BOYD
CHURCH SOUTH -OUTRAGES UPON PREACHERS
HOSTILITY TO FREE SCHOOLS OUTRAGES ON SCHOOL TEACHERS
-THE MERIDIAN RIOT WHIPPING OF HUGGINS AND MCBRIDE-