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Page 168
... Southern hotheads threat- ened secession if Frémont won . This was by no means the pre- vailing Southern sentiment ; most Southerners were still loyal Unionists . But when James M. Mason , of Virginia , shouted that " immediate ...
... Southern hotheads threat- ened secession if Frémont won . This was by no means the pre- vailing Southern sentiment ; most Southerners were still loyal Unionists . But when James M. Mason , of Virginia , shouted that " immediate ...
Page 224
... Southern whites to flout planter ascendancy . In the little crossroads stores , on the village streets , in the parlors of isolated mansions and the kitchens of lonely backwoods farmhouses , men meeting quietly gave sober utterance to ...
... Southern whites to flout planter ascendancy . In the little crossroads stores , on the village streets , in the parlors of isolated mansions and the kitchens of lonely backwoods farmhouses , men meeting quietly gave sober utterance to ...
Page 228
... Southern people really suspected him of wishing to disturb their institutions . If so , they were unduly alarmed . " I suppose , however , this does not meet the case , " he said . “ You think slavery is right and ought to be extended ...
... Southern people really suspected him of wishing to disturb their institutions . If so , they were unduly alarmed . " I suppose , however , this does not meet the case , " he said . “ You think slavery is right and ought to be extended ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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