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AND
THE MEN OF HIS TIME
BY
ROBERT H. BROWNE, M. D.
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOLUME II
CINCINNATI: JENNINGS & PYE
NEW YORK: EATON & MAINS
COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY THE
WESTERN METHODIST BOOK CONCERN
CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
CHAPTER XXVI.
Page.
The Condition of Affairs on Shannon's Arrival-Why he was
appointed-His Disgust and Resignation-Mustering in South-
ern Emigrants as Kansas Militia-Woodson again Acting
Governor-Attempt to provoke Free State People to Armed
Resistance, by Orders to Colonel Sumner to disperse Legisla-
ture-Foiled by Robinson-Siege of Lawrence by Missouri
Invaders-Pillage and Destruction-Organizing of Free State
Men under Lane and Others-John Brown at Pottawatomie,
and Black Jack-Shannon's Proclamation-Alarmed-Colonel
Sumner's Success in suppressing Disturbances-Strict Im-
partiality-Report to Washington-Removal-General Smith-
Davis outwitted by Scott through Four Years-Plans of the
Slave-leaders-Closing of the Missouri River to Emigration-
Making and Unmaking of Governors-Navigation of the Mis-
souri-"Jim Totem.".
Railroad
Cook
CHAPTER XXVII.
Building-Lane-"Emigrant
Aid
Society"-Colonel
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Border Bands under Name of Kansas Militia dis-
missed-General Smith's Report-Davis's Anger and Chagrin—
Governor Geary-His Proclamation-Liberation of Robinson
and all Free State Prisoners-Geary's Removal delayed by
Presidential Election-Why he had been appointed-Atchison
defeated and "Border War ended-Lecompton Legislature.... 26
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Buchanan's Administration-Losses in the "Border War"-Par-
ties and Party Divisions at that Time-Fillmore-Abolition-
ists-Nominations and Nominating Conventions in 1856-
Their Relation to the Slavery Question...
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