THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDE FOUNDATIONS. 199

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by

J. R. JONES,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

DEDICATION.

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The Memory of those whose lives in the late War between the States were sacrificed, either in Battle, in Hospital, in Prison, or elsewhere-in defence of the Sovereign Right of Local Self-government, on the part of the Peoples of the several States of the Federal Union; and in defence of those Principles upon which that Union was established, and on which alone, it, or any other Union of the States, can be maintained consistently with the preservation of Constitutional Liberty throughout the Country-this Volume is most solemnly, and sacredly dedicated! While others are, to-day, strewing flowers upon their graves, this oblation, with like purpose and kindred emotions, is thus contributed by the Author, to the same hallowed shrine!

Liberty Hall, Crawfordville, Ga., 26th April, 1870.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION...

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COLLOQUY XIII.

BRIEF RECAPITULATION OF THE ARGUMENT-SOVEREIGNTY AND PARA-

MOUNT AUTHORITY DISCUSSED BY MR. STEPHENS AND PROF. NORTON

-SOVEREIGNTY NOT DIVISIBLE BUT SOVEREIGN POWERS ARE THE

WAR SPRUNG FROM A CONFLICT OF PRINCIPLES-SLAVERY OR LEGAL-

SUBORDINATION OF THE BLACK RACE THE IMMEDIATE AND EXCITING

QUESTION WHICH BROUGHT THE PRINCIPLES IN CONFLICT-SLAVERY

AS IT EXISTED AT THE SOUTH CONSIDERED WHICH SIDE INAUGURATED

THE WAR DISCUSSED BY MR. STEPHENS AND JUDGE BYNUM-WAR NOT

THE OBJECT OF THE CONFEDERATE AUTHORITIES-FALL OF FORT

SUMTER-SOUTH CAROLINA AS A SOVEREIGN STATE HAD A RIGHT TO

DEMAND ITS POSESSSION-BREACH OF FAITH BY NORTHERN CONFED-

ERATES EVIDENCE DEMANDED BY MAJOR HEISTER-PROOFS ADDUCED

-SOUTHERN STATES EVER TRUE TO THE CONSTITUTION-WHICH SIDE

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAR DISCUSSED..
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COLLOQUY XIV.

A NEW TURN IN THE DISCUSSION-NORTHERN STATES DEFENDED BY

JUDGE BYNUM-SLAVERY WITH ITS AGGRESSIONS REVIEWED BY HIM—

THREE-FIFTHIS CLAUSE IN THE CONSTITUTION-MISSOURI COMPACT-

ITS REPEAL-ACQUISITION OF LOUISIANA, FLORIDA AND TEXAS-LAWS

OF SOUTH CAROLINA IMPRISONING NORTHERN SEAMEN-TREATMENT

OF MR. HOAR IN CHARLESTON-JUDGE Chase'S PROPOSITION-SECES-

SION A CONSPIRACY TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT-CONCOCTED

AT WASHINGTON-DEFENCE OF NORTHERN STATES REPLIED TO BY MR.

STEPHENS AT LENGTH-LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA VINDICATED-

THREE-FIFTHS CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION REVIEWED-CAUSES AS-

SIGNED BY CONVENTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR SECEDING-CAUSES

FOR SECESSION ASSIGNED BY MR. TOOMBS IN UNITED STATES SENATE.. 54

COLLOQUY XV.

REPLY OF MR. STEPHENS TO JUDGE BYNUM CONTINUED MISSOURI COM-

PROMISE, SO-CALLED, CONSIDERED-MR. BUCHANAN'S STATEMENT IN

REFERENCE TO, REVIEWED-MR. CLAY'S POSITION IN REFERENCE TO,

STATED-NEVER REGARDED AS A COMPACT BY THE CENTRALISTS-

MISSOURI WAS NOT ADMITTED UNDER IT-THE PRINCIPLE ON WHICH IT

WAS BASED UTTERLY REPUDIATED BY EVERY NORTHERN STATE-MANY

INTERESTING FACTS CONNECTED WITH IT EXHIBITED.................. ........................................ 181

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