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CONTENTS.

CHARACTER OF THE REBELLION..

Against Popular Government, 1; Southern Domination in the Government, 3;

False charges by the South, 5; Against all Measures for Peace, 7; Perpetrated

by frand and violence, 16; Prosecuted by cruelty and terror, 21; Its desolation

of the country, 27; It aimed to usurp the Government, 28; Popular Govern-

ment universally endangered, 32; To perpetuate Negro Slavery, 34.

CAUSE OF THE REBELLION

Slavery the cause, 36; An opposite view, 38; In what sense Slavery is the cause,

40; Modern views and power of Slavery, 42; Proof that Slavery is the cause-

official testimony, 45; Individual witnesses that Slavery is the cause, 48; Testi-

mony of Religious bodies to the same effect, 51; Incidental confirmatory evi-

dence, 54; All Slave States officially claimed, 55; Unlimited extension of Slavery,

57; The restrictive policy, 58; The expansive policy, 60; Reopening of the

African Slave trade, 61; Reopening of the trade denied, 62; Proof of the de-

signed reopening of the trade, 64; The cause fully developed, 68.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REBELLION..
71-105

Abolitionists charged with the responsibility, 72; Fallacious reasoning to sustain

the charge, 73; They would discuss the subject, 74; Abduction of Slaves, 75;

The whole North charged with it, 76; Abolitionists not Republicans, 77; Aboli-

tionists complimented-the People disparaged, 78; Responsibility of Abolition-

ists disclaimed at the South, 81; Discussion the germ of the troubling element,

84; What class of Northern men responsible, 87; Responsibility among Politi-

cians, North, 87; Responsibility among Churchmen, North, 88; Southside view

of Northern Clergymen, 89; Responsibility of Northern men thus determined,

93: Northern responsibility in another light, 96; Slavery may be examined at

the North, 97; A subject for all mankind, 99: Free society pitied and lamented,

100; Slavery the proper condition for all laborers, 101; Who, now, is responsi-

RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEGINNING AND CONTINUING THE WAR. 106-151

John Minor Botts on Secession, 107; Narrative of events, 108; Rebel Covernment

formed the South arming, 110; Our Government inactive, 110; Siege of Fort

Sumter, 111; Congress not aggressive-Star of the West, 112; New Administra-

tion-attack on Fort Sumter, 114; The unavoidable issue, 115; Gen. McClellan's

opinion, 116; Southern assumptions vs. "Northern aggressions," 117; Diplo-

matists from South Carolina, 118; Their demand insolent, 120; What President

Buchanan intended, 122; Hypocrisy of their peaceful pretensions, 123; Irrefra-

gable position of the President, 124; Further negotiations-Confederate Com-

missioners, 125; Peaceful solution declined, 128; Unjustifiable reasons for refusal,

130; The Commissioners defiantly court War, 131; A Diplomatic quibble, 182;

Public facts decide the case, 184; Rebel conditions of Peace since the War be-

gan, 135; The Rebel President and Rebel Congress on Peace, 187; They mis-

represent the case, 189; The real question ignored by the Rebels, 141; Rebel

official mendacity, 143; Another effort for Peace-Niagara Falls Conference,

146; Mission to Richmond-Peace again, 148.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SOUTHERN CHURCH FOR THE REBELLION AND

....Page 152-206

Early agency of leading Divines, 155; Dr. Thornwell aids the Rebellion, 155; His

Fast-Day Discourse, Nov. 21, 1860, 157; He vindicates the Secession of South

Carolina, 158; Open resistance counselled, 159; Charge of Treason established,

160; Drs. Thornwell, Leland, Adger, and others, upon the stump, 161; Early aid

of Dr. Palmer, 163; Dr. Palmer and the mission of Senator Toombs, 163; Speci-

men of his Thanksgiving Discourse, 165; Resistance counselled "the last

ditch," 167; War welcomed-the Union denounced, 167; Prophecy fulfilled un-

expectedly, 168; His Sermon steeped in sin, guilt, and crime, 169; He further

vindicates Secession, 170; Dr. Smyth strikes the same chord, 171; Judgment

and blessing, 172; Resistance universally instilled, 172; The Clergy of all De-

nominations aid the Rebellion, 173; Leading Clergymen in the Rebel army, 174;

Many Ministers go South and aid the Rebellion, 175; Other Rebel Clergymen at

the South, 176; Southern Churches organized in aid of the Rebellion, 177; Ad-

dresses of Southern Churches sustaining the Rebellion, 179; The Presbyterian

Church, 179; The Protestant Episcopal Church, 180; Christian Association, 181;

The Baptist Church, 182; Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians,

Lutherans, German Reformed, and other Churches, Ninety-six Ministers, 183;

Southern Religious press on the Rebellion, 184; At New Orleans, 184; At Co-

lumbia, S. C., 185; At Richmond, Va., 186; At Fayetteville, N. C., 187; Educa-

tion in aid of the Rebellion, 188; Great Southern University, 189; Disunion-

Fighting men to be educated, 189; Endowment, five or ten millions, 191; Pro-

fessorship on Patriotism, 191; Episcopal University of the South, 192; Rebel

Major-General Hill as an Educator, 193; His hatred of the North, 194; He

teaches Secession by algebra, 194; Specimen of algebraic problems, 195; Aid

of the Church indispensable to the Rebellion, 196; This aid acknowledged by

Rebel Statesmen, 197; A Statesman's view indorsed, 198; The Church led the

Politicians, 199: The proof conclusive, 200; Loyal Clergymen in the Border

States, 201; Loyalty of Northern Churches-their duty, 202: Duty of the South-

ern Church the same, 204.

CLERICAL DISLOYALTY IN LOYAL STATES...

Clerical Sympathizers in Maryland, 208; Disloyal Ministers in the District of Colum-

bía, 209; Rebel Sympathizers among Kentucky Clergymen, 211; Rev. Thomas A.

Hoyt, 211; Mr. Hoyt's Disloyal Sermon, 212; Political Preaching Defined, 214; Re-

ligious Preaching defined, 215; War preached in the name of Peace, 216; The grand

distinction-Religion and Politics, 217; No possible Neutrality, 218; Dr. Stuart

Robinson, 219; He edits a Disloyal paper, 220; Its Disloyal course in general, 222;

It vilifies the Church for Loyalty, 223; It abuses the Government, 224; Speci-

mens of its Disloyalty—his position defined, 227; God's "curse" with the Presi

dent, 229; The War charged on Northern men, 230; Our Government worse than

the French Revolutionists, 231; Charge of Disloyalty, 233; Calumny self-refuted,

233; The Remedy-two examples, 234; Government Orders vindicated, 236;

Church application vindicated by the facts, 289; Chief ground of complaint, 241;

Government and Church vindicated by the Law, 242; Vindicated by Rebel au-

THE CHURCH, NORTH AND SOUTH, ON DISLOYALTY

All men subject to Civil authority, 248; Obedience to Civil authority a Religious

duty, 248; Ministers to preach subjection, 249; Omission of this duty a sin,

250; The crowning guilt, 251; Disloyalty punishable by the State, 252; What

Loyalty and Disloyalty are, 258; Disloyalty punishable by the Church, 254;

Reasons founded on Revelation, 255; Spiritual jurisdiction broader than Civil,

256; Disloyalty actually condemned by the Church, 258; Presbyterian Church

-Dr. McPheeters, 259; Individual opinions in the General Assembly, 261; Dr.

McPheeters on Military Orders, 264; False criterion of Loyalty, 265; Gen.

Rosecrans's Orders, 268; "Honor to whom honor," 271; Doom of Traitors-self-

condemnation, 273.

SOUTHERN PROVIDENCE IN THE REBELLION..

God's providence extends to Nations, 276; Its designs toward the United States,

277; The dead fly in the ointment, 278; The Irrepressible Conflict, 279; The

difficulty beyond human wisdom, 280: Hopes dashed and raised again, 281;

Providence from a Southern stand-point, 282; It upsets their Theology, 284;

The true doctrine of Providence, 286; Southern exposition of it-Dr. Palmer,

286; Providence frustrated, 287; Southern Theology rebuked by Scripture, 288;

Providential rule supreme, 290; An explanation needed, 291; A solution pro-

posed, 292; A providence of man's devising, 292; Southern providence further

illustrated-Dr. Smyth, 293; Blasphemy and Fanaticism sublimated, 294; The

providential climax-Dr. Stiles, 295; The Southern Confederacy to usher in the

Millennium, 296; Rebel Victories by miracle, 298; A new Siege of Jericho, 298;

The Confederate Armageddon, 800.

PROVIDENTIAL DESIGNS IN THE REBELLION...
.Page 303-362

Slavery to be terminated, 305; Manner of its termination, 306; Action in certain

Border States, 308; Signs of its termination-the Loyal States, 310; Fugitive

Slave Law repealed, 311; Slaves freed by the War, 312; All traceable to the Re-

bellion, 313; Termination of Slavery in the Rebel States, 314; Slavery doomed,

though Disunion triumph, 316; Internal causes of its destruction, 317; Illustra-

tive incident-Colonel Dahlgren, 318; Facts and their Lesson, 319; War educa-

ting Slaves for Freedom, 320; External causes of its destruction, 321; Environed

by enemies, 322; Cotton Dreams, 323; Slavery doomed and the Union main-

tained, 324; Reasons for this position, 326; Strength of the parties in Soldiers,

827; Negro Soldiers-their number unlimited, 329; White Soldiers sufficient,

330; National Resources and Credit, 331; The Result, 332; Governmental de-

termination confronted, 332; Opposition to Slavery fighting against God, 334;

The Government vindicated in destroying Slavery, 335; Its right of self-preser-

vation, 336; Destruction of Slavery a lawful means to this end, 338; Forbear-

ance of the Government with Slavery, 340; Emancipation Proclamation, 342;

Its final determination justified, 343; Sustained by the Laws of War, 344; Sus-

tained by examples of several Nations-Great Britain, France, 346; Spain, Co-

lombia, United States, 347; Illustrated by cases in the United States-Generals

Jesup, Taylor, Gaines, Presidents Van Buren, Tyler, and Congress, 347; An-

other case between Great Britain and the United States-decision of the Rus-

sian Emperor Alexander, 349; Opinions of eminent Statesmen-Jefferson, J. Q.

Adams, Hamilton, Jay, Madison, 350; Vindication complete against idle decla-

mation, 354; Sustained against the Rebel Congress, 354; Sustained by Southern

men, 356; The sum of Providential indications, 360.

THE CHURCH AND SLAVERY.

Three periods of Opinion, historically, 363; The Church largely responsible for

Opinion, 366; Presbyterian Church illustrative of others, 368; First period-

early Testimony of the Church, 1787, 869; Politics and Religion-a Prophet, 370;

Action upon a case submitted, 1795, 371; Another case acted upon, 1815, 372;

The most elaborate Testimony, 1818, 378; Characteristics of the paper of 1818,

377; Second period-more "conservative" views, 375; Action postponed in

1836, 350; Formal "conservative" action of 1845, 352; Contrast-Action of 1818

and 1845, 855; Action of 1846-Declaration of agreement, 355; Another contrast

-1818 and 1849, 391; A Protest-Action of 1845 equivocal, 333; Action of 1861-

Synod of South Carolina, 594; Action of 1863-Repudiation of 1845, 395; Review

of Testimonies-1787 to 1563, 397; Corroborative Testimony to the positions

taken, 400; Proof and Ilustrations, 403; The inevitable effect-Northern re-

sponsibility, 405; Action of the General Assembly of 1864, 408; Features of the

Report, 413; Te Deum Laudamus, 420,

KENTUCKY OPINIONS-THE PAST AND THE PRESENT.... Page 422-451

Paper of the Committee of the Synod on Slavery, in 1835, 423; Movement for

Emancipation, in 1849, 440; Principles of the State Emancipation Convention,

441; Emancipationists defeated in the State-causes, 442; Presbyterians un..ni-

mously for Emancipation-Drs. Breckinridge, Young, and "Rev. Mr. ROBINSON,

of Frankfort," 443; Drs. Humphrey and W. L. Breckinridge upon Emancipation

in 1849, 444; Position of Dr. R. J. Breckinridge in 1849, 445; Hon. Garrett

Davis on Slavery in 1849, 449; A glorious record tarnished, 450.

MODERN SOUTHERN VIEWS OF SLAVERY

Defended by Northern men, 453; Positions taken, 454; Authorities for these

positions, 450; I. As related to Natural and Municipal Law, 456; Dr. Thorn-

well, 455; General Assembly of the Confederate States," 457; Dr. Seabury,

457; The True Presbyterian, 457; II. As related to Divine Revelation, 458;

Dr. Thornwell, 458; "General Assembly of the Confederate States," 458; Prof.

8. F. B. Morse, 459; Dr. Stuart Robinson, 460; Dr. Fred. A. Ross, 462; Gen.

Thomas R. R. Cobb, 462; Dr. Thomas Smyth, 463; Dr. Seabury, 464; The True

Presbyterian, 464; Dr. J. R. Wilson, 465; Dr. Geo. D. Armstrong, 465; Bishop

Hopkins, 466; Prof. Bledsoe, 466; Dr. Nehemiah Adams, 466; Responsibility of

the Church for the Revolution in Southern Opinion, 467; Early position of Rev.

James Smylie, 468; Paper of the Synod of Mississippi, 469; Confirmatory Tes-

SLAVERY IN POLEMICS-DIVINE REVELATION..

Preliminary considerations, 473; The Scriptures grossly libelled, 474; Points of

difference between the Jewish and Southern systems, 476; Professorial judg-

ment of the case, 483; Proslavery arguments examined, 484; The argument

from the Decalogue, 455; The Abrahamic and Mosaic system, 488; Authority

in contrast, 490; The New Testament argument, 492; Slavery hanging by a

word, 493; Prof. Lewis on Doulos, 498; Prof. Lewis on Slave traders, 495; Sla-

very among the Relations, 497; The reductio ad absurdum, 498; Slavery univer-

sally essential, 498; Emancipation a sin, 500; Invasion of God's prerogative,

501; The Relations in dialogue, 502; A Southern family established, 504; Divine

Ordinances plain, 506; The Servile Relation as an "Ordinance," 506; The only

loophole, and that closed, 508.

SLAVERY IN POLEMICS-LAW OF NATURE..

Disagreement on what is the Law of Nature, 510; Disagreement in applying the Law

of Nature, 512; Moral phases involved in the application, 513; Illustrative con-

tradictions, 514; Slavery against Nature-Code of Justinian, 515; The Justinian

Code overthrown, 516; Slavery from an Ant-hill, 518; Ant-slavery-Striking

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