The Great Rebellion: Its Secret History, Rise, Progress, and Disastrous FailureA personal memoir and observations of the politics and overall secession by the Confederacy leading up to and during the U.S. Civil War. |
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... raised in the Cotton States in 1851. - Jeff Davis the Secession Candidate for Governor of Mississippi . -He is defeated by Foote , the Union Nominee . - Georgia follows Suit by electing Howell Cobb on the Union Platform . - xviii CONTENTS .
... raised in the Cotton States in 1851. - Jeff Davis the Secession Candidate for Governor of Mississippi . -He is defeated by Foote , the Union Nominee . - Georgia follows Suit by electing Howell Cobb on the Union Platform . - xviii CONTENTS .
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... Governor Wise " pitches in " to him . — Wise handled without Gloves by Mr. Botts . — Very interesting Extracts.— Wise's Plagiarism , 154–162 . THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTIONS OF 1856. - Pierce and Douglas thrown aside for Buchanan ...
... Governor Wise " pitches in " to him . — Wise handled without Gloves by Mr. Botts . — Very interesting Extracts.— Wise's Plagiarism , 154–162 . THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTIONS OF 1856. - Pierce and Douglas thrown aside for Buchanan ...
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... Governor Letcher in Virginia . — He succumbs to the Democracy . — The illegitimate Call for the Convention , 183 , 184 . THE -- SO - CALLED " PEACE ( ! ) CONGRESS . · The pretended Efforts of the Democracy to obtain a peaceful Solution ...
... Governor Letcher in Virginia . — He succumbs to the Democracy . — The illegitimate Call for the Convention , 183 , 184 . THE -- SO - CALLED " PEACE ( ! ) CONGRESS . · The pretended Efforts of the Democracy to obtain a peaceful Solution ...
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... Governor Pickens , of South Carolina . - He does not want War . He " will make greater Sacrifices for Peace than any Man in the Country . " - Mr . Botts returns to Richmond to consult with the Union Men of the Convention . - Baldwin ...
... Governor Pickens , of South Carolina . - He does not want War . He " will make greater Sacrifices for Peace than any Man in the Country . " - Mr . Botts returns to Richmond to consult with the Union Men of the Convention . - Baldwin ...
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... governor , without his taking an oath to support the Constitution of another government which was not sovereign ; and that which is not sovereign having the service of all its officers , domestic as well as for- eign , in every state ...
... governor , without his taking an oath to support the Constitution of another government which was not sovereign ; and that which is not sovereign having the service of all its officers , domestic as well as for- eign , in every state ...
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