The Civil War and the Constitution 1859-1865, Vol. 1It could be argued that the civil war was the most influential event in the history of the United States. In THE CIVIL WAR AND THE CONSTITUTION, political scientist John W. Burgess explores the politics, people, and sentiments of this time, and closely examines the constitutional issues of the Civil War. Volume 1 of this two-volume work covers anti-slavery sentiment in the South between 1857 and 1860, the presidential election of 1860, the secession of the South, Lincoln's administration, and military campaigns. Burgess also provides personal histories of the three men who were called to lead during this time -- Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Stephen Arnold Douglas. JOHN W. BURGESS, Ph.D., LL.D., was a professor of political science and constitutional law and dean of the faculty of political science at Columbia University in New York. |
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... party , and developed his political opinions under the influence of its national creed . In 1834 , he was elected , as a Whig , to the Illinois Legislature , and first political again in 1836. In 1837 , he migrated from experiences ...
... party , and developed his political opinions under the influence of its national creed . In 1834 , he was elected , as a Whig , to the Illinois Legislature , and first political again in 1836. In 1837 , he migrated from experiences ...
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... parties . Hern- don was faithful to Lincoln's political fortunes to the end , and their business union was dissolved only by the shot of the assassin Booth . Mr. Lincoln began his political career upon the broader stage of national ...
... parties . Hern- don was faithful to Lincoln's political fortunes to the end , and their business union was dissolved only by the shot of the assassin Booth . Mr. Lincoln began his political career upon the broader stage of national ...
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... party for the presidency in 1860 , and destroyed the chances of Douglas for uniting the Democratic party of the South with that of the North in the great struggle of that year . He was Douglas . Mr. Douglas , finally , was a descendant ...
... party for the presidency in 1860 , and destroyed the chances of Douglas for uniting the Democratic party of the South with that of the North in the great struggle of that year . He was Douglas . Mr. Douglas , finally , was a descendant ...
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... party in Illinois . Down to that time it had been customary in Illinois for candidates for public place to present a party organ- themselves , or be presented by a small number of political friends , and to conduct their own canvasses ...
... party in Illinois . Down to that time it had been customary in Illinois for candidates for public place to present a party organ- themselves , or be presented by a small number of political friends , and to conduct their own canvasses ...
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... party for a long period . This was the be- ginning of the " Douglas Machine " in Illinois . In this election Mr. Douglas himself was chosen to the Legislat- ure , and on the first Monday of December , 1836 , when only a little over ...
... party for a long period . This was the be- ginning of the " Douglas Machine " in Illinois . In this election Mr. Douglas himself was chosen to the Legislat- ure , and on the first Monday of December , 1836 , when only a little over ...
Contents
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CHAPTER IV | 74 |
CHAPTER V | 138 |
CHAPTER VI | 151 |
PAGE | 167 |
CHAPTER VIII | 206 |
CHAPTER IX | 226 |
CHAPTER X | 243 |
CHAPTER XI | 276 |
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Page 144 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts...
Page 145 - The course here indicated will be followed unless current events and experience shall show a modification or change to be proper, and in every case and exigency my best discretion will be exercised, according to circumstances actually existing and with a view and a hope of a peaceful solution of the national troubles and the restoration of fraternal sympathies and affections.
Page 60 - That the new dogma, that the constitution, of its own force, carries slavery into any or all of the territories of the United States...
Page 26 - I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery, will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in...
Page 60 - ... it becomes our duty by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it...
Page 61 - That, while providing revenue for the support of the General Government by duties upon imports, sound policy requires such an adjustment of these imposts as to encourage the development of the industrial interests of the whole country ; and we commend that policy of national exchanges which secures to the workingmen liberal wages, to agriculture remunerative prices, to mechanics and manufacturers an adequate reward for their skill, labor, and enterprise, and to the nation commercial prosperity and...
Page 21 - Can the people of a United States Territory, in any lawful way, against the wish of any citizen of the United States, exclude slavery from its limits prior to the formation of a State constitution?
Page 69 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY, THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS...
Page 60 - That the normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom; that, as our republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory, ordained that "no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law...
Page 144 - Where hostility to the United States in any interior locality shall be so great and universal as to prevent competent resident citizens from holding the Federal offices, there will be no attempt to force obnoxious strangers among the people for that object. While the strict legal right may exist...