Prologue to Sumter: The Beginnings of the Civil War from the John Brown Raid to the Surrender of Fort Sumter, Woven Into a Continuous Narrative |
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... Northern Democrats that they should say slavery is right and ought to be extended . " Gentlemen of the South , " de- clared Pugh , " you mistake us - you mistake us : we will not do it . " Excitement and fatigue compelled the Convention ...
... Northern Democrats that they should say slavery is right and ought to be extended . " Gentlemen of the South , " de- clared Pugh , " you mistake us - you mistake us : we will not do it . " Excitement and fatigue compelled the Convention ...
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... Northern paper with North- ern ink and pens ; the resolutionists have worn Northern clothes , have sat upon Northern chairs , and , in a word , have been giving the North the very kind of aid and comfort which it most desires , while ...
... Northern paper with North- ern ink and pens ; the resolutionists have worn Northern clothes , have sat upon Northern chairs , and , in a word , have been giving the North the very kind of aid and comfort which it most desires , while ...
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... Northern vessels : barks , Adjuster , Mur- ray , Kibby ; brig , Golden Seas ; schooner , Julia A. Hallock - all of which were taken as reprisals for the seized guns . The Gov- ernor - as in almost every instance of overt acts against ...
... Northern vessels : barks , Adjuster , Mur- ray , Kibby ; brig , Golden Seas ; schooner , Julia A. Hallock - all of which were taken as reprisals for the seized guns . The Gov- ernor - as in almost every instance of overt acts against ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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