The Great Rebellion: Its Secret History, Rise, Progress, and Disastrous Failure ... the Political Life of the Author Vindicated. [With a Portrait.]

Harper & Bros., 1866 - 402 pages

ORIGIN OF THE BOOK It is written at the Request of the French Con	29

PASSAGE OF THE FORCE BILL BY CONGRESS Increase of the coercive	36

CALHOUN BARELY ESCAPES HANGING Determination of General Jack	63

on the Subject of a Change of Tactics Page 65	65

THE DEMOCRACY Reviewed Aaron Burr the Father of the Party	71

THE REBELLION FORESHADOWED Speeches and Letters of Mr Botts	82

EFFORTS TO EXTEND SLAVERY Calhoun as Secretary of State How	95

THE EXTREMISTS OF BOTH SECTIONS UNITED IN ACTION The Fire	101

THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION OF 1861 The Character of the Convention	194

THE REBELLION INAUGURATED The Richmond Secessionists send	203

THE ILLEGAL STATE ACTION OF THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION They adopt	209

MR BOTTSS EFFORTS TO PREVENT CIVIL WAR His Letter to	213

THE RESULT OF THE REBELLION The futile Effort of five Millions	222

1860 Page 227248	227

MR BOTTSS NOMINATION FOR THE STATE CONVENTION His Letter	248

THE BATES LETTERS Mr Botts writes to Attorney General Bates	257

DEATH OF JOHN C CALHOUN The Legacy he left his Country Death	107

DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSPIRACY The Capital to have been seized	113

A RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE Quarrels among the Democracy over	122

Repeal of the 21ST RULE Calhoun at Work again stirring up sec	133

THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE AGAIN Its Repeal the Origin of the Repub	154

THE ATTEMPT TO MAKE KANSAS A SLAVE STATE It is a Part of	166

MR BOTTSS SPEECH IN NEW YORK IN 1859 The Lecompton Swindle	170

THE JOHN BROWN RAID A Godsend for the Democracy The Excite	177

THE SOCALLED PEACE CONGRESS The pretended Efforts	184

THE RICHMOND Whig ON RECONSTRUCTION The Fault not in the Con	190

THE PARTICULARS OF MR BOTTSS ARREST He is lodged in a filthy	281

MR BOTTSS OFFICIAL PROTEST His Reasons for protesting against	291

MR BOTTSS LETTER TO THE RICHMOND Examiner IN 1863 A graphic	297

A CLEAR RECORD DESIRED Mr Botts declines the United States Sen	307

visit Mr Botts and have the Letter read to them His Views on	310

THE GILMER LETTER John A Gilmer of North Carolina wants	325

PRESIDENT JOHNSONS POLICY OF RECONSTRUCTION Mr Bottss Views	339

No State has been out of the Union Men can go out however	341

MR BOTTSS LINCOLN LETTER His Opinion of Mr Lincoln and his	355

THE THIRD LETTER Mr Botts gives Evidence of the Disloyalty of	367

Title	The Great Rebellion: Its Secret History, Rise, Progress, and Disastrous Failure ... the Political Life of the Author Vindicated. [With a Portrait.]
Author	John Minor BOTTS
Publisher	Harper & Bros., 1866
Original from	The British Library
Digitized	24 Jul 2013
Length	402 pages

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