The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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... SOUTHERN CONSPIRATORS - THEIR PLAN - ELECTION OF LINCOLN FIRST STEPS TO- WARDS DISUNION . THE HE Rebellion of 1861 stands out unique and extraordi- nary , in all the features that compose it . Whether viewed in its colossal proportions ...
... SOUTHERN CONSPIRATORS - THEIR PLAN - ELECTION OF LINCOLN FIRST STEPS TO- WARDS DISUNION . THE HE Rebellion of 1861 stands out unique and extraordi- nary , in all the features that compose it . Whether viewed in its colossal proportions ...
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... southern party refused to accept the decision of the ballot box , and rushing into open revolt , proceeded to organ- ize a government of its own . Unreasonable , unnatural , and criminal as this course appears , it was in perfect ...
... southern party refused to accept the decision of the ballot box , and rushing into open revolt , proceeded to organ- ize a government of its own . Unreasonable , unnatural , and criminal as this course appears , it was in perfect ...
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... Southern , Atlantic and Western , whence designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views . " This advice , it is the historian's imperative duty to impress on the public mind ...
... Southern , Atlantic and Western , whence designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views . " This advice , it is the historian's imperative duty to impress on the public mind ...
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... southern states , and it was accepted as a permanent institution . It then became necessary to defend and strengthen it . To do this , it must have its proportion of the new states that were constantly asking for admission ; for the ...
... southern states , and it was accepted as a permanent institution . It then became necessary to defend and strengthen it . To do this , it must have its proportion of the new states that were constantly asking for admission ; for the ...
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... southern measure , might have been attended by disastrous conse-- quences . But being introduced by Mr. Douglas , a northern man , and voted for by many northern democrats , it could not wholly be charged on the south . In the mean time ...
... southern measure , might have been attended by disastrous conse-- quences . But being introduced by Mr. Douglas , a northern man , and voted for by many northern democrats , it could not wholly be charged on the south . In the mean time ...
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