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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 691 691 Browse Search
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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 218 218 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 96 96 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 74 74 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 68 68 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 58 58 Browse Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 56 56 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 54 54 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 49 49 Browse Search
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James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 2: (search)
judicious arrangement. So far had it enlisted the general approval, that in June, 1852, the National Conventions of both the Democratic and Whig parties bestowed upon it their approbation, and expressed their determination to maintain it. They both resolved, to employ the language of the Democratic platform, that they would resist all attempts at renewing, in Congress or out of it, the slavery agitation, under whatever shape or color the attempt maybe made. Greeley's Political Text Book, 1860, p. 20. On this subject the Whig platform is specific and emphatic. Its eighth and last resolution is as follows: Ibid. p. 19. That the series of Acts of the thirty-second Congress, the Act known as the Fugitive Slave Law included, are received and acquiesced in by the Whig party of the United States as a settlement in principle and substance of the dangerous and exciting questions which they embrace; and, so far as they are concerned, we will maintain them and insist upon their s
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 4: (search)
shall e clear that the great body of Southern people have become conclusively alienated from the Union, and anxious to escape from it, we will do our best to forward our their views. In a similar spirit, leading Republicans everywhere scornfully exclaimed, Let them go; We can do better without them; Let the Union slide, and other language of the same import. In addition to all these considerations, the persistent refusal of Congress, from the first until the last hour of the session of 1860-61, to take a single step in preparing for armed resistance to the execution of the laws, served to confirm the cotton States in the opinion that they might depart in peace. The people of the cotton States, unfortunately for themselves, were also infatuated with the belief, until the very last moment, that in case they should secede they would be sustained by a large portion if not the whole Democratic party of the North. They vainly imagined that this party, which had maintained their co
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 5: (search)
em from his mind without further consideration. It is proper to inform the reader why General Scott had five companies only within reach for the proposed service. This was because nearly the whole of our small army was on the remote frontiers, where it had been continually employed for years in protecting the inhabitants and the emigrants on their way to the far west, against the attacks of hostile Indians. At no former period had its services been more necessary than throughout the year 1860, from the great number of these Indians continually threatening or waging war on our distant settlements. To employ the language of Mr. Benjamin Stanton, of Ohio, in his report of the 18th February, 1861, from the military committee to the House of Representatives: The regular army numbers only 18,000 men, when recruited to its maximum strength; and the whole of this force is required upon an extended frontier, for the protection of the border settlements against Indian depredations. Indeed
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 7: (search)
e's Report of Committees, 2d session, 86th Congress, 1860-61, No. 288 was referred to a special committee, conl plan of adjustment. Senate Report of Committee, 1860-61, No. 288. Thus on the last day of the year 1860 v1860 vanished the reasonable prospect that any of the seven cotton States would voluntarily remain in the Union. Soth the Republican party. Appendix to Con. Globe. 1860-61, p. 41 And Mr. Douglas, afterwards, on the 2dt Mr. Toombs was also ready to do so. Con. Globe, 1860-61, p. 1391. Besides, on the 7th January, 1861, sures proposed by Mr. Crittenden. Senate Journal, 1860-61, p. 218. It may be proper here to observe that thas postponed until the day following. Con. Globe, 1860-1, . 361-363. On this day it was again postponed by e Convention met on the 4th February. Con. Globe, 1860-1, p. 125 It was composed of one hundred and thirty- of the Peace Convention for his own. Con. Globe, 1860-61, p. 1404. This he prefaced by declaring that he l
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 10: (search)
d report upon the subject, of which Hon. Mr. Morris, of Illinois, a rancorous opponent of the administration, was the chairman. After a full investigation, the committee made their report on the 12th February, 1861. Report of Committee, H. R., 1860-61, vol. II, No. 78, p. 8 In this they state: They deem it but justice to add that they have discovered nothing to involve the late Secretary, Hon. Jacob Thompson, in the slightest degree in the fraud, and nothing to indicate that he had any comphe President, replied to this demand, as well as to the letter of Colonel Hayne accompanying it. Our narrative would be incomplete without this admirable and conclusive reply. It is as follows: War Department, February 6, 1861. H. R. Ex. Doc, 1860-61, vol. IX, Doc, No 61. Sir. The President of the United States has received your letter of the 31st ultimo, and has charged me with the duty of replying thereto. In the communication addressed to the President by Governor Pickens, under da
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 11: (search)
ves the General's assertions. At the commencement of the session of 1860-61, public rumor gave birth to this charge. It very justly and proples of the army calibre distributed among all the States in the year 1860, was 1,728. Of these, six of the Southern and Southwestern States, s it appears that the aggregate of rifles and muskets distributed in 1860 was 10,151, of which the Southern and Southwestern States received 2 true state of facts in regard to this matter. Congressional Globe, 1860-61, p. 294. The report of the committee and the opinion expressed byigencer, of November 7th, 1862, that the Southern States received in 1860 less instead of more than the quota of arms to which they were entitand, Delaware, and Texas had not drawn at the end of eighteen sixty (1860) their annual quotas of arms for that year, and Massachusetts, Tenneted among the enumerated States, embracing their quotas not only for 1860 but for 1861. From it no person could imagine that these eight Stat
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 13: (search)
ter Witch, and also concluded satisfactory treaties of indemnity and of navigation and commerce with the Paraguayan Government. United States Pamphlet Laws, 1859-60, p. 119, appendix. Thus the President was enabled to announce to Congress, in his annual message (December, 1859), that all our difficulties with Paraguay had been Secretary Toucey a commendation for the economy and efficiency he displayed in fitting out this expedition. Report of Sec. Toucey, 2d Dec., 1859; Sen. Doc. 1859-60, vol. III., p. 1137. It is a remarkable fact in our history, that its entire expenses were defrayed out of the ordinary appropriations for the naval service. Not ifficulty, for the maintenance of our established policy. These recommendations of the President were wholly disregarded by Congress during the session of 1859-1860. Indeed, they were not even noticed in any of its proceedings. The members of both parties were too exclusively occupied in discussing the slavery question, and