Great Conspiracy: Its Origin and History / Logan, John A / (HB/1886-1886/C+/USED)

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In the preparation of this work it has been the writer's aim to present in it, with historical accuracy, authentic facts; to be fair and impartial in grouping them; and to be true and just in the conclusions necessarily drawn from them. But, while tracing the history of the Great Conspiracy, from its obscure birth in the brooding brains of a few ambitious men of the earliest days of our Republic, through the subsequent years of its devolution, down to the evil days of Nullification, and to the bitter and bloody period of armed Rebellion, or contemplating it in its still more recent and, perhaps, more sinister development, of to-day, he has conscientiously dealt with it, throughout, in the clear and penetrating light of the voluminous records so readily accessible at the seat of our National Government.

Table of Contents

I. A Preliminary Retrospect
II. Protection and Free Trade
III. Growth of the Slavery Question
IV. Popular Sovereignty
V. Presidential Contest of 1860
VI. The Great Conspiracy Maturing
VII. "Secession" Arming
VIII. The Rejected Olive Branch
IX. Slavery's Setting Sun
X. The War Drum—"On to Washington"
XI. Causes of Secession
XII. Copperheadism vs. Union-Democracy
XIII. The Storm of Battle
XIV. The Colored Contraband
XV. Freedom's Early Dawn
XVI. Compensated Gradual Emancipation
XVII. Border-State Opposition
XVIII. Freedom Proclaimed to All
XIX. Historical Review
XX. Lincoln's Troubles and Temptations
XXI. The Armed Negro
XXII. Freedom's Sun still Rising
XXIII. Thirteenth Amendment Passes the Senate
XXIV. Treason in the Northern Camp
XXV. The "Fire in the Rear"
XXVI. Thirteenth Amendment Defeated in House
XXVII. Slavery Doomed at the Polls
XXVIII. Freedom at last Assured
XXIX. Lincoln's Second Inauguration
XXX. Collapse of Armed Conspiracy
XXXI. Assassination!
XXXII. Turning Back the Hands
XXXIII. What Next?

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