Arguing about Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress

592 Pages·1996·4.52 MB·English

by  William Lee Miller

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Contents
PART I:
INTRODUCTIONS
ONE A PersoInnatlr oduction 3
TWO A FormaIln troducCtoimopnl:e ting
theW orko ft heF ounders 8
PART II:
IMMEDIATE REPRESENTATIVES
THERE AnI ndignRaenbtu kteot heF anatics
oft heN orth 27
FORU Heret heP eopRluel e 42
FIVE TheR amparotfts h eG reen
Mountains 5r
PART III:
THE FIENDSA ND THEIR WORK
SIX FienodfsH ellE,a st 65
SVEEN FienodfsH elWle,s t 79
EIGTH YesS,i rW,o rkebdy S team 93
NINE SuffUesr WeP raYyo uF,a thearnsd
RuleorfsO urC ountry ro5
Const ent
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PART IV:
SHUT THE DOOR IN THEIRF ACE
TEN IW ouldH aveM y HeadD issevered
froMmy Body I I5
ELEVEN TheG reatoefsA tl tlh eG reat
Blessings I29
TWELVE Am IG aggeodr N ot? I39
PART V:
THE FIRSTS ON OF THE REPUBLIC
THIRTEEN How Sleetph eB rave? I53
FOURTEEN DutyD.u tyD?u ty. I67
FIFTEEN Seizweidt Chr amps I79
PART VI:
THE TEDIUM AND SUBLIMITY OF
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
SIXTEEN A DireVcito latoifto hne
Constitution I97
SEVENTEEN ItT hrivaensdF atteonnts h e
Distreosfst ehseC ountry 2I4
PART VII:
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION EVER
TO COME BEFORE THE HOUSE
EIGHTEEN TheS tranCgaes oef t heN ineL adies
froFmr edericksburg 225
NINETEEN AnO utraTghea Hta sN o Paralilne l
ParliameHnitsatroyr y 230
TWENTY TheU ttermEodsgteo f t heS hadow
ofI ndignity 236
TWENTY-ONE HeM istoHoiks M an 250
TWENTY-TWO TheyA reR ighotfsH eavenO'wsn
Givintgo( AlmosEtv)e rHyu man
Being 256
Contents
IX
PARTV III:
WELCOMET O THET WENT-YIFFTCHO NGRESS
OFT HEU NITED STATES
TWENTY-THREE Secession
SulphuArciicid n H isT ea
TWENTY-FOUR
PARTI X:
THEG REATM ORALM ONUMENT
TheP ooCrl erWka sN early
TWENTY-FIVE
FrighteOnuetod f H isW its 301
AddinOgn eI njusttoiA cneo ther 311
TWENTY-SIX
TWENTY-SEVEN GoodB adB ooks 32 3
PARTX :
THET RIBULATOIFOT NH E WHIGS
Hissaensd M urmurosr;t, h eL ioonf
TWENTY-EIGHT
Ashtabula 339
EndinSgl aveWriyt hitnh e
TWENTY-NINE
Constitution 348
TheR uloef t he House 3 75
THIRTY
THIRTY-ONE AnA ssortmoefWn hti gs 37 3
THIRTY-TWO ForS ucCho nduWchta tL anguaogfe
ExecratCiaonBn e T ooS trong?
PARTX I:
THET RIALS
IK nowY ouW ellS,i rb,yY our
THIRTY-THREE
Writings 399
THIRTY-FOUR TheV exeQdu estiSotniV lelx ed 409
Monomania 420
THIRTY-FIVE
THIRTY-SIX TheT rioaflM r.A dams 429
FreedoImst heP remise 444
THIRT Y-SEVEN