CHAPTER I THE TWO NATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC: THERE is really no Union now between the North and the South .... No two nations upon earth entertain feelings of more bitter rancor to .. ward each other than these two nations of the Republic. " r This remark, which is attributed to Senator Benja.min Wade of Ohio, provides the key to American politics in the decade following the Compromise of 1850. To trace this division of the people to its ultimate source, one would have to go far back into colonial times. There was a process of natural selection at work, in the intellectual and economic conditions of the eighteenth century, which inevitably drew together certain types and generated certain forces. This process manifested 1
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CONTENTS; I THE TWO NATIONS OF THE RE·; PUBLIC Page 1; II THE PARTY OF POLITICAL EVASION " 19; III THE POLITICIANS AND THE NEW DAY " 40; IV THE CRISIS 59; V SECESSION " 81; VI WAR " 102; VII LINCOLN II 126; VIII THE RULE OF LINCOLN " 142; IX THE CRUCIAL MATTER " 168; X THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY " 192:; tI NORTHERN LIFE DURING THE 'VAR " ~04,; XII THE MEXICAN EPISODE " 2~4; XIII THE PLEBISCITE OF 1864 " 233; XIV LINCOLN'S FINAL INTENTIONS " ~51; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE fC ~61; INDEX 265
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CONTENTS; I THE TWO NATIONS OF THE RE·; PUBLIC Page 1; II THE PARTY OF POLITICAL EVASION " 19; III THE POLITICIANS AND THE NEW DAY " 40; IV THE CRISIS 59; V SECESSION " 81; VI WAR " 102; VII LINCOLN II 126; VIII THE RULE OF LINCOLN " 142; IX THE CRUCIAL MATTER " 168; X THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY " 192:; tI NORTHERN LIFE DURING THE 'VAR " ~04,; XII THE MEXICAN EPISODE " 2~4; XIII THE PLEBISCITE OF 1864 " 233; XIV LINCOLN'S FINAL INTENTIONS " ~51; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE fC ~61; INDEX 265
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
