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THE STORM OF BATTLE.

THE MILITARY SITUATION-THE GREAT UPRISING-POSITIONS AND

NUMBERS OF THE UNION AND REBEL ARMIES-JOHNSTON EVAC-

UATES HARPER'S FERRY, AND RETREATS UPON WINCHESTER—

PATTERSON'S EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT—HE DISOBEYS GEN-

ERAL SCOTT'S ORDERS TO "ATTACK AND WHIP THE ENEMY

JOHNSTON CONSEQUENTLY FREE TO REINFORCE BEAUREGARD AT

MANASSAS-FITZ JOHN PORTER'S ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DIS-

ASTROUS CONSEQUENCES-MCDOWELL'S ADVANCE UPON BEAU-

REGARD-PRELIMINARY BATTLE AT BLACKBURN'S FORD JUNC-

TION OF JOHNSTON WITH BEAUREGARD REBEL PLANS OF

ADVANCE AND ATTACK- CHANGE IN MCDOWELL'S PLANS-

GREAT PITCHED-BATTLE OF BULL RUN, OR MANASSAS, (INCLUD-

ING THE SECOND BATTLE AT BLACKBURN'S FORD)-VICTORY, AT

FIRST, WITH MCDOWELL THE CHECK · - THE LEISURELY RE-

TREAT THE PANIC AT, AND NEAR, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL-

THE WAR FULLY INAUGURATED.

Pages 276 to 341.

THE COLORED CONTRABAND.

THE KNELL OF SLAVERY-THE "IMPLIED POWERS" OF CONGRESS IN

THE CONSTITUTION - PATRICK HENRY'S PREDICTION - - JOHN

QUINCY ADAMS'S PROPHECY--JOHN SHERMAN'S NON-INTERFER-

ENCE-WITH-SLAVERY RESOLUTIONS-JOHN Q. ADAMS ON EMAN-

CIPATION-POWERS OF CONGRESS AND MILITARY COMMANDERS-

GENERAL MC CLELLAN'S WEST VIRGINIA PROCLAMATION OF NON-

INTERFERENCE WITH SLAVES-GENERAL BUTLER'S CORRESPOND-

ENCE WITH GENERAL SCOTT AND SECRETARY CAMERON-CAM-

ERON'S REPLY-MILITARY TENDERNESS FOR THE DOOMED INSTI-

TUTION CONGRESS, AFTER BULL RUN - CONFISCATION, AND

EMANCIPATION, OF SLAVES USED TO AID REBELLION--RINGING

WORDS OF TRUMBULL, WILSON, MC DOUGALL, AND TEN EYCK, IN

THE SENATE-ROMAN COURAGE OF THE HOUSE-CRITTENDEN'S

STATEMENTS-WAR RESOLUTIONS-BRECKINRIDGE'S TREASON-

ABLE SPEECH UPON "THE SANCTITY' OF THE CONSTITUTION-

BAKER'S GLORIOUS REPLY - HIS MATCHLESS APOSTROPHE TO

FREEDOM-HIS SELF-SACRIFICING DEVOTION AND HEROIC DEATH

AT BALL'S BLUFF.

Pages 342 to 356..

FREEDOM'S EARLY DAWN.

THADDEUS STEVENS'S STARTLING UTTERANCES-CAPTURED SLAVES

MUST BE FREE FOREVER" NO TRUCES WITH THE REBELS

HIS PROPHECY AS TO ARMING SLAVES TO FIGHT REBELLION-

SECRETARY CAMERON'S LETTER TOUCHING FUGITIVES FROM SER-

VICE-GENERAL FREMONT'S PROCLAMATION OF CONFISCATION

AND EMANCIPATION-ITS EFFECT NORTH AND SOUTH-JEFF.

THOMPSON'S SAVAGE PROCLAMATION OF RETALIATION-PRESI-

DENT LINCOLN'S EMBARRASSMENT-HE PRIVATELY SUGGESTS TO

FREMONT CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS-FREEMONT DEFENDS HIS

COURSE- STRONG AND VIGOROUS MEASURES NECESSARY TO

SUCCESS "THE PRESIDENT PUBLICLY ORDERS THE MODIFICA-

TION OF FREMONT'S PROCLAMATION-THE MILITARY MIND

GREATLY CONFUSED-GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY THE

WAR DEPARTMENT-GENERAL T. W. SHERMAN'S PORT ROYAL

PROCLAMATION-GENERAL WOOL'S SPECIAL AND GENERAL OR-

DERS AS TO EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRABANDS -GENERAL DIX'S

PROCLAMATION FOR REPULSION OF FUGITIVE SLAVES FROM HIS

LINES HALLECK ORDERS EXPULSION AS WELL AS REPULSION-

HIS LETTER OF EXPLANATION TO FRANK P. BLAIR-SEWARD'S

LETTER TO MC CLELLAN ON CONTRABANDS "IN THE DISTRICT

OF COLUMBIA
Pages 357 to 374.

"COMPENSATED GRADUAL EMANCIPATION."

PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ATTITUDE-SACRIFICES OF PATRIOTISM-AS-

SERTION BY CONGRESS OF ITS EMANCIPATING WAR-POWERS-

THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM SLOWLY" MARCHING ON -ABANDONED

SLAVES OF BEAUFORT, S. C.-- SECRETARY CAMERON FAVORS

ARMING THEM THE PRESIDENT'S CAUTIOUS ADVANCES-HE

MODIFIES CAMERON'S REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE SUBJECT—

THE MILITARY MIND, ALL AT SEA"-COMMANDERS GUIDED BY

POLITICAL BIAS-HALLECK'S ST. LOUIS PROCLAMATION, 1862—

BUELL'S LETTER-CONTRARY ACTION OF DIX AND HALLECK,

BUELL AND HOOKER, FREMONT AND DOUBLEDAY-LINCOLN'S

MIDDLE COURSE-HE PROPOSES TO CONGRESS, COMPENSATED

GRADUAL EMANCIPATION-INTERVIEW BETWEEN MR. LINCOLN

AND THE BORDER-STATE REPRESENTATIVES-INTERESTING RE-

MARKS OF THE PRESIDENT-MR. LINCOLN BETWEEN TWO FIRES

-VIEWS, ON COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION, OF MESSRS. NOELL,

CRISFIELD, MENZIES, WICKLIFFE, AND HALL ROSCOE CONKLING'S

JOINT RESOLUTION, ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES

"CAMP BAKER ORDER-MARYLAND FUGITIVE-SLAVE HUNTERS

PERMITTED TO SEARCH THE CAMP-UNION SOLDIERS ENRAGED-

SICKLES ORDERS THE SLAVE HUNTERS OFF-DOUBLEDAY'S DIS-

PATCH AS TO ALL NEGROES ENTERING HIS LINES-TO BE

"TREATED AS PERSONS, NOT AS CHATTELS".. Pages 375 to 392.

BORDER-STATE OPPOSITION.

APPOINTMENT OF A SELECT COMMITTEE, IN HOUSE, ON GRADUAL

EMANCIPATION-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMANCIPATION ACT—

THE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL MESSAGE OF APPROVAL-GEN. HUN-

TER'S EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION PRESIDENT LINCOLN

PROMPTLY RESCINDS IT BY PROCLAMATION-HIS SOLEMN AND

IMPASSIONED APPEAL TO PEOPLE OF THE BORDER-STATES-HE

BEGS THEIR CONSIDERATION OF GRADUAL COMPENSATED EMAN-

CIPATION -GEN. WILLIAMS'S ORDER EXPELLING RUNAWAY

NEGROES FROM CAMP, AT BATON ROUGE-LIEUT.-COL. ANTHONY'S

ORDER EXCLUDING FUGITIVE-SLAVE HUNTERS FROM "CAMP

ETHERIDGE -GEN. MC CLELLAN'S FAMOUS HARRISON'S LAND-

ING LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT" FORCIBLE ABOLITION OF

SLAVERY AND "A CIVIL AND MILITARY POLICY "— SLAVE-

HOLDING BORDER-STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES AT

THE WHITE HOUSE-PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ADDRESS TO THEM,

JULY, 1862—GRADUAL EMANCIPATION THE THEME-COMPENSA-

TION AND COLONIZATION TO ACCOMPANY IT-THE ABOLITION

PRESSURE UPON THE PRESIDENT INCREASING-HE BEGS THE

BORDER STATESMEN TO RELIEVE HIM AND THE COUNTRY IN ITS

PERIL THEIR VARIOUS RESPONSES...

.Pages 393 to 422.

FREEDOM PROCLAIMED TO ALL.

PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S PERSONAL APPEAL TO COLORED FREEMEN-

HE BEGS THEM TO HELP IN THE COLONIZATION OF THEIR RACE

—PROPOSED AFRICAN COLONY IN CENTRAL AMERICA-EXECU-

TIVE ORDER OF JULY 2, 1862-EMPLOYMENT OF NEGROES FOR

MILITARY PURPOSES OF THE UNION-JEFF. DAVIS RETALIATES

-MC CLELLAN PROMULGATES THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH

ADDENDA OF HIS OWN-HORACE GREELEY'S LETTER TO PRESI-

DENT LINCOLN THE LATTER ACCUSED OF "SUBSERVIENCY

TO THE SLAVE HOLDERS—AN "UNGRUDGING EXECUTION OF THE

CONFISCATION ACT" DEMANDED-MR. LINCOLN'S FAMOUS REPLY

-HIS "PARAMOUNT OBJECT, TO SAVE THE UNION, AND NOT

EITHER TO SAVE OR DESTROY SLAVERY -VISIT TO THE WHITE

HOUSE OF A RELIGIOUS DEPUTATION FROM CHICAGO-MEMORIAL

ASKING FOR IMMEDIATE EMANCIPATION, BY PROCLAMATION-

THE PRESIDENT'S REPLY TO THE DEPUTATION-"THE POPE'S

BULL AGAINST THE COMET "—VARIOUS OBJECTIONS STATED TEN-

TATIVELY-"A PROCLAMATION OF LIBERTY TO THE SLAVES IS

"UNDER ADVISEMENT -THE PROCLAMATION OF EMANCIPATION

ISSUED ITS POPULAR RECEPTION-MEETING OF LOYAL GOVERN-

ORS AT ALTOONA-THEIR STIRRING ADDRESS-HOMAGE TO OUR

SOLDIERS-PLEDGED SUPPORT FOR VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF

THE WAR TO TRIUMPHANT END-PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S HISTOR-

ICAL RESUMÉ AND DEFENSE OF EMANCIPATION-HE SUGGESTS

TO CONGRESS, PAYMENT FOR SLAVES AT ONCE EMANCIPATED BY

BORDER STATES-ACTION OF THE HOUSE, ON RESOLUTIONS SEV-

ERALLY REPREHENDING AND ENDORSING THE PROCLAMATION

—SUPPLEMENTAL EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION OF JAN. 1,

Pages 423 to 461.

HISTORICAL REVIEW.

COURSE OF SOUTHERN OLIGARCHS THROUGHOUT THEIR EVERLAST-

ING GREED AND RAPACITY-BROKEN COVENANTS AND AGGRES-

SIVE METHODS THEIR UNIFORM GAINS UNTIL 1861-UPS AND

DOWNS OF THE TARIFF-FREE TRADE, SLAVERY, STATES-RIGHTS,

SECESSION, ALL PARTS OF ONE CONSPIRACY-"INDEPENDENCE

THE FIRST OBJECT OF THE WAR-DREAMS, AMBITIONS, AND PLANS

OF THE CONSPIRATORS LINCOLN'S FAITH IN NORTHERN NUM-

BERS AND ENDURANCE-" RIGHT MAKES MIGHT -THE SOUTH

SOLIDLY-CEMENTED BY BLOOD-THE 37TH CONGRESS-ITS WAR

MEASURES-PAVING THE WAY TO DOWNFALL OF SLAVERY AND

Pages 462 to 473.

LINCOLN'S TROUBLES AND TEMPTATIONS.

INTERFERENCE WITH SLAVERY FORCED BY THE WAR--EDWARD

EVERETT'S OPINION-BORDER-STATES DISTRUST OF LINCOLN—

IMPOSSIBILITY OF SATISFYING THEIR REPRESENTATIVES THEIR

JEALOUS SUSPICIONS AND CONGRESSIONAL ACTION-PRESIDENT'S

MESSAGE OF KINDLY WARNING-STORMY CONTENTION IN CON-

GRESS CRITTENDEN'S ARGUMENT ON "PROPERTY IN MAN-

BORDER-STATES BID FOR MR. LINCOLN--THE NICHE IN THE

TEMPLE OF FAME OFFERED HIM-LOVEJOY'S ELOQUENT COUN-

TERBLAST SUMNER (JUNE, 1862,) ON LINCOLN AND EMANCIPA-

TION-THE PRESIDENT HARRIED AND WORRIED-SNUBBED BY

BORDER STATESMEN-MC CLELLAN'S THREAT-ARMY-MISMAN-

AGEMENT-ARMING THE BLACKS-HOW THE EMANCIPATION

PROCLAMATION WAS WRITTEN-CABINET SUGGESTIONS—MILI-

TARY SITUATION-REBEL ADVANCE NORTHWARD-LINCOLN,

AND THE BREAST-WORKS · WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE

MENACED ANTIETAM, AND THE FIAT OF FREEDOM—BORDER-

STATE DENUNCIATION KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE,

Pages 474 to 500.

THE ARMED-NEGRO.

WHO WOULD BE FREE, HIMSELF MUST STRIKE THE BLOW!"—

COLORED TROOPS AT PORT HUDSON-THEIR REROISM-STIRRING

INCIDENTS - -AT MILLIKEN'S BEND-AT FORT WAGNER — AT

PETERSBURG AND ABOUT RICHMOND-THE REBEL CONSPIRATORS

FURIOUS OUTLAWRY OF GENERAL BUTLER, ETC.―JEFFERSON

DAVIS'S MESSAGE TO THE REBEL CONGRESS ATROCIOUS, COLD-

BLOODED RESOLUTIONS OF THAT BODY-DEATH OR SLAVERY, TO

THE ARMED FREEMAN PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S RETALIATORY

ORDER THE BLOODY BUTCHERY AT FORT PILLOW -SAVAGE

MALIGNITY OF THE REBELS A COMMON ERROR, CORRECTED—

ARMING OF NEGROES COMMENCED BY THE REBELS-SIMILAR

SCHEME OF A REVOLUTIONARY HERO, IN 1778-REBEL CON-

GRESSIONAL ACT, CONSCRIPTING NEGROES-JEFFERSON DAVIS'S

POSITION GENERAL LEE'S LETTER TO BARKSDALE ON THE SUB-

Pages 501 to 512.

FREEDOM'S SUN STILL RISING.

DEFINITE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION, ON EMANCIPATION, GERMINATING

-GLORIOUS NEWS FROM THE WEST AND EAST-FALL OF VICKS-

BURG GETTYSBURG-LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ORATION-THE

DRAFT-THE REBEL FIRE IN THE REAR"-DRAFT RIOTS IN

NEW YORK-LINCOLN'S LETTER, AUGUST, 1863, ON THE SITUA-

TION-CHATTANOOGA-THE CHEERING FALL-ELECTIONS-VAL-

LANDIGHAM'S DEFEAT- EMANCIPATION AS A POLITICAL"

MEASURE 'THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT" REPORTED IN THE

SENATE—THADDEUS STEVENS'S RESOLUTIONS, AND TEST VOTE

IN THE HOUSE-LOVEJOY'S DEATH-ELOQUENT TRIBUTES OF

ARNOLD, WASHBURNE, GRINNELL, THADDEUS STEVENS, AND

SUMNER.
Pages 513 to 526.

"THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT" IN THE SENATE.

GREAT DEBATE IN THE U. S. SENATE, ON EMANCIPATION-THE

WHOLE VILLANOUS HISTORY OF SLAVERY, LAID BARE

SPEECHES OF TRUMBULL, HENRY WILSON, HARLAN, SHERMAN,

CLARK, HALL, HENDERSON, SUMNER, REVERDY JOHNSON,

MCDOUGALL, SAULSBURY, GARRETT DAVIS, POWELL, AND HEN-

DRICKS-BRILLIANT ARRAIGNMENT AND DEFENSE OF THE IN-

STITUTION"-U. S. GRANT, NOW GENERAL IN CHIEF
-HIS

PLANS PERFECTED, HE GOES TO THE VIRGINIA FRONT-MR. LIN-

COLN'S SOLICITUDE FOR THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT--BOR-

DER-STATE OBSTRUCTIVE MOTIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND SUBSTI-

TUTES, ALL VOTED DOWN-MR. LINCOLN'S LETTER TO HODGES,

OF KENTUCKY, REVIEWING EMANCIPATION AS A WAR MEASURE—

THE DECISIVE FIELD-DAY (APRIL 8, 1864)—THE DEBATE ABLY

CLOSED-THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSED BY THE

.. Pages 527 to 552.

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