Chapter XII: Copperheadism Vs. Union Democracy

NORTHERN COMPLICITY WITH TREASONMAYOR FERNANDO WOOD RECOMMENDS SECESSION OF NEW YORK CITYTHE REBEL JUNTA AT WASHINGTON INSPIRES HIMHE OBEYS ORDERS, BUT SHAKES AT THE KNEESKEITT BRAGS OF THE "MILLIONS OF DEMOCRATS IN THE NORTH," FURNISHING A "WALL OF FIRE" AGAINST COERCIONATTEMPTED REBELSEDUCTION OF NEW JERSEYTHE PRICE-BURNETT CORRESPONDENCESECESSION RESOLUTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA DEMOCRACY AT NATIONAL HALLLANE OF OREGON "SERVES NOTICE" OF "WAR ENOUGH AT HOME" FOR REPUBLICANS"NORTHERN DEMOCRATS NEED NOT CROSS THE BORDER TO FIND AN ENEMY"EX-PRESIDENT PIERCE'S CAPTURED TREASONABLE LETTER TO JEFF. DAVISTHE "FIGHTING" TO BE "WITHIN OUR OWN BORDERS, IN OUR OWN STREETS"ATTITUDE OF DOUGLAS, AND THE DOUGLAS DEMOCRACY, AFTER SUMTERDOUGLAS CALLS ON MR. LINCOLN AT THE WHITE HOUSEHE PATRIOTICALLY SUSTAINS THE UNIONHE RALLIES THE WHOLE NORTH TO STAND BY THE FLAGTHERE CAN BE "NO NEUTRALS IN THIS WAR; ONLY PATRIOTS AND TRAITORS"LAMENTED DEATH OF "THE LITTLE GIANT"TRIBUTES OF TRUMBULL AND MCDOUGALL TO HIS MEMORYLOGAN'S ATTITUDE AT THIS TIME, AND HIS RELATIONS TO DOUGLASTHEIR LAST PRIVATE INTERVIEWDOUGLAS'S INTENTION TO "JOIN THE ARMY AND FIGHT"HIS LAST EFFORTS IN CONGRESS"CONCILIATION," BEFORE SUMTER"NO HALF-WAY GROUND" AFTER IT

CHAPTER XIII. THE STORM OF BATTLE.

THE MILITARY SITUATIONTHE GREAT UPRISINGPOSITIONS AND NUMBERS OF THE UNION AND REBEL ARMIESJOHNSTON EVACUATES HARPER'S FERRY, AND RETREATS UPON WINCHESTERPATTERSON'S EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCTHE DISOBEYS GENERAL SCOTT'S ORDERS TO "ATTACK AND WHIP THE ENEMY"JOHNSTON CONSEQUENTLY FREE TO REINFORCE BEAUREGARD AT MANASSASFITZ JOHN PORTER'S ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCESMCDOWELL'S ADVANCE UPON BEAUREGARDPRELIMINARY BATTLE AT BLACKBURN'S FORDJUNCTION OF JOHNSTON WITH BEAUREGARDREBEL PLANS OF ADVANCE AND ATTACKCHANGE IN MCDOWELL'S PLANSGREAT PITCHED-BATTLE OF BULL RUN, OR MANASSAS, INCLUDING THE SECOND BATTLE AT BLACKBURN'S FORDVICTORY, AT FIRST, WITH MCDOWELLTHE CHECKTHE LEISURELY RETREATTHE PANIC AT, AND NEAR, THE NATIONAL CAPITALTHE WAR FULLY INAUGURATED

CHAPTER XIV. THE COLORED CONTRABAND.

THE KNELL OF SLAVERYTHE "IMPLIED POWERS" OF CONGRESS IN THE CONSTITUTIONPATRICK HENRY'S PREDICTIONJOHN QUINCY ADAMS'S PROPHECYJOHN SHERMAN'S NON-INTERFERENCEWITH-SLAVERY RESOLUTIONSJOHN Q. ADAMS ON EMANCIPATIONPOWERS OF CONGRESS AND MILITARY COMMANDERSGENERAL MCCLELLAN'S WEST VIRGINIA PROCLAMATION OF NONINTERFERENCE WITH SLAVESGENERAL BUTLER'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH GENERAL SCOTT AND SECRETARY CAMERONCAMERON'S REPLYMILITARY TENDERNESS FOR THE DOOMED INSTITUTIONCONGRESS, AFTER BULL RUNCONFISCATION, AND EMANCIPATION, OF SLAVES USED TO AID REBELLIONRINGING WORDS OF TRUMBULL, WILSON, MCDOUGALL, AND TEN EYCK, IN THE SENATEROMAN COURAGE OF THE HOUSECRITTENDEN'S STATEMENTSWAR RESOLUTIONSBRECKINRIDGE'S TREASONABLE SPEECH UPON "THE SANCTITY" OF THE CONSTITUTIONBAKER'S GLORIOUS REPLYHIS MATCHLESS APOSTROPHE TO FREEDOMHIS SELF-SACRIFICING DEVOTION AND HEROIC DEATH AT BALL'S BLUFF