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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States. (search)
nd covered with fortifications. All this ought to be done without using coercive measures, or levying taxes, or disturbing the agricultural or commercial pursuits. The minority in Congress issued an address (Annals of Congress, 1811-1812, part 2, pp. 2196, 2221, 1638) to their constituents, signed by thirty-four members, breathing dissatisfaction with the administration. An intended speech of Mr. Samuel Taggart, of Massachusetts, similar in spirit, appeared in the Alexandria Gazette, June 24, 1812, published because the opportunity for open debate had been denied by the secret sessions. The press of the Northeast was full of expressions of dissatisfaction. The most plausible of these complaints related to the lack of preparation for war. It was true that America was not prepared for war. But the war could not be avoided. There was no retreat but in submission. The lack of preparation was equally unavoidable. It was inherent in American institutions. Political partisans and t