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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxx. Political Mutations and results.—the Presidential canvass of 1864.< (search)
form Union National Convention its platform Lincoln and Johnson nominated Johnson's letter a season of Gloom the NationJohnson's letter a season of Gloom the National Finances during the War National Debt currency depreciation Peace overtures at Niagara and at Richmond Davis inflexiblvote for Vice-President, with the following result: Andrew Johnson200 Daniel S. Dickinson108 Hannibal Hamlin150 Scattering59 Several delegations thereupon changed to Johnson; who was nominated without further balloting by 494 votes to 26 minations were formally tendered and heartily accepted. Mr. Johnson's letter of acceptance, in its allusion to Slavery, tersan in the Valley; which did not serve to elect Lincoln and Johnson--that had been already secured — but doubtless contributedleagues did not fill his place.--were cast for Lincoln and Johnson. The only States wherein the voters were divided with a ny under the sway of the Rebellion; and, though Lincoln and Johnson electors were chosen in Tennessee, their vote was not acce
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 35 (search)
recruiting stopped celebration at Fort Sumter the President assassinated by J. Wilkes Booth Gov. Seward murderously assaulted by Payne Powell accession of Andrew Johnson to the Presidency offers rewards for arrest of Jefferson Davis and others Stoneman's raid into North Carolina Sherman's arrangement with Jo. Johnston repus, and, at 6 1/2 P. M., left on his return to City Point; whence he repeated his visit to Richmond two days later — this time attended by Mrs. Lincoln, by Vice-President Johnson, several U. S. Senators, &c. He was now waited on by several leading Confederates, who, seeing that their cause was hopelessly lost, were naturally anxiouhus clearing his way to the street, where he mounted a horse he had left there, and rode rapidly off unheeded. The quiet accession to the Presidency of Vice-President Johnson--the funeral honors to the good, beloved President, so suddenly snatched away at the moment when long years of trial and disaster had at length been crown