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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 I., chapter 17 (search)
es and some foreign countries, must necessarily lead to a great trade and perpetual intercourse between them,--it would be well if their institutions should harmonize; otherwise, there would be continual quarrels and border feuds. He was for Slavery in Kansas (loud cheers). The actual settlers of Kansas were little disposed to submit to the impudent and hostile usurpation which had seized their ballot-boxes and imposed on them a fraudulent Legislature. They held a mass convention at Big Springs on the 5th of September, wherein they repudiated the laws and officers imposed on Kansas by the Border-Ruffian election and Legislature, and refused to submit to them. They further resolved not to vote at the election for a Delegate to Congress, which the bogus Legislature had appointed to be held on the 1st of October. They called a Delegate Convention to be held at Topeka on the 19th of that month, whereat an Executive Committee for Kansas Territory was appointed, and an election for
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 I., Analytical Index. (search)
lmont, Mo., battle of, 594 to 597; The Chicago Journal's report, 595-6; other reports, etc., 597. Bendix, Col., (Union,) 529; 530. Benham, Gen., 525; on Floyd's retreat, 526. Benning, Henry L., in Dem. Convention, 315. Benton, Col. Thomas, 106; 159; speech against the Annexation treaty. 164-5; his repugnance to Annexation overcome, 174; 207; on the Dred Scott decision, 253-9; allusion to, 488. Berrien, John M., of Ga., 268. Big Bethel, Va., battle of, 529 to 531. Big Springs, Kansas, Free-State meeting at, 240. Bing, Julius, at Bull Run, 547; 550. Bingham, John A., of Ohio, 570. Birney, James G., candidate for President, 167. Black Jack, Kansas, battle of, 244. Black, Jeremiah S., his opinion of Secession, 371-2; appointed Secretary of State, 411. Blair, Col. Frank P., 490; has an interview with Gen. Price, 491; his strictures on Gen. Scott, 543-9; 555; offers a resolve to expel John B. Clark, 562. Blair, Montgomery, in Lincoln's Cabinet, 428