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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. 532 0 Browse Search
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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 3: the Democracy in 1860. (search)
rve the balance of power in the Senate, entered into the far-famed Missouri compromise, by which Maine, as a free State, was to be taken from Massachusetts, and Missouri, as a slave State, from the Louisiana purchase, and both were to be admitted into the Union at the same time. Sut of Massachusetts, was admitted March 3, 1820, and was offset by Missouri, slave, March 2, 1821; Arkansas, slave, June 15, 1836, by Michiganing that Territory. It lay on the westerly side of the slave State of Missouri and its southern boundary was the Indian Territory, where sla. Most of the early settlers of the eastern portion had come from Missouri and brought the institution of slavery with them. Thus Kansas see When attempts were made to hold elections, armed bands went from Missouri to control those elections. A convention was held to provide an oStates rather the expression of the will of the armed intruders of Missouri into Kansas, than the voice of her own people. Meanwhile the free
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
nstitution was a league with death and a covenant with hell. Their candidate for dictator was Fremont, as was well known at the time. When he was in command in Missouri, he was flattered into making a proclamation abolishing slavery within the bounds of his command. This attempt President Lincoln dealt with by abolishing, that soners of war, the Confederate authorities have made a declaration that the negroes heretofore held to service by owners in the States of Delaware, Maryland, and Missouri are to be treated as prisoners of war when captured in arms in the service of the United States. Such declaration that a part of the colored soldiers of the Unite. Is it not possible for the government to have a policy? If Sherman exchanges at Atlanta, if Foster at Charleston, if Canby at New Orleans, and Rosecrans in Missouri, then I do not see why see should not exchange here. Our soldiers will not be too well pleased to hear that sailors can and soldiers cannot be exchanged. Benj.
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
in the field, and his generally quarrelsome character. What shall be done with him, has therefore, already been, as I am informed, a matter of consultation. To send him to Kentucky would probably cause an insurrection in that State and an immediate call for large reinforcements. Moreover, he would probably greatly embarrass Sherman, if he did not attempt to supersede him by using against him all his talent at political intrigues and his facilities for newspaper abuse. If you send him to Missouri nearly the same thing will occur there. Although it might not be objectionable to have a free fight between him and Rosecrans, the government would be seriously embarrassed by the local difficulties and calls for reinforcements likely to follow. Inveterate as is Rosecrans' habit of continually calling for more troops, Butler differs only in demanding instead of calling. As things now stand in the West, I think we can keep the peace; but if Butler be thrown in as a disturbing element, I a
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
, Dr., William, pleads for Mumford's life, 442-443. Methodist Church divided by slavery question, 143. Mexican War, Grant in, 868. Michie, Maj. Peter S., directs work at Dutch Gap, 747. Military Training, Butler's, 123,125. Military Commission defined, 842-843; Butler suggests that Davis be tried by, 916-918. Milligan vs., United States, the case of, 1007-1009. Miller, Capt. Morris J., romancing note from, 194; quartermaster at Annapolis, his romance and relief, 196. Missouri Compromise, 130-131. Mobile Harbor entered by blockade runners, 849. Moise, Judge, 397. Monroe, Major, of New Orleans, 437-438. Moore, Gov. Thomas O., of Louisiana, 385; letter from Lovell to, 397; letter to Davis, 477; reference to, 430-431. Moore, Peter, the case of, 986-987. Morgan, Senator of New York, 362. Morris, Major, at Fort McHenry, 231-232. Mount Benedict, destruction of Ursuline Convent on, 110-123. Mulford, Colonel, assistant agent for exchange of priso