Mr. Buchanan's Administration: On the Eve of the RebellionDigital Scanning Inc, 2000 - 296 էջ An autobiographical vindication of the policy of the Buchanan administration during the last months of his term, this book is an important source for understanding the political events leading to the secession and the Civil War. Throughout his administration, Buchanan was constantly plagued with the issues of slavery, even though the existence of domestic slavery in the South was recognized and protected by the Constitution of the United States. This book details the rising conflict within the nation as Southern slave holding states argued with Northern abolitionists and Anti-Slavery societies as to whether or not slavery should continue to flourish in the United States. Feeling the pressures of the unbearable tension between the North and South, Buchanan tried desperately to compromise, pleading with both sides of the issue. He repeatedly warned his countrymen, at every opportunity, of the imminent danger they were putting the nation in and advised them of the means to avoid the certainty of civil war. Despite these efforts, Congress rejected his recommendations. The result was the escalation of a conflict that led to the secession of the South and one of the bloodiest battles in our nation's history. |
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... Southern slavery, until the final triumph of their cause in the election of President Lin- coln; and on the other hand, the corresponding antagonism and violence with which the advocates of slavery resisted these ef- forts, and ...
... Southern Pro-Slavery party - The Fugitive Slave Law of 1793, and the case of Prigg vs. Pennsylvania, and its pernicious effects - The South threaten Secession - The course of Mr. Buchanan as Senator - The Wilmot Proviso and its ...
... Southern Secession dates from South Car- olina Nullification - Its character and history - The Compromise Tariff of 1833 The Nullifiers agitate for Secession - Mr. Calhoun - Mr. Cobb against it - Warnings of the Democratic party - They ...
... Southern and Southwestern States received less than their quota of arms - The Pittsburg cannon - General Scott's unfounded claim to the credit of preventing their shipment to the South - Removal of old muskets - Their value - Opinion of ...
... Southern Pro- Slavery party - The Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 , and the case of Prigg vs. Penn- sylvania , and its pernicious effects - The South threaten Secession - The course of Mr. Buchanan as Senator The Wilmot Proviso and its ...