Abraham Lincoln: a History -- Volume 2

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[Illustration: PORTRAIT AND SIGNATURE OF A. LINCOLN.]
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
A HISTORY
BY JOHN G. NICOLAY AND JOHN HAY

VOLUME TWO
New York The Century Co. 1890

ILLUSTRATIONS
VOL. II
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Frontispiece) From an ambrotype taken for
Marcus L. Ward (afterwards Governor of New Jersey) in Springfield,
Ill., May 20, 1860, two days after Mr. Lincoln's nomination.
GENERAL JOHN W. GEARY From a photograph taken, in 1866, by
Draper and Husted.
MILLARD FILLMORE From a daguerreotype.
CHARLES SUMNER From a daguerreotype.
ROGER B. TANEY From a daguerreotype.
SAMUEL NELSON From a photograph.
ROBERT J. WALKER From a daguerreotype.
FREDERICK P. STANTON From a photograph by Brady.

JOHN CALHOUN From a painting by D.C. Fabronius, after a
photograph by Brady.
ANSON BURLINGAME From a photograph by William Shaw.
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS From a daguerreotype.
DAVID COLBRETH BRODERICK From a photograph by Brady.
JOHN BROWN From a photograph by J.W. Black & Co.
HOUSE IN WHICH JOHN BROWN WAS BORN, TORRINGTON,
CONNECTICUT From a photograph lent by Frank B. Sanborn.
CALEB CUSHING From a photograph by Brady.
W.L. YANCEY From a photograph by Cook.
GENERAL JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE From a daguerreotype taken
about 1850, lent by Anson Maltby.
FACSIMILE OF LINCOLN'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
JOHN BELL From a photograph by Brady.
GENERAL HENRY A. WISE From a photograph by Brady.
THE WIGWAM AT CHICAGO IN WHICH LINCOLN WAS
NOMINATED
GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON From a photograph by Brady.
JAMES BUCHANAN From a photograph by Brady.
LEWIS CASS From a photograph by Brady.
GENERAL ROBERT TOOMBS From a photograph.
JUSTIN S. MORRILL From a photograph by Brady.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOL. II
CHAPTER I.
JEFFERSON DAVIS ON REBELLION
Civil War in Kansas. Guerrillas dispersed by Colonel Sumner. General
P.F. Smith supersedes Sumner. Governor Shannon Removed. Missouri
River Blockaded. Jefferson Davis's Instructions on Rebellion.
Acting-Governor Woodson Proclaims the Territory in Insurrection.
Report of General Smith. John W. Geary Appointed Governor.
Inaugural Address. His Military Proclamations and Measures. Colonel
Cooke's "Cannon" Argument. Hickory Point Skirmish. Imprisonment
of Free State Men. End of Guerrilla War. Removal and Flight of
Governor Geary.
CHAPTER II.
THE CONVENTIONS OF 1856
Formation of the Republican Party in Illinois. The Decatur Convention.
Action of the "Know-Nothing" Party. Nomination of Fillmore and
Donelson. Democrats of Illinois Nominate William A. Richardson for
Governor. The Davis-Bissell Challenge. The Bloomington Convention.
Bissell Nominated for Governor. Lincoln's Speech at Bloomington. The
Pittsburgh Convention. The Philadelphia Convention. Nomination of
Frémont and Dayton. The Philadelphia Platform. Lincoln Proposed for
Vice-President. The Cincinnati Convention. The Cincinnati Platform.
Nomination of Buchanan and Breckinridge. Buchanan Elected
President. Bissell Elected Governor. Lincoln's Campaign Speeches.
CHAPTER III.
CONGRESSIONAL RUFFIANISM

Sumner's Senate Speech on Kansas. Brooks's Assault on Sumner.
Action of the Senate. Action of the House. Resignation and Reelection
of Brooks. Wilson Challenged. Brooks Challenges Burlingame.
Sumner's Malady. Reelection of Sumner. Death of Butler and Brooks.
Sumner's Re-appearance in the Senate.
CHAPTER IV.
THE DRED SCOTT DECISION
The Dred Scott Case. Its Origin. The Law of Slavery. Preliminary
Decisions of the Case. Appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Case
Twice Argued. Opinion of Justice Nelson. Political Conditions. Mr.
Buchanan's Announcement. The Dred Scott Decision. Opinions by all
the Judges. Opinion of the Court. Dred Scott Declared Not a Citizen.
Slavery Prohibition Declared Unconstitutional. Language of
Chief-Justice Taney. Dissenting Opinions.
CHAPTER V.
DOUGLAS AND LINCOLN ON DRED SCOTT
Political Effects of the Dred Scott Decision. Douglas's Springfield
Speech on the Dred Scott Decision. He Indorses Chief-Justice Taney's
Opinion. Freeport Doctrine Foreshadowed. Lincoln's Speech in Reply
to Douglas. Uses of Judicial Decisions. Prospects of the Colored Race
in the United States, Principles of the Declaration of Independence.
CHAPTER VI.
THE LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION
Constitutional Convention Called by the Legislature. Resignation and
Flight of Governor Geary. Walker Appointed Governor. Promises of
Buchanan and his Cabinet. Walker's Kansas Policy. Action of the
Free-State Mass Meeting. Pro-slavery Convention at Lecompton.
Election of Delegates. Governor Walker favors Submission of the

Constitution to Popular Vote. Protests from Southern States. The
Walker-Buchanan Correspondence. Lecompton Constitutional
Convention. The October Election. The Oxford and McGee Frauds.
The Lecompton Constitution. Extra