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Session of the Legislature.
Secretary Stanton's Removal. Governor Walker's Resignation.
CHAPTER VII.
THE REVOLT OF DOUGLAS
Douglas's Quarrel with Buchanan. Buchanan's Silliman Letter. His
Annual Message. Douglas's Speech on Lecompton. Lecompton
Constitution Declared Adopted. Buchanan's Special Message. The
Pro-slavery Reaction. Buchanan's Views on Cuba. The Lecompton
Constitution in Congress. The Crittenden-Montgomery Substitute. The
English Bill. The Opposition of Douglas. The Administration Organ.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES
Growing Republican Chances. Illinois Politics in 1858. Candidates for
Senator. The Senatorial Campaign. Lincoln's "House Divided Against
Itself" Speech. Republican Sympathy for Douglas. Horace Greeley's
Attitude. Lincoln on Greeley and Seward. Correspondence Between
Lincoln and Crittenden. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
CHAPTER IX.
THE FREEPORT DOCTRINE
The Debate at Ottawa. The Debate at Freeport. The Freeport Doctrine.
Benjamin's Speech on Douglas. The November Election, Douglas
Reëlected Senator. Cause of Lincoln's Defeat. Lincoln's Letters on the
Result. Douglas Removed from the Chairmanship of the Senate
Committee on Territories.

CHAPTER X.
LINCOLN'S OHIO SPEECHES
Douglas's Tour Through the South. His Advanced Views on Slavery.
Senate Discussion Between Brown and Douglas. Douglas's Letter to
Dorr. Lincoln's Growing Prominence. Lincoln's Correspondence with
Schuyler Colfax. Letter to Canisius. Letter to Pierce and Others.
Douglas's "Harper's Magazine" Article. Lincoln's Ohio Speeches. The
Douglas-Black Controversy. Publication of the Lincoln-Douglas
Debates.
CHAPTER XI.
HARPER'S FERRY
John Brown. His Part in the Kansas Civil War. His Plan of Slave
Liberation. Pikes and Recruits. The Peterboro Council. The Chatham
Meeting. Change of Plan. Harper's Ferry. Brown's Campaign. Colonel
Lee, and the U.S. Marines. Capture of Brown. His Trial and Execution.
The Senate Investigation. Public Opinion. Lincoln on John Brown.
Speakership Contest. Election of William Pennington.
CHAPTER XII.
LINCOLN'S COOPER INSTITUTE SPEECH
Lincoln Invited to Lecture in New York. The Meeting in Cooper
Institute. Public Interest in the Speaker. Lincoln's Speech. His
Definition of "The Question." Historical Analysis. His Admonition to
the South. The Right and Wrong of Slavery. The Duty of the Free
States. Criticisms of the Address. Speeches in New England.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION

The Democratic Party. Its National Convention at Charleston.
Sentiments of the Delegates. Differences North, and South. Douglas as
a Candidate. The Jefferson Davis Senate Resolutions. Caleb Cushing
made Chairman. The Platform Committee. Majority and Minority
Reports. Speech of William L. Yancey. Speech of Senator Pugh.
Speech of Senator Bigler. Second Majority and Minority Reports.
Minority Report Adopted. Cotton State Delegates Secede. Yancey's
Prophecy.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE BALTIMORE NOMINATIONS
Nomination of Douglas Impossible. Charleston Convention adjourned
to Baltimore. Seceders' Convention in St. Andrew's Hall. Adjourns to
meet at Richmond. Address of Southern Senators. The Davis-Douglas
Debate. Charleston Convention Reassembles at Baltimore. A Second
Disruption. Nomination of Douglas. Nomination of Breckinridge. The
Constitutional Union Convention. Nomination of John Bell.
CHAPTER XV.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION
The Republican Party. The Chicago Convention. Lincoln's Fairness to
Rivals. Chances of the Campaign. The Pivotal States. The Wigwam.
Organization of the Convention. Chicago Platform. Contrast between
the Charleston and Chicago Conventions. The Balloting. Lincoln
Nominated for President. Hamlin Nominated for Vice-President.
CHAPTER XVI.
LINCOLN ELECTED
The Presidential Campaign. Parties, Candidates, and Platforms. Pledges
to the Union. The Democratic Schism. Douglas's Campaign Tour. The
"Illinois Rail-splitter." The "Wide Awakes." Lincoln during the

Canvass. Letters about "Know-Nothings." Fusion. The Vote of Maine.
The October States. The Election. The Electoral College. The
Presidential Count. Lincoln Declared Elected.
CHAPTER XVII.
BEGINNINGS OF REBELLION
Early Disunion Sentiment. Nullification. The Agitation of 1850. The
Conspiracy of 1856. The "Scarlet Letter." "The 1860 Association."
Governor Gist's Letter to Southern Governors. Replies to Governor
Gist. Conspiracy at Washington.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE CABINET CABAL
Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet. Extracts from Floyd's Diary. Cabinet
Conferences on Disunion. The Drayton-Gist Correspondence. Mr.
Trescott's Letters. Floyd's Sale of Arms. Secretary Thompson's Mission.
Jefferson Davis and the Governor of Mississippi. Jefferson Davis and
President Buchanan's Message.
CHAPTER XIX.
FROM THE BALLOT TO THE BULLET
Governor Gist's Proclamation. Caucus of South Carolinians. Governor
Gist's Message. The Disunion Cult. Presidential Electors Chosen.
Effect of Lincoln's Election. Disunion Sentiment. Military
Appropriation. Convention Bill Passed. Charleston Mass-Meeting.
CHAPTER XX.
MAJOR ANDERSON
Buchanan and Secession. General Scott and Nullification. "Views"
Addressed to the President. The President's Criticism. Scott's Rejoinder.

The Charleston Forts. Foster's Requisition. Colonel Gardner asks for
Reënforcements. Fitz-John Porter's Inspection Report. Gardner
Relieved from Command. Anderson sent to Charleston.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE CHARLESTON FORTS
Anderson's Arrival at Charleston. His Tour of Inspection. Report to the
War Department. The Forts and the Harbor. Anderson asks
reënforcements. Discouraging Reply from Washington. Insurrectionary
Sentiment in Charleston. Floyd's Instructions to Anderson. Colonel
Huger. Anderson's Visit to the Mayor of Charleston.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Mr. Buchanan's Opportunity. Cabinet Opinions on Disunion. Advice to
the President in Preparing his Message. The Message. Arguments on
Slavery. Recommends a National Convention. Arguments on Disunion.
The Powers and Duties of Congress. Coercion Denied. Criticisms of
the Message.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE CHARLESTON CONSPIRATORS
Debate