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of Government to Richmond.--Message to Congress at Richmond.--Confederate Forces in Virginia.--Forces of the Enemy.--Letter to General Johnston.--Combat at Bethel Church.--Affair at Romney.--Movements of McDowell.--Battle of Manassas.
CHAPTER VII.
Conference with the Generals after the Battle.--Order to pursue the Enemy.--Evidences of a Thorough Rout.--"Sweet to die for such a Cause."--Movements of the Next Day.--What more it was practicable to do.--Charge against the President of preventing the Capture of Washington.--The Failure to pursue.--Reflection on the President.-- General Beauregard's Report.--Endorsement upon it.--Strength of the Opposing Forces.--Extracts relating to the Battle, from the Narrative of General Early.--Resolutions of Congress.--Efforts to increase the Efficiency of the Army.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798-'99.--Their Influence on Political Affairs.--Kentucky declares for Neutrality.--Correspondence of Governor Magoffin with the President of the United States and the President of the Confederate States.--Occupation of Columbus, Kentucky, by Major-General Polk.--His Correspondence with the Kentucky Commissioners.--President Lincoln's View of Neutrality.--Acts of the United States Government.--Refugees.--Their Motives of Expatriation.-- Address of ex-Vice-President Breckinridge to the People of the State.--The Occupation of Columbus secured.--The Purpose of the United States Government.--Battle of Belmont.--Albert Sidney Johnston commands the Department.--State of Affairs.--Line of Defense.-Efforts to obtain Arms; also Troops.
CHAPTER IX.
The Coercion of Missouri.--Answers of the Governors of States to President Lincoln's Requisition for Troops.--Restoration of Forts Caswell and Johnson to the United States Government.--Condition of Missouri similar to that of Kentucky.--Hostilities, how initiated in Missouri.--Agreement between Generals Price and Harney.--Its Favorable Effects.--General Harney relieved of Command by the United States Government because of his Pacific Policy.--Removal of Public Arms from Missouri.--Searches for and Seizure of Arms.--Missouri on the Side of Peace.--Address of General Price to the People.--Proclamation of Governor Jackson.--Humiliating Concessions of the Governor to the United States Government, for the sake of Peace.--Demands of the Federal Officers.--Revolutionary Principles attempted to be enforced by the United States Government.--The Action at Booneville.--The Patriot Army of Militia.--Further Rout of the Enemy.--Heroism and Self-sacrifice of the People.--Complaints and Embarrassments--Zeal: its effects.--Action of Congress.--Battle of Springfield.--General Price.--Battle at Lexington.--Bales of Hemp.--Other Combats.
CHAPTER X.
Brigadier-General Henry A. Wise takes command in Western Virginia.--His Movements.--Advance of General John B. Floyd.--Defeats the Enemy.--Attacked by Rosecrans.--Controversy between Wise and Floyd.--General R. E. Lee takes the Command in West Virginia.--Movement on Cheat Mountain.--Its Failure.--Further Operations.--Winter Quarters.--Lee sent to South Carolina.
CHAPTER XI.
The Issue.--The American Idea of Government.--Who was responsible for the War?--Situation of Virginia.--Concentration of the Enemy against Richmond.--Our Difficulty.--Unjust Criticisms.--The Facts set forth.--Organization of the Army.--Conference at Fairfax Court-House.--Inaction of the Army.--Capture of Romney.--Troops ordered to retire to the Valley.--Discipline.--General Johnston regards his Position as unsafe.--The First Policy.--Retreat of General Johnston.--The Plans of the Enemy.--Our Strength magnified by the Enemy.--Stores destroyed.--The Trent Affair.
CHAPTER XII.
Supply of Arms at the Beginning of the War; of Powder; of Batteries; of other Articles.--Contents of Arsenals.--Other Stores, Mills, etc.--First Efforts to obtain Powder, Niter, and Sulphur.--Construction of Mills commenced.--Efforts to supply Arms, Machinery, Field-Artillery, Ammunition, Equipment, and Saltpeter.--Results in 1862.--Government Powder-Mills; how organized.--Success.--Efforts to obtain Lead.--Smelting-Works.--Troops, how armed.--Winter of 1862.--Supplies.-- Niter and Mining Bureau.--Equipment of First Armies.--Receipts by Blockade-Runners.--Arsenal at Richmond.--Armories at Richmond and Fayetteville.--A Central Laboratory built at Macon.--Statement of General Gorgas.--Northern Charge against General Floyd answered.-- Charge of Slowness against the President answered.--Quantities of Arms purchased that could not be shipped in 1861.--Letter of Mr. Huse.
CHAPTER XIII.
Extracts from my Inaugural.--Our Financial System: Receipts and Expenditures of the First Year.--Resources, Loans, and Taxes.--Loans authorized.--Notes and Bonds.--Funding Notes.--Treasury Notes guaranteed by the States.--Measure to reduce the Currency.--Operation of the General System.--Currency fundable.--Taxation.--Popular Aversion.--Compulsory Reduction of the Currency.--Tax Law.--Successful Result.--Financial Condition of the Government at its Close.--Sources whence Revenue was derived.--Total Public Debt.--System of Direct Taxes and Revenue.--The Tariff.--War-Tax of Fifty Cents on a Hundred Dollars.--Property subject to it.--Every Resource of the Country to be reached.--Tax paid by the States mostly.--Obstacle to the taking of the Census.--The Foreign Debt.--Terms of the Contract.--Premium.--False charge against me of Repudiation.--Facts stated.
CHAPTER XIV.
Military Laws and Measures.--Agricultural Products diminished.--Manufactures flourishing.--The Call for Volunteers.--The Term of Three Years.--Improved Discipline.--The Law assailed.--Important Constitutional Question raised.--Its Discussion at Length.--Power of the Government over its own Armies and the Militia.--Object of Confederations.--The War-Powers granted.--Two Modes of raising Armies in the Confederate States.--Is the Law necessary and proper?--Congress is the Judge under the Grant of Specific Power.--What is meant by Militia.--Whole Military Strength divided into Two Classes.--Powers of Congress.--Objections answered.--Good Effects of the Law.--The Limitations enlarged.--Results of the Operations of these Laws.--Act for the Employment of Slaves.--Message to Congress.--"Died of a Theory."--Act to use Slaves as Soldiers passed.--Not Time to put it in Operation.
APPENDIXES.
[Transcriber's Note: There is no Appendix A.]
APPENDIX B.
Speech of the Author on the Oregon Question
APPENDIX C.
Extracts from Speeches of the Author on the Resolutions of Compromise proposed by Mr. Clay
On the Reception of a Memorial from Inhabitants of Pennsylvania and Delaware, praying that Congress would adopt Measures for an Immediate and Peaceful Dissolution of the Union
On the Resolutions of Mr. Clay relative to Slavery