THE GREAT CONSPIRACY, Part 5
THE GREAT CONSPIRACY
Its Origin and History
Part 5.
By John Logan
CONTENTS
CHAPTER XVIII.
FREEDOM PROCLAIMED TO ALL.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S PERSONAL APPEAL TO COLORED FREEMEN—HE BEGS THEM TOHELP IN THE COLONIZATION OF THEIR RACE—PROPOSED AFRICAN COLONY INCENTRAL AMERICA—EXECUTIVE ORDER OF JULY 2, 1862—EMPLOYMENT OF NEGROESFOR MILITARY PURPOSES OF THE UNION—JEFF. DAVIS RETALIATES—MCCLELLANPROMULGATES THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH ADDENDA OF HIS OWN—HORACEGREELEY'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT LINCOLN—THE LATTER ACCUSED OF"SUBSERVIENCY" TO THE SLAVE HOLDERS—AN "UNGRUDGING EXECUTION OF THECONFISCATION ACT" DEMANDED—MR. LINCOLN'S FAMOUS REPLY—HIS "PARAMOUNTOBJECT, TO SAVE THE UNION, AND NOT EITHER TO SAVE OR DESTROYSLAVERY"—VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE OF A RELIGIOUS DEPUTATION FROMCHICAGO—MEMORIAL ASKING FOR IMMEDIATE EMANCIPATION, BY PROCLAMATION—THEPRESIDENT'S REPLY TO THE DEPUTATION—"THE POPE'S BULL AGAINST THECOMET"—VARIOUS OBJECTIONS STATED TENTATIVELY—"A PROCLAMATION OFLIBERTY TO THE SLAVES" IS "UNDER ADVISEMENT"—THE PROCLAMATION OFEMANCIPATION ISSUED—ITS POPULAR RECEPTION—MEETING OF LOYAL GOVERNORSAT ALTOONA—THEIR STIRRING ADDRESS—HOMAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS—PLEDGEDSUPPORT FOR VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF THE WAR TO TRIUMPHANT END—PRESIDENTLINCOLN'S HISTORICAL RESUME AND DEFENSE OF EMANCIPATION—HE SUGGESTS TOCONGRESS, PAYMENT FOR SLAVES AT ONCE EMANCIPATED BY BORDERSTATES—ACTION OF THE HOUSE, ON RESOLUTIONS SEVERALLY REPREHENDING AND ENDORSINGTHE PROCLAMATION—SUPPLEMENTAL EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION OF JAN. 1, 1863
CHAPTER XIX.
HISTORICAL REVIEW.
COURSE OF SOUTHERN OLIGARCHS THROUGHOUT—THEIR EVERLASTING GREED ANDRAPACITY—BROKEN COVENANTS AND AGGRESSIVE METHODS—THEIR UNIFORM GAINSUNTIL 1861—UPS AND DOWNS OF THE TARIFF—FREE TRADE, SLAVERY,STATESRIGHTS, SECESSION, ALL PARTS OF ONE CONSPIRACY—"INDEPENDENCE" THE FIRSTOBJECT OF THE WAR—DREAMS, AMBITIONS, AND PLANS OF THECONSPIRATORS—LINCOLN'S FAITH IN NORTHERN NUMBERS AND ENDURANCE—"RIGHTMAKES MIGHT"—THE SOUTH SOLIDLY-CEMENTED BY BLOOD—THE 37TH CONGRESS—ITS WARMEASURES—PAVING THE WAY TO DOWNFALL OF SLAVERY AND REBELLION
CHAPTER XX.
LINCOLN'S TROUBLES AND TEMPTATIONS.
INTERFERENCE WITH SLAVERY FORCED BY THE WAR—EDWARD EVERETT'SOPINION—BORDER-STATES DISTRUST OF LINCOLN—IMPOSSIBILITY OF SATISFYING THEIRREPRESENTATIVES—THEIR JEALOUS SUSPICIONS AND CONGRESSIONALACTION—PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF KINDLY WARNING—STORMY CONTENTION INCONGRESS—CRITTENDEN'S ARGUMENT ON "PROPERTY" IN MAN—BORDER—STATES "BID" FORMR. LINCOLN—THE "NICHE IN THE TEMPLE OF FAME" OFFERED HIM—LOVEJOY'SELOQUENT COUNTERBLAST—SUMNER (JUNE, 1862,) ON LINCOLN ANDEMANCIPATION—THE PRESIDENT HARRIED AND WORRIED—SNUBBED BY BORDERSTATESMEN—MCCLELLAN'S THREAT—ARMY-MISM