. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . following outside of the North. Inthe presidential election of 1856 it had carried elevenNorthern States and had polled 1,341,264 votes. Andnow, in 1860, it had become strong enough to elect aPresident by the vote of Northern States alone.^ 2. As soon as the result of the election Avas known,South Carolina called a convention of the people,which on the 20t
. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . following outside of the North. Inthe presidential election of 1856 it had carried elevenNorthern States and had polled 1,341,264 votes. Andnow, in 1860, it had become strong enough to elect aPresident by the vote of Northern States alone.^ 2. As soon as the result of the election Avas known,South Carolina called a convention of the people,which on the 20th of December, 1860, passed an ordi- ^ The Republicans were in a minority in the new Congress. But suchhad been the wonderful growth of that party that the majority of theSouthern people felt that, unless some new guarantees could be girenthem, there was no safety for the South in the 98 Story op the Confederate States. nance of secession, declaring that the union existingbetween South Carolina and the other States was dis-solved. Congress had met seventeen days before thisaction was taken by South Carolina (December 3d).On the opening day of Congress every State was rep-resented in the House, and all were represented in the. SECESSION HALL, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. Senate except South Carolina, whose senators hadresigned as soon as the result of the presidential elec-tion was known. Hopes were still cherished thatsomething might be done to restore fraternal feelingand save the Union. Secession ok Skven Southern States. 99 3. Mr. Crittenden of Kentucky proposed an amend-ment to the Constitution restoring tlie old line of theMissouri Compromise, but his proposition failed. Acommittee of thirteen, appointed in the Senate to findsome plan of agreement, failed. A like committee ofthirty-three in the House also failed to accomplishanything. 4. Mr. Douglas of Illinois, who had been a memberof the Senate committee, stated in the Senate that of Mississippi and Mr. T
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