. The photographic history of the civil . P. BenjaminSecretary of State. VICE-PRESIDENT STEPHENSAND MEMBERS OF THECONFEDERATE CABINET Judah P. Benjamin. Secretary ofState, lias been called the brain ofthe Confederacy. President Daviswished to appoint the HonorableRobert Barnwell. Secretary of State,but Mr. Barnwell declined the honor. George AFTER THE GREAT MASS MEETING IX UNION SQUARE. NEW YORK. APRIL 20, 1S61 Knots of citizens still linger around the stands where Anderson, who had abandoned Sumter only six daysbefore, had just roused the multitude to wild
. The photographic history of the civil . P. BenjaminSecretary of State. VICE-PRESIDENT STEPHENSAND MEMBERS OF THECONFEDERATE CABINET Judah P. Benjamin. Secretary ofState, lias been called the brain ofthe Confederacy. President Daviswished to appoint the HonorableRobert Barnwell. Secretary of State,but Mr. Barnwell declined the honor. George AFTER THE GREAT MASS MEETING IX UNION SQUARE. NEW YORK. APRIL 20, 1S61 Knots of citizens still linger around the stands where Anderson, who had abandoned Sumter only six daysbefore, had just roused the multitude to wild enthusiasm. Of this gathering in support of the Governmentthe New York Herald said at the time: Such a mighty uprising of the people has never before been witnessedin New York, nor throughout the whole length and breadth of the Union. Five stands were erected, fromwhich some of the most able speakers of the city and state addressed the multitude on the necessity ofrallying around the flag of the Republic in this hour of its danger. A series of resolutions was proposed andunanimously adopted, pledging the meeting to use every means to preserve the I nion intact and unanimity prevailed throughout the whole proceedings; party politics were ignored, and the en-tire meeting—speakers and listeners—were a unit in maintaining the national honor unsullied. M
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