. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. IX-4S. The United States—Forming the Confederacy 1631 South under the deadly incubus of slavery had stagnated. Her people locHced(upon the federa
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. IX-4S. The United States—Forming the Confederacy 1631 South under the deadly incubus of slavery had stagnated. Her people locHced(upon the federation of the States just as their ancestors had done. They wereloath to break the ties hallowed by so many proud memories; but they neverfor a moment questioned their right to do so. The North had defied theirthreat of secession; they determined to make it good. I South Carolina, ever the leader in extreme Southern doctrines, was the firstState to withdraw. Immediately on receiving the news of Lincolns election,her Legislature summoned a convention, and that body, on December 20, i860,annulled the ancient act of 1788, by which their fathers had entered the papers at once began to print matter from Washington under theheadline, Foreign News. In the January and February following, all theGulf States, the far southern rim of the country from Texas through Georgia,followed South Carolinas example, and delegates from each of them met at
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