Secession debated :: Georgia's showdown in 1860 /
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1992.
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| Zusammenfassung: | Annotation |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 165 pages) : 1 map |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-165). |
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Secession debated : |b Georgia's showdown in 1860 / |c edited by William W. Freehling, Craig M. Simpson. |
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Thomas R.R. Cobb's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 12 -- |t Robert Toombs's secessionist speech, Tuesday evening, November 13 -- |t Alexander H. Stephens's Unionist speech, Wednesday evening, November 14 -- |t Benjamin H. Hill's Unionist speech, Thursday evening, November 15 -- |t Herschel V. Johnson's Unionist public letter, Friday, November 16, from Milledgeville -- |t Henry L. Benning's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 19 -- |t Joseph E. Brown's secessionist public letter, December 7, from Milledgeville. |
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| 520 | 8 | |a Annotation |b The critical northern antebellum debate matched the rhetorical skills of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in an historic argument over the future of slavery in a westward-expanding America. Two years later, an equally historic oratorical showdown between secessionists and Unionists in Georgia generated as much popular interest south of the Mason-Dixon line, and perhaps had an even more profound immediate effect on the future of the United States. With Abraham Lincoln's "Black Republican" triumph in the presidential election of 1860 came ardent secessionist sentiment in the South. But Unionists were equally zealous and while South Carolina--a bastion of Disunionism since 1832--seemed certain to secede; the other fourteen slave states were far from decided. In the deep South, the road to disunion depended much on the actions of Georgia, a veritable microcosm of the divided South and geographically in the middle of the Cotton South. If Georgia went for the Union, secessionist South Carolina could be isolated. So in November of 1860 all the eyes of Dixie turned to tiny Milledgeville, pre-war capital of Georgia, for a legislative confrontation that would help chart the course toward civil war. In Secession Debated, William W. Freehling and Craig M. Simpson have for the first time collected the seven surviving speeches and public letters of this greatest of southern debates over disunion, providing today's reader with a unique window into a moment of American crisis. Introducing the debate and debaters in compelling fashion, the editors help bring to life a sleepy Southern town suddenly alive with importance as a divided legislature met to decide the fate of Georgia, and by extension, that of the nation. We hear myriad voices, among them the energetic and self-righteous governor Joseph E. Brown who, while a slaveholder and secessionist, was somewhat suspect as a native North Georgian; Alexander H. Stephens, the eloquent Unionist whose "calm dispassionate approach" ultimately backfired; and fiery secessionist Robert Toombs who, impatient with Brown's indecisiveness and the caution of the Unionists, shouted to legislators: "Give me the sword! but if you do not place it in my hands, before God! I will take it." The secessionists' Henry Benning and Thomas R.R. Cobb as well as the Unionists Benjamin Hill and Herschel Johnson also speak to us across the years, most with eloquence, all with the patriotic, passionate conviction that defined an era. In the end, the legislature adopted a convention bill which decreed a popular vote on the issue in early January, 1861. The election results were close, mirroring the intense debate of two months before: 51% of Georgians favored immediate secession, a slim margin which the propaganda-conscious Brown later inflated to 58%. On January 19th the Georgia Convention sanctioned secession in a 166-130 vote, and the imminent Confederacy had its Southern hinge. Secession Debated is a colorful and gripping tale told in the words of the actual participants, one which sheds new light on one of the great and hitherto neglected verbal showdowns in American history. It is essential to a full understanding of the origins of the war between the states. | |
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| contents | Thomas R.R. Cobb's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 12 -- Robert Toombs's secessionist speech, Tuesday evening, November 13 -- Alexander H. Stephens's Unionist speech, Wednesday evening, November 14 -- Benjamin H. Hill's Unionist speech, Thursday evening, November 15 -- Herschel V. Johnson's Unionist public letter, Friday, November 16, from Milledgeville -- Henry L. Benning's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 19 -- Joseph E. Brown's secessionist public letter, December 7, from Milledgeville. |
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But Unionists were equally zealous and while South Carolina--a bastion of Disunionism since 1832--seemed certain to secede; the other fourteen slave states were far from decided. In the deep South, the road to disunion depended much on the actions of Georgia, a veritable microcosm of the divided South and geographically in the middle of the Cotton South. If Georgia went for the Union, secessionist South Carolina could be isolated. So in November of 1860 all the eyes of Dixie turned to tiny Milledgeville, pre-war capital of Georgia, for a legislative confrontation that would help chart the course toward civil war. In Secession Debated, William W. Freehling and Craig M. Simpson have for the first time collected the seven surviving speeches and public letters of this greatest of southern debates over disunion, providing today's reader with a unique window into a moment of American crisis. Introducing the debate and debaters in compelling fashion, the editors help bring to life a sleepy Southern town suddenly alive with importance as a divided legislature met to decide the fate of Georgia, and by extension, that of the nation. We hear myriad voices, among them the energetic and self-righteous governor Joseph E. Brown who, while a slaveholder and secessionist, was somewhat suspect as a native North Georgian; Alexander H. Stephens, the eloquent Unionist whose "calm dispassionate approach" ultimately backfired; and fiery secessionist Robert Toombs who, impatient with Brown's indecisiveness and the caution of the Unionists, shouted to legislators: "Give me the sword! but if you do not place it in my hands, before God! I will take it." The secessionists' Henry Benning and Thomas R.R. Cobb as well as the Unionists Benjamin Hill and Herschel Johnson also speak to us across the years, most with eloquence, all with the patriotic, passionate conviction that defined an era. In the end, the legislature adopted a convention bill which decreed a popular vote on the issue in early January, 1861. The election results were close, mirroring the intense debate of two months before: 51% of Georgians favored immediate secession, a slim margin which the propaganda-conscious Brown later inflated to 58%. On January 19th the Georgia Convention sanctioned secession in a 166-130 vote, and the imminent Confederacy had its Southern hinge. Secession Debated is a colorful and gripping tale told in the words of the actual participants, one which sheds new light on one of the great and hitherto neglected verbal showdowns in American history. 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| spelling | Secession debated : Georgia's showdown in 1860 / edited by William W. Freehling, Craig M. Simpson. New York : Oxford University Press, 1992. 1 online resource (xxiv, 165 pages) : 1 map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-165). Thomas R.R. Cobb's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 12 -- Robert Toombs's secessionist speech, Tuesday evening, November 13 -- Alexander H. Stephens's Unionist speech, Wednesday evening, November 14 -- Benjamin H. Hill's Unionist speech, Thursday evening, November 15 -- Herschel V. Johnson's Unionist public letter, Friday, November 16, from Milledgeville -- Henry L. Benning's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 19 -- Joseph E. Brown's secessionist public letter, December 7, from Milledgeville. Print version record. Annotation The critical northern antebellum debate matched the rhetorical skills of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in an historic argument over the future of slavery in a westward-expanding America. Two years later, an equally historic oratorical showdown between secessionists and Unionists in Georgia generated as much popular interest south of the Mason-Dixon line, and perhaps had an even more profound immediate effect on the future of the United States. With Abraham Lincoln's "Black Republican" triumph in the presidential election of 1860 came ardent secessionist sentiment in the South. But Unionists were equally zealous and while South Carolina--a bastion of Disunionism since 1832--seemed certain to secede; the other fourteen slave states were far from decided. In the deep South, the road to disunion depended much on the actions of Georgia, a veritable microcosm of the divided South and geographically in the middle of the Cotton South. If Georgia went for the Union, secessionist South Carolina could be isolated. So in November of 1860 all the eyes of Dixie turned to tiny Milledgeville, pre-war capital of Georgia, for a legislative confrontation that would help chart the course toward civil war. In Secession Debated, William W. Freehling and Craig M. Simpson have for the first time collected the seven surviving speeches and public letters of this greatest of southern debates over disunion, providing today's reader with a unique window into a moment of American crisis. Introducing the debate and debaters in compelling fashion, the editors help bring to life a sleepy Southern town suddenly alive with importance as a divided legislature met to decide the fate of Georgia, and by extension, that of the nation. We hear myriad voices, among them the energetic and self-righteous governor Joseph E. Brown who, while a slaveholder and secessionist, was somewhat suspect as a native North Georgian; Alexander H. Stephens, the eloquent Unionist whose "calm dispassionate approach" ultimately backfired; and fiery secessionist Robert Toombs who, impatient with Brown's indecisiveness and the caution of the Unionists, shouted to legislators: "Give me the sword! but if you do not place it in my hands, before God! I will take it." The secessionists' Henry Benning and Thomas R.R. Cobb as well as the Unionists Benjamin Hill and Herschel Johnson also speak to us across the years, most with eloquence, all with the patriotic, passionate conviction that defined an era. In the end, the legislature adopted a convention bill which decreed a popular vote on the issue in early January, 1861. The election results were close, mirroring the intense debate of two months before: 51% of Georgians favored immediate secession, a slim margin which the propaganda-conscious Brown later inflated to 58%. On January 19th the Georgia Convention sanctioned secession in a 166-130 vote, and the imminent Confederacy had its Southern hinge. Secession Debated is a colorful and gripping tale told in the words of the actual participants, one which sheds new light on one of the great and hitherto neglected verbal showdowns in American history. It is essential to a full understanding of the origins of the war between the states. Secession Georgia. Georgia Politics and government 1861-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054230 Sécession Géorgie (État) Géorgie (État) Politique et gouvernement 1861-1865. 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| spellingShingle | Secession debated : Georgia's showdown in 1860 / OUP E-Books. Thomas R.R. Cobb's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 12 -- Robert Toombs's secessionist speech, Tuesday evening, November 13 -- Alexander H. Stephens's Unionist speech, Wednesday evening, November 14 -- Benjamin H. Hill's Unionist speech, Thursday evening, November 15 -- Herschel V. Johnson's Unionist public letter, Friday, November 16, from Milledgeville -- Henry L. Benning's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 19 -- Joseph E. Brown's secessionist public letter, December 7, from Milledgeville. Secession Georgia. Sécession Géorgie (État) HISTORY. bisacsh Politics and government fast Secession fast |
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| title_alt | Thomas R.R. Cobb's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 12 -- Robert Toombs's secessionist speech, Tuesday evening, November 13 -- Alexander H. Stephens's Unionist speech, Wednesday evening, November 14 -- Benjamin H. Hill's Unionist speech, Thursday evening, November 15 -- Herschel V. Johnson's Unionist public letter, Friday, November 16, from Milledgeville -- Henry L. Benning's secessionist speech, Monday evening, November 19 -- Joseph E. Brown's secessionist public letter, December 7, from Milledgeville. |
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