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A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion Volume 2; Embracing Its Causes, Events and Consequences with Biographical Sketches and Portraits

A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion Volume 2; Embracing Its Causes, Events and Consequences with Biographical Sketches and Portraits


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1865 Excerpt: ... GOV. CURTIN AND THE FIRST PROCLAMATION. 1555 the sword, the President for a time was appalled at the awful necessity, and called the loyal Governors of several of the States to council with him in the dread emergency. They met in the White House. It was a sort of premature, mental Valley Forge. "Gentlemen," said the President to that little party of patriotic men, "the machinery of the nation is out of order. We must run it as we find it. Its wheels, its rods, its bolts, are separated, but the boiler seems to be perfect. We must repair the work, with such skill and ingenuity as we possess. There is wisdom in council, and therefore I have called you that wc may reason together. What shall we do to crush out this foul rebellion and preserve the country from wreck? I have made up my mind, with implicit confidence in an overruling Providence, to meet all emergencies that may arise. It is time for work," continued the President. "What shall I do about issuing a proclamation to the people 1" The President, with his hands folded behind his back, paced up and down the apartment. The six or seven Governors, who formed his auditors, were wrapped in the mantle of deep meditation. Each expressed his opinion, but their sentences were punctuated with too many "ifs or ands." While all this was going on, Gov. Andrew G. Curtin, fresh from his Blue-Mountain home, was standing at the window looking through the panes, upon which he was drumming with his fingers, while at the same time he was humming " Hail Columbia." He was an attentive listener to all that was going on. He had not yet been approached by the President. Presently there was profound silence in that small but thoughtful party of distinguished gentlemen. Mr. Lincoln finally broke the silent spell, and, standing er...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781235850202
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 310
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 123585020X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 558 gr


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