CHAPTER XI

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THE OUTBREAK OF THE REBELLION--NO COMPROMISE OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

First formal step of secession--Buchanan's "No coercion" message--Organization of the Southern Confederacy--Mr. Chandler opposes compromise--Thwarting the plots of rebel leaders--Securing the appointment of Secretary Stanton--Unwritten reminiscences--Denunciation of traitors and imbeciles--The proposed Peace Congress--The "blood-letter" and its justification. 182

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