CHAPTER VIII

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHERN CONSPIRACY--THE ELECTION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Preparations for Disunion--Imbecility of the Administration--Gloomy forebodings--Mr. Chandler's first prepared address--A vigorous and unanswerable speech--The Dred Scott decision--The John Brown raid--A warning to traitors--Denunciation of treason--Personal peril--Giving "satisfaction" to Southern "gentlemen"--Mr. Chandler not to be bullied--The Chandler, Cameron and Wade compact. 133

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