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THE GREAT CONSPIRACY: Its Origin and History. BYJOHN A. LOGAN.NEW YORK:A. R. HART & CO., PUBLISHERS.1886. PREFACE. IN the preparation of this work it has been the writer'saim to present in it, with historical accuracy, authentic facts; to be fair and impartial in grouping them; and tobe true and just in the conclusions necessarily drawn fromthem. While thus striving to be accurate, fair, and just,he has not thought it his duty to mince words, nor to refrain from "calling things by their right names;" neitherhas he sought to curry favor, in any quarter, by fulsomeadulation on the one side, nor undue denunciation on theother, either of the living, or of the dead. But, while tracing the history of the Great Conspiracy, from its obscurebirth in the brooding brains of a few ambitious men of theearliest days of our Republic, through the subsequent yearsof its devolution, down to the evil days of Nullification,and to the bitter and bloody period of armed Rebellion, orcontemplating it in its still more recent and, perhaps, moresinister development, of to-day, he has conscientiously dealtwith it, throughout, in the clear and penetrating light ofthe voluminous records so readily accessible at the seat ofour National Government. So far as was practicable, he hasendeavored to allow the chief characters in that Conspiracy--as well as the Union leaders, who, whether in Executive,Legislative, or Military service, devoted their best abilitiesand energies to its suppression--to speak for themselves,and thus while securing their own proper places in history,by a process of self-adjustment as it were, themselves towrite down that history in their own language. If thent be found within these covers aught which may seemharsh to those directly or indirectly, nearly or remotely, connected with that Conspiracy, he may not unfairly exclaim: "Thou canst not say I did it." If he knows hisown heart, the writer can truly declare, with his hand uponit, that it bears neither hatred, malice, nor uncharitableness, to those who, misled by the cunning secrecy of theConspirators, and without an inkling or even a suspicion oftheir fell purposes, went manfully into the field, with a courage worthy of a better cause, and for four years of bloodyconflict, believing that their cause was just, fought thearmies of the Union, in a mad effort to destroy the bestgovernment yet devised by man upon this planet. And,perhaps, none can better understand than he, how hard,how very hard, it must be for men of strong nature andintense feeling, after taking a mistaken stand, and especiallyafter carrying their conviction to the cannon's mouth, toacknowledge their error before the world. Hence, whilehe has endeavored truly to depict--or to let those who madehistory at the time help him to depict--the enormity of theoffence of the armed Rebellion and of the sies and plottings of certain Southern leaders precipitating it, yet notone word will be found, in, condemnatory of those who,with manly candor, soldierly courage, and true patriotism,acknowledged that error when the ultimate arbitramentof the sword had decided against them. On the contrary,to all such as accept, in good faith, the results of the war ofthe Rebellion, the writer heartily holds out the hand offorgiveness for the past, and good fellowship for the future.WASHINGTON, D. C. April 15, 1886.John A. Logan___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER I. A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT. CHAPTER II. PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE. CHAPTER III. GROWTH OF THE SLAVERY QUESTION. CHAPTER IV. "POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY." CHAPTER V. THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST OF 1860--THE CRISIS APPROACHING. CHAPTER VI. THE GREAT... read more

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