The Lost Cause Regained

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INTRODUCTION,

I.--REVIEW OF THE LATE WAR.-STATESMANSHIP OF

THE SOUTH,

A question at the front of the Historical review-How far President.

Davis' mal-administration was responsible for the results of the

War-Lack of a distinct inspiration in the South-Puerilities of Mr.

Davis His first design to take personal command of the armies-

How it was defeated-An incident of Manassas–Resignation of

Mr. Hunter from the Confederate Cabinet-Richmond, a Chinese

copy of Washington—Mr. Seward, the arch-intelligence of the

war-European opinions of Mr. Davis and his Administration-A

glance at Senator Benjamin-Mr. Davis in the prophet's robe

How he betrayed and lost public confidence-The Emancipation

Proclamation not an act of statesmanship—The two notable

triumphs of Northern statesmanship-Inattention of the South to

the Anti-Slavery measures at Washington-Peculiar crime of

Negro enlistments A reflection on the Confederate finances -

Errour of the Impressment law-Analysis of the opposition to Mr.

Davis-Mr. Toombs' explanation—Wreck of the Confederate

transportation-Private design of Mr. Davis—John M. Daniel's

commentary on Yankees-His suspicion of Mr. Davis-Curious

mitigation of animosity towards the North—Mr. Stephens' suppres-

sion of a proposition from Abraham Lincoln-Par nobile of Georgia

demagogues-Curious delusion of the South as to the recovery of

Slavery-The African Church revivals "-A remark of Mr.

Hughes of Virginia-Historical value of the fact that the South

expected generous terms of restoration-What Reconstruction has

revealed,

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II.-RECONSTRUCTION.

1.—THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WAR, .

Realization of its losses in the South-Political "vivisection"

The material civilization of the North, the conqueror-Its charac-

teristic warfare-A curious reminiscence of B. F. Butler-The

“problem” of Reconstruction-President Lincoln in Richmond

Afterthought of the Republican party.

2.-HISTORY OF RECONSTRUCTION,

objects of the war in 1861–Practice of the war as to existing

State institutions "-Cases of Tennessee and Louisiana-Three con-

ditions of restoration-President Lincoln on the " white basis".

Extraordinary proposition of Congress to disfranchise the Negro

Reconstruction policy of President Johnson-Happy condition of the

country under it-Gen. Grant's testimony_Necessity of the Repub-

lican party—Its revolutionary sentiment and education-Six months

of fruitless debate in Congress-Violent premise of Reconstruction-

Dogma of forfeited rights—Constitutional Amendment, No 14–

Hidden designs of this measure-Trap of Thaddeus Stevens on

universal suffrage-A trick on Southern opinion-President Johnson's

re-assurances to the South-Reconstruction law of March 2d, 1867—

President's veto-Gen. Grant's interpretation of Reconstruction-

History of the Convention elections in the South-Remarkable frauds

in the registration—The attempt of Congress upon the President,

as part of the Reconstruction scheme-Analysis of this attempt,

Three violent measures

A historical remark on the Tenure-of-office

law-The significance of impeachment of the President-Its logical

identity with Reconstruction.

The three arguments for the Reconstruction scheme of Congress-

Senator Sumner's early discovery of “dead States"-A clear and

fundamental proposition-Decision of Justice Sprague of Massachu.

setts—Estoppel of Congress from the doctrine of State forfeiture

Important decision of Chief Justice Chase on the North Carolina

circuit-The argument of a "conquered country"-Extract from an

English statesman-"Occupatio bellica"— The Constitutional guar-

a republican form of government–Senator Sumner's

ignorance of history-Analysis of the Constitution with respect

to suffrage—The general argument for universal suffrage-Recent

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declamations of Thaddeus Stevens-A logical reply to them

Universal suffrage, as meaning Negro suffrage for the South-A

brutal mockery of republicanism.

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4.-A SPECIAL CONSOLATION,

The Radical party vindicating the action of the South in the late

war-A new interpretation of “Copperheads "—Speech of George

H. Pendleton-Two wars since 1860: one for the Union, the other for

the Constitution-President Lincoln's plea of necessity—Precedents

of 1776 and 1812—Reasons for the war on the Constitution-Extract

from an English publicist-Identity of the Two Rebellions, 1776 and

1861–Extraordinary declaration of President Johnson-Prophecy of

the “ lost cause regained."

III.—THE NEGRO QUESTION.

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1.-RETROSPECT OF SLAVERY,

The political question of the Negro resolved to one of natural

history-Value of the fact of the specific inferiourity of the Negro-

Its importance in a retrospect of the sectional controversy and war

The tribute of history to Negro Slavery in the South-The equality

doctrine of the Declaration of Independence, so far from condemning

Slavery, obtained from the contact and influence of it-The true and

only defence of Slavery-Mistakes of Southern politicians—Their

appeal to the Constitution in behalf of Slavery, a mean and infamous

one—The important premise of the entire Slavery Question, the

inferiourity of the Negro.

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2.--INFERIOURITY OF THE NEGRO,

The Scientific Argument–Divisions of the organio world-Qualities

of a “Species”—The law of hybridity-The Negro, the base of the

generic column of Man-No genus without species-Limits of inter-

union between Negroes and Whites—The Octoroon absolutely sterile

-Uniformity of the type of the Negro-The excavations of Cham-

pollion--The Religious Argument-Hypothesis of a Divine 'miracle

with reference to the Negro-The Historic Argument—The Negro in

Africa - Former civilization of the Nile-A glance at Liberia-The

idea of the inferiourity of the Negro, one of benevolence.

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IV.-THE TRUE HOPE OF THE SOUTH.

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1.-CONDITION AND TEMPER OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE,

The black thread of the Negro in the web of party-Division of the

Anti-Slavery party into Abolitionists and Negrophilists-Union of

these two parties in Reconstruction-A new and enlarged edition of

the “Irrepressible Conflict"-The proposition of Negro Suffrage

scouted in the North-Elections of 1867 in Ohio, Minnesota, Kansas

and New Jersey—The homogeneousness and political identity of the

nation risked by the Negro-A curious comparison by B. F. Butler

between the Negro and an unfortunate beast-The ballot, a fatal gift

for the Negro-The "school" of Slavery-Extravagant tribute of the

Republican party to the beneficence of Slavery–The Negro obtained

his maximum of civilization as a slave-Temper of the Southern

people on Negro suffrage-The theatrical machinery of “the League"

-Solidity of the Negro organizations in the South-The elections of

1867 in Virginia-A war of races imminent-The prayer of the South

for peace-Interesting statement of Ex-Governor Perry of South

Carolina—The feeling of desperation in the South-Danger of another

and peculiar rebellion there—The recent farce of Restoration-The

lesson of Fenianism-A warning, and not a threat, to the North.

“ ALBA STELLA,"

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What is the true hope of the South - The new cause, or 'the “lost

cause revived-Abolition destroyed the barrier of races, the true

value of Slavery–The war, as merely developing the ultimate issue

of constitutional liberty and of our political traditions—"The South

Victorious"-The lesson of patience-Pessimists in Congress-B. F.

Butler and Thaddeus Stevens-Can the Constitution be recovered I

Survey of our departure from it-Peculiar conditions for judging

American history-An incident of the Philadelphia Convention-The

elections of 1867_Power of publio opinion in our political system-

"White," the winning word-Declaration of Gen. Ewing-Congress

translates the political controversy into a war for liberty-Two parties

left by the war-The fundamental idea of President Johnson's

Administration Review of it-Horace Greeley and a New Jersey

correspondent-Character of President Johnson-His extraordinary

sacrifices of power and patronage-His heroio attitude in Impeach.

ment-A bold and thrilling avowal-Value of his example to the

South-The nobility of Hope.

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