The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1

CHAPTER I.

African Servitude.--A Retrospect.--Early Legislation with Regard to the Slave-Trade.--The Southern States foremost in prohibiting it.--A Common Error corrected.--The Ethical Question never at Issue in Sectional Controversies.--The Acquisition of Louisiana.--The Missouri Compromise.--The Balance of Power.--Note.--The Indiana Case.

CHAPTER II.

The Session o...