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Seventh Convention Meets-Revolution Proposed-Wilkinson and a Free

Mississippi Congressman Brown to the Front-Address to Spanish In-

tendant "Court" Party in Power-Wilkinson and the Mississippi-Old-

Time Address to Virginia.

Bitterness After the Convention-Spain's Tempting Offer-Charges Against

Wilkinson-A British Emissary-Cincinnati Founded-John Filson and

the Filson Club ...

Objection to Debt Clause-Fourth Act of Separation-Ninth Convention

Meets Fruition of Hopes, Long Deferred-First State Government-

Governor Shelby-The Bullitt Family-"He Was a Breckinridge"-Gov-

ernmental Wheels Start-Natural Speakers and Officials-First and

Shortest Session-Honest State Legislators Needed....

Indian Peace Commissioners Murdered-Eastern View of Indian Question—

Indians Reject Peace Proposal-"Mad Anthony" Moves Against Them-

Kentucky Reinforcements-Campaign against the Maumees-Defeat of

Indians and Allies-Wayne Gives British Officer "Light"-Treaty of

I 20

American Love for France-Democratic Societies of Kentucky-Kentucky

Spain-Washington's Neutrality Proclamation-French-American

Expedition under Clark-Governor Shelby to the Federal Secretary-

Then, the Presidential Prociamation-French Minister Ignores It-Pro-

posed Capture of New Orleans-Genet Recalled-New Orleans Project

Abandoned-Democratic Societies Dissolved

The Creation of Counties-Period of Needed Recuperation-Spain Again

Checkmated-Offers Rejected Too Tamely-Sebastian, Only, Under Sus-

picion "Spanish Conspiracy" Analyzed

U. S. Senator Marshall-Attempt to Discipline Judges-Garrard Succeeds

Shelby-Bitter Adams-Jefferson Campaign-Litigation Over Land

Titles-Injustice Righted

Famous Resolutions of Young Kentucky-Errors of Reproduction and Au-

thorship Alien and Sedition Laws-Origin of Kentucky Resolutions-

Jefferson and Breckinridge Resolutions-Text of Jefferson Resolutions.. 145

The Breckinridge Resolutions-Text of Adopted Resolutions-Freedom of

Speech Violated-Alien Law Null and Void-Unlawfully Deprived of

Liberty-Protest Against Centralized Government-Call upon the Co-

Nullification Not in Kentucky Resolutions-Adopted Without Amendment—

Source of Foregoing Draft-Other State Legislatures Respond-Sup-

ported by Mother Alone.

As to Action of Other States-Text of 1799 Resolutions-Nullification Clause

-Supreme Court, Constitution's Guardian....

Kentucky's First Constitution-New Constitutional Convention-A Short

Convention, and a Long-France Rejects American Ministers-Outrages

on American Shipping-Kentucky Divided in Sentiment-Washington

Again Commander-in-Chief-American Naval Victories-Peace with Na-

poleon's Coming....

Cause of the Civil War-Slavery in Kentucky-Negroes as Freemen—

Cruel Masters the Exception-Kentucky's Anti-Slavery Sentiment-

Baptists Oppose Slavery-Freed Slaves Sent to Liberia-Further Action

by Churches-Birney and His Mission-Punishment of Slave Kidnap-

pers "The Old Lion of Whitehall"-Fortunate in Sex-"Kentucky in

Liberia"-For and Against Slavery-Cassius M. Clay Again-Rev. Rob-

ert J. Breckinridge-New Constitution on "Free Negroes"-Emancipa-

tion of the South-Berea College-Anti-Slavery Men Banished-Union

Men Expel Abolitionists-Last Slave Sale in Kentucky—Irritating

"Underground Railway"-Marriage of Slaves-The Dreaded "Patter

Rollers" Negro System of Communication-Selling Value of Slaves-

Not Fighting for Slavery... .

Army Veterans as Office Holders-Presidential Contest of 1800-Election

of Jefferson and Burr-Kentucky's Part in the Contest-Repeal of

Obnoxious Laws-Pioneer Kentucky Bank-Surplus of Courts-Louis-

iana Purchase Frees the Mississippi-Republican Becomes Democratic

Party-Death of John Breckinridge.

Burr and His Ambitions-Balls to Burr and His Prosecutor Henry Clay

-Commences Political Career-Threatened War with Great Britain—

Kentucky Legislation-Seventh State in Population-Harrison at Tippe-

canoe-Death of Daveiss and Owen....

Earthquake of 1811-Mississippi Turned and Lake Formed-State Aid to

Public Works-Act Against Dueling Public Lotteries Legalized-

Shelby Again Governor-Boone's Last Plea...

As Between England and France-Patriots in Power-Kentuckians Eager

for War-Humiliated at Hull's Surrender-The Fighting Taylor Fam-

ily-Hull's Disgrace-Defeat Stirs Kentuckians-Under General Har-

rison-Relief of Fort Wayne-Two Future Presidents-Protecting

Army Supplies-Nature Defeats Harrison's Plans-Harrison Conceived

Naval Program-American Victory at Frenchtown-American Rout at

Raisin River-Kentucky Troops Hold Out-A British Promise-A

Devilish Massacre-Army Almost Wiped Out-Scalps Wanted, Not

Ransoms "Humane" Proctor Rewarded..

Isaac Shelby to the Front-General Green Clay-Investment of Fort Meigs

-Disaster to Raw Kentuckians-Tecumseh Stops Massacre-British

Withdraw to Malden-A Dearly Bought Lesson-Johnson's Kentucky

Cavalry-Heroic Defense of Fort Stephenson-Shelby Takes the Field

-Kentucky Sharpshooters with Perry-Victory Electrifies Land Forces.

-Gallant Charge of Johnson's Cavalry-Indian Defeat-Tecumseh's

Death-Heroic Johnson Family-Honor to Shelby and Others—A Ken-

tucky Victory-Campaign Against the Pottawattomies-War Centers in

New Orleans-Kentucky Troops En Route-First Naval Fight-Jackson

Proclaims Martial Law-British Attacked at Bayou Bienville-Jackson

Chooses Another Position-Americans Cannonaded, and Cannonade.. 211

CHAPTER XXXVIII

First Kentuckians to the Front-Support American Advance-American

Volunteer vs. British Regular-"Jackson's Day"-Justice to Kentucky

Soldiers-Remarkable New Orleans Victory-British Withdraw-Battle

After Peace Treaty...

Kentucky Surveyor and Steamboat Inventor-Rumsey's Invention-Fulton

or Fitch-Murray, Inventor of "Bessemer Steel"-Madison and Slaugh-

ter Administrations-"The Purchase" Lands-Kentucky's Season of "In-

flation"-General Adair, Governor-Proposed Legislative "Relief”—

Legislature Against Judge-Chief Justice Boyle-William Owsley-Ben-

jamin Mills Relief (New Court) Party...

Relief Party and Leaders-Anti-Relief Party Leaders-Problems of Relief

Party-A Policy of "Education"-Relief Party Wins Election-Legis-

lated Out of Office-New Court of Appeals-Old Court Refuses to Die-

Reign of Judicial Chaos-Old Court Party Wins-Sharp-Beauchamp

Tragedy-Fall of New Court-Judges Boyle, Mills and Owsley...... 239

Clay or Jackson-Clay's Political Blunder-The Making of Jackson "The

Man on Horseback"-Pathetic Death of Whig Party-Wild Banking in

Kentucky-Baseless Paper Money: Boundless Speculation-Cry for Re-

Internal Improvements-Public Roads-River Improvements-Ohio Canal

-First Railroad West of Alleghanies-Breathitt's "Jacksonian Adminis-

tration"-Speculative Bubble Burst-Harrison Elected President-Clay

Natural Sympathy with Texas-Opposition to Texas-Taylor Opens Mexi-

can War-Kentucky's Mexican War Soldiers-Capture of Monterey-

Awaiting Santa Anna at Buena Vista-Three Kentucky Regiments Pres-

ent-Kentuckians at Buena Vista-Honors to Brave Kentuckians—

"Cerro Gordo" Williams-Triumphant American Militiamen-Reim-

bursing the Vanquished-Field Officers of Third and Fourth Kentucky.. 259

Taylor, Last Whig President-Sketch of Zachary Taylor-Historic "Com-

rades-In-Arms"-The Constitution of 1849-Last of the Whigs-Know

Nothing (American) Party-Louisville "Reign of Terror"-Downfall of

Know Nothing Party..

The Greatness of Clay-Jackson and South Carolina-Clay, Protector of

American System-Averts Civil War-Clay's Supposed Retirement-Re-

turns to the Senate; Death-Meriwether, Clay's Successor-Elections of

1856-8-Military Demonstration Against Mormons-Kentucky Whigs

Last Struggle-Panic of 1857-Kentucky in 1850-60-Eighty-Five Years'

Increase Most Fecund People of History-Industrial and Commercial

Not Bound Up in Slavery-For Union and Constitution-Political Parties of

1860-Kentucky Dilemma-Advice of Kentucky and Greeley...
288

Crittenden's Proposed Compromise-Compromise Rejected-Kentucky's Ef-

forts for Peace-Robert Anderson, of Kentucky-Kentucky's Stanch

Unionism-Peace, but not Coercion-Extraordinary Legislative Session

of '61-Supports Virginia Peace Conference-Colonels Jacob and Wol-

ford-Special Session Continued-Typical Breckinridge Family-Active

War at Last-Anderson Drops from Sight-Governor Between Two

Fires-Kentucky's Status in the Union-Her "Mediating Neutrality”—

Reassembling of 1861 Legislature-Crittenden as Mediator-Kentucky

Houses Disagree-Proclamation of Mediation-Legislature's Impressive

Adjournment-The Parting of the Ways....

Last Appeal for Union-Buckner-McClellan Conference-Unionists Carry

Congressional Elections-Lincoln-Buckner-Crittenden Conference-Some

Leading Confederate Soldiers-Some Leading Union Soldiers-Kentucky

Soil Invaded ....

Outlawed "Bushwhackers" and "Guerrillas"-Arrest of Southern Sympa-

thizers-Term "Rebel" Not Offensive-Kentucky Admitted to the Con-

federacy-Provisional Government Established-Confederates at Bow-

ling Green-Retreat Into Tennessee-General Sherman's "Crazy" Esti-

mate-Buell and Johnston "Lining Up"-Fall of Fort Henry-Buckner,

Hero of Fort Donelson-Fortunes of War and Life-Nashville Open to

Attack Number of Kentucky Union Troops-Shiloh and Johnston's

Death-Kentucky Troops at Shiloh-Meteoric Morgan and Duke-Lin-

coln's Emancipation Proclamation-Military Interference...

Governor Magoffin Succeeded by Robinson-Boyle and His Trials—Fighting

on Kentucky Soil-Surrender of Colonel Wilder-The Munfordsville

Surrender-Confederates Evacuate Frankfort-Battle of Perryville-

Bragg Not a Kentucky Favorite-Orphan Brigade at Murfreesboro-

Morgan's "Christmas Raid"-Cavalry "Pirooting"..

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