An edition of Showdown in Virginia
(2010)
Showdown in Virginia
the 1861 convention and the fate of the Union
by William W. Freehling and Craig M. Simpson
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Politics and government, Sources, Secession, Taxation, History, Speeches, addresses, etc., American, Taxation, virginia, Speeches, addresses, etc., Virginia, politics and government, 1775-1865, Taxation, united states, United states, politics and government, 1861-1865Places
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Showdown in Virginia: the 1861 convention and the fate of the Union
2010, University of Virginia Press
in English
0813929482 9780813929484
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Table of Contents
Chronology
Map of Virginia in 1861
pt. 1. Secession debated
Jeremiah Morton's Secessionist speech, February 28
Waitman Willey's Unionist speech, March 4
John Carlile's Unionist speech, March 7
George Brent's Unionist speech, March 8
George Summers's Unionist speech, March 12
George Wythe Randolph's Secessionist speech, March 16
James Holcombe's Secessionist speech, March 20
John Baldwin's Unionist speech, March 21-23
Hugh Nelson's Unionist speech, March 26
Thomas Flournoy's Unionist speech, March 30
James Barbour's Secessionist speech, March 30-April 1
Robert Montague's Secessionist speech, April 1-2
George Richardson's Secessionist speech, April 3-4
Chapman Stuart's Unionist speech, April 5.
pt. 2. Taxation debated
William G. Brown initiates the taxation debate, March 7
Waitman Willey introduces his motion, March 16
The confrontation that Willey's motion provoked, March 18-19
William G. Brown again
Miers Fisher
Benjamin Wilson
Thomas Branch
Allen Taylor Caperton
Marmaduke Johnson
Samuel Woods
Willey's climactic taxation speech, March 28 and April 2
The final presecession confrontation on taxation, April 10-11
Henry Wise
Cyrus Hall
Williams Carter Wickham
Willey's motion adopted, April 11.
pt. 3. Decisions
The quest for Lincoln's intentions, Saturday, April 6
William Ballard Preston's initiative
Virginia's division foreshadowed
The beginning of the end, Saturday, April 13
Jubal Early's ironic appeal
The Early-Goode near duel
Decision barely averted, Monday, April 15
Robert Scott's new Unionist strategy
Henry Wise's pro salute populi
John Baldwin's desperation for delay
Eve of decision, Tuesday, April 16
George Wythe Randolph's militarism
Alexander H.H. Stuart's open-ended Unionism
Even the trans-Allegheny divided : John Jackson again answers William Ballard Preston
Robert Scott versus George Wythe Randolph
Waitman Willey's and Jubal Early's alarm
Samuel Staples versus John Baldwin
The Convention's secession ordinance adopted, Wednesday, April 17
Alpheus Haymond's plea
John Hughes's conversion
Chapman Stuart's warning
Henry Wise's strike and John Baldwin's outrage
The climactic Wise-Baldwin debate, April 17
The Clarksburg call, April 22
The Convention's ad valorem taxation ordinance adopted, April 26
Popular decisions in May.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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