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Showdown in Virginia

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    9780813929484

  • ISBN10:

    0813929482

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-04-30
  • Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr

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Summary

In the spring of 1861, Virginians confronted destiny -- their own and their nation's. Pivotal decisions awaited about secession, the consequences of which would unfold for a hundred years and more. But few Virginians wanted to decide at all. Instead, they talked, almost interminably. The remarkable record of the Virginia State Convention, edited in a fine modern version in 1965, runs to almost 3,000 pages, some 1.3 million words. Through the diligent efforts of William W. Freehling and Craig M. Simpson, this daunting record has now been made accessible to teachers, students, and general readers. With important contextual contributions -- an introduction and commentary, chronology, headnotes, and suggestions for further reading -- the essential core of the speeches, and what they signified, is now within reach. This is a collection of speeches by men for whom everything was at risk. Some saw independence and even war as glory; others predicted ruin and devastation. They all offered commentary of lasting interest to anyone concerned about the fate of democracy in crisis.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. ix
Editorial Proceduresp. xxi
Chronologyp. xxiv
Map of Virginia in 1861p. xxvii
Secession Debatedp. 1
Jeremiah Morton's Secessionist Speech, February 28p. 3
Waitman Willey's Unionist Speech, March 4p. 11
John Carlile's Unionist Speech, March 7p. 22
George Brent's Unionist Speech, March 8p. 31
George Summers's Unionist Speech, March 12p. 43
George Wythe Randolph's Secessionist Speech, March 16p. 49
James Holcombe's Secessionist Speech, March 20p. 62
John Baldwin's Unionist Speech, March 21-23p. 75
Hugh Nelson's Unionist Speech, March 26p. 89
Thomas Flournoy's Unionist Speech, March 30p. 94
James Barbour's Secessionist Speech, March 30-April 1p. 101
Robert Montague's Secessionist Speech, April 1-2p. 113
George Richardson's Secessionist Speech, April 3-4p. 122
Chapman Stuart's Unionist Speech, April 5p. 130
Taxation Debatedp. 133
William G. Brown Initiates the Taxation Debate, March 7p. 135
Waitman Willey Introduces His Motion, March 16p. 136
The Confrontation That Willey's Motion Provoked, March 18-19p. 138
William G. Brownp. 138
Miers Fisherp. 139
Benjamin Wilsonp. 140
Thomas Branchp. 140
Allen Taylor Capertonp. 141
Marmaduke Johnsonp. 142
Samuel Woodsp. 143
Willey's Climactic Taxation Speech, March 28 and April 2p. 145
The Final Presecession Confrontation on Taxation, April 10-11p. 148
Henry Wisep. 148
Cyrus Hallp. 149
Williams C. Wickhamp. 150
Willey's Motion Adopted, April 11p. 152
Decisionsp. 153
The Quest for Lincoln's Intentions, April 6p. 155
William Ballard Preston's Initiativep. 155
Virginia's Division Foreshadowedp. 156
The Beginning of the End, April 13p. 160
Jubal Early's Ironic Appealp. 161
The Early-Goode Near Duelp. 162
Decision Barely Averted, April 15p. 165
Robert Scott's New Unionist Strategyp. 165
Henry Wise's Pro Salute Populip. 167
John Baldwin's Desperation for Delayp. 168
Eve of Decision, April 16p. 169
George Wythe Randolph's Militarismp. 169
Alexander H. H. Stuart's Open-Ended Unionismp. 172
Even the Trans-Allegheny Divided: John Jackson Again Answers William Ballard Preston'sp. 177
Robert Scott versus George Wythe Randolphp. 179
Waitman Willey's and Jubal Early's Alarmp. 184
Samuel Staples versus John Baldwinp. 185
The Convention's Secession Ordinance Adopted, April 17p. 189
Alpheus Haymond's Pleap. 189
John Hughes's Conversionp. 190
Chapman Stuarts Warningp. 191
Henry Wises Strike and John Baldwins Outragep. 193
The Climactic Wise-Baldwin Debate, April 17p. 196
The Clarksburg Call, April 22p. 202
The Conventions Ad Valorem Taxation Ordinance Adopted, April 26p. 204
Popular Decisions in Mayp. 207
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 209
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