CONTENTS

PART I

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INTRODUCTION

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Mr. Stephens's parentage-Childhood and youth-Edu-
cation Law student and lawyer His account of his
political life to 1859- In the Legislature-In Congress
On slavery, expansion, imperialism - Compromise of 1850
and Missouri Compromise - Dred Scott case - Retires from
Congress A summing up of his character, activities, bene-
factions - Advocate of progress - Father of Weather Bureau
- Personal appearance- Effect as a speaker-Social charm
- Ambition "Union Speech"-Toombs in opposition
Correspondence with Lincoln-Stephens and Lincoln-
Secession - Vice-President - Stephens and Davis — Differ-
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ences with Confederate administration - Lincoln's adminis-
tration - Stephens's peace missions - Liberty Hall — Fra-
ternal love The Journal - Motive and aim of his political
life - In prison

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PART II

PRISON JOURNAL OF ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS

CHAPTER I

Mr. Stephens is arrested

headquarters Crawfordville

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Toombs's escape-Upton's
- A parting scene Davis

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party The Clays Other prisoners A homeless black
boy Meets Mr. Davis

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- On the Clyde - Discusses state
of country and his "Union Speech" with Federal officers —
"Jeff and Jimmy" - Table etiquette and Mr. Davis-
Hampton Roads - Farewell to Davis Other partings-
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With Reagan on the Tuscarora - Captain Frailey's atten-

tions - Boston Harbour

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CHAPTER II

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Fort Warren-Good-by to Reagan - In a cell - Money

-Ration - Newspaper misrepresentation - Letter to Gen-

eral Dix - Sutler's bill - Library - Davis in irons - Gree-

ley's book - Mental agony - Lieutenant Woodman — Jack-

son and DuBose Appeals again to Dix-Proclamation

of Amnesty His position - His slaves - Emancipation -

Threatened with illness - Lincoln anecdote - Cannot eat

ration Opinion of Greeley's book - Will write memorial

of the war-His case and Lafayette's Comments on report

of what Davis said of Lincoln's assassination

CHAPTER III

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Lincoln's assassination - A family gathering - Fast day

for Lincoln Last Sunday at home- Last sight of Linton

- Last talk with his negroes - Departure from Richmond

Desired welfare of both sections; no prejudice against the

North Considers applying for amnesty-"Loyalty," "Dis-

loyalty" - Oath of allegiance-Sutler's bill-Glimpses

Reagan-Improved attention? - Stared at Expenses -

Governor Joe Brown - Permitted to write home

- His cus-

tom about prayer - Letter to Linton - Mails - Sunday

-Inconsistencies in religious practice and profession --

Dogma of equality Golden Rule Walk with Wood-

man

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CHAPTER IV

Matutinal singing - Letter - writing - Court - martial in
Washington - Collapse of the Confederacy; the reason for
Lincoln and Davis - "Cornerstone Speech". - A cup of
tea No nervous dread of death- Sustained by con-
science - Soldiers' and Negroes' fare - Use of liquor - Meals
from sutler-Canadian mission - Davis's speech - "Mental
comets" Peeped at

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CHAPTER V

Letter from home-Curious gazers - Makes application

for amnesty; no confession of guilt; reviews his course; recites

his principles; never disloyal to Constitution; love for the

Union; his motive; "Continental Regulator"; slavery;

efforts for prisoners; accepts issues of war; would help to

restore peace and order

CHAPTER VI

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Ill-Woodman and the surgeon - Race riot - Fore-

bodings - Racial inequality-His Negroes Wants fair

trial for new system Gerrit Smith - Dinner from sutler

Views Boston from bastion - First view of ocean, in 1833-

Choice of "Masters" - DuBose's letter-Surgeon's visit

Opinion of Greeley - Last advice to his servant, Harry;

"Harry's bottle" - Misquoted by Botts- The only justifi-

cation for secession "Doom of Treason" Wants trial-

Can meet death, but not exile!

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CHAPTER VII

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His Dalton speech, 1860- Boyce's speech - Secessionists

freed while he is held - The meerschaum Ewell's humour

Health exercises-Constant fire-Geary attentive-Mitchel

and O'Brien - No letters-Wonders if he is forgotten

His mercy to the unfortunate; aid to youths seeking educa-

tion - Discusses Spanish history - Overthrow of constitu-

tions cause of Spain's decline? - James Johnson, Governor

of Georgia; his classmate; incidents of graduation; estimate

of Johnson Andersonville; Confederate Government and

its prisoners; his advice to Davis; why it could not be

followed
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CHAPTER VIII

A vigil; thoughts of home- Report that Seward has his
application - Summer solstice and Mr. Davis's prophecy-
The President flooded with appeals for Amnesty- Ximenes's

mop

exile

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An incident- Geary "like home folks" - Pardon and
Watch-mender's kindness Bostonian offers aid -

Chain-gang News of Confederate leaders - Mrs. Seward's

death Heartsick - Writes an imaginary interview with

himself: South's darkest hour; a talk with Bishop Elliott

recalled; slavery; Radical policy of equality; his imprison-

ment; amnesty; South should conform to new order; faith

in the people; progress and war; the country's future 237

CHAPTER IX

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Flood of tears - Dreams

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A mile-walk

Man a triune

being - Spiritual communications - Ominous press state-

ment - Linton and Cambridge-Ill - Kindnesses - Cicero's

"true religion"-A Mexican sage - Hampton Roads Con-

ference Guards on the beat Reconstruction Negro suf-

frage; his plan - Omens - Asks Major Allen to publish a

correction Letter to Linton; outlines remarkable plan for

representative government - The Conference again; mis-

statements - Perplexed about application - New moon -

Unlucky-Examination for college

CHAPTER X

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Imaginary interview; why he did not publish statement of

Peace Conference at the time; why he allied himself with the

Confederacy - Medical Inspector's visit - News from home

- Withdraws application -"O that I were as in times past!"

-Reminiscence of school-days- Judge Bingham's argument

no answer to Reverdy Johnson's; the Constitution made for

war as well as for peace; "life and soul of the Nation"

Geary refuses draft

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CHAPTER XI

Reading Cicero and Job - Cicero's love for Quintus and

his love for Linton compared-"Fancy" interview; discip-

line of himself; humour; the Government's inconsistency;

his application - Huzzaing; "mustered out" - Raspberry

tea

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CHAPTER XII

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Fourth of July - Incongruity between celebration and

facts - McKinley Anecdote - A Biblical analogy - St. Paul's

defence A charade - Stared at Farragut and Anderson

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- Elder Lincoln - Reverend Jacob Manning's speech-

Preachers as jurors - Defect in priestly character - Naturali-

zation: State and United States citizenship - A habeas-

corpus case - His home and servants -St. Paul and ath-

letics Letter from Linton! - Balloon ascension Jackson

released

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CHAPTER XIII

Sunday at Fort-Rights without securities - Negroes

tortured-Redfield-Saxe anecdote - Exchanges bows with

Reagan- A soldier's courtesy - Water-carriers - Pauline

Epistles - Advises Linton concerning visit-Aristotle on

slaves Fears serious illness - Bewails physical frailty-

Inequality of his situation with his services to mankind - The

Golden Circle - Misquoted again.

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CHAPTER XIV

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His estimate of Jefferson Davis - Truth about Southern

Cause - Southern people led to believe secession the only way

to save the Constitution; loyal to principles of 1776; Davis at

first at head of united people; sympathy of enemies - Lincoln's

usurpations- Davis's-Effects-Southern leaders-South's

degradation - "Falling from grace" - Toombs's secession

speech - A Cabinet decision - Stephens writes Governor

Johnson of Georgia - Incorrect versions of his speeches -

Lincoln and a Cabinet position - Linton and secession. 326

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CHAPTER XV

Dream visits-Pauline Epistles - "Garbled extracts"
from Bible Suggestion for preachers - Ideas about dreams
- Friendship - Judge Collamer's story
Judge Collamer's story - Woodman leaves
soon-Mr. Stephens saddened - More distortion of his
speeches - Charlotte speech a warning- General Lee's
movement into Pennsylvania; Morgan's invasion of Ohio-