The Contest for California in 1861; How Colonel E. D. Baker Saved the Pacific States to the Union
The Contest for California in 1861; How Colonel E. D. Baker Saved the Pacific States to the Union

Author: Elijah Robinson Kennedy

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781230278001

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI IP THE COAST HAD SECEDED! -- GWIN AND BAKER GO TO WASHINGTON If California and Oregon had seceded, whether they joined the Southern Confederacy or set up a Pacific Republic, Washington, Arizona, and contiguous territories would inevitably have been drawn into the movement. They were ripe for it. And if that section had rebelled the course of American history might have been sadly changed. While Southern armies threatened St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Washington, with Generals Fremont, Halleck, Buell, Rosecrans, and McClellan continually calling for more troops and the Government unable to respond, it is impossible to see where forces to suppress a rebellion on the Pacific Slope could have been found. But if, by depleting other departments, an army had been collected, it would have been extremely difficult and enormously expensive to move it to that remote field. There was not a railroad in California, -- except, I believe, one between Sacramento and Folsom, a distance of twenty miles, over which one mixed train, passenger and freight, ran every day under the genial conductorship of "Uncle George Bromley," later the patriarch of the San Francisco Bohemian Club. There was not in the States a railroad extending farther west than the middle of Missouri. If a force had been marched across the continent, much of the distance through deserts devoid of water and forage for men and animals, part of the way over high mountains covered with snow, the passes defended by the enemy, menaced night and day by savage Indians easily incited to hostilities, it would have been months on the road, its numbers would have been decimated by sickness, desertion, and death, and such of the men as reached their destination would have arrived...

Secession
Secession

Author: Judith Peacock

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2002-06

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9780736813426

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Discusses the series of events that lead to the secession of the southern states from the Union and to the start of the Civil War in 1861.

Divided We Fall
Divided We Fall

Author: David French

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2020-09-22

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1250201985

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David French warns of the potential dangers to the country—and the world—if we don’t summon the courage to reconcile our political differences. Two decades into the 21st Century, the U.S. is less united than at any time in our history since the Civil War. We are more diverse in our beliefs and culture than ever before. But red and blue states, secular and religious groups, liberal and conservative idealists, and Republican and Democratic representatives all have one thing in common: each believes their distinct cultures and liberties are being threatened by an escalating violent opposition. This polarized tribalism, espoused by the loudest, angriest fringe extremists on both the left and the right, dismisses dialogue as appeasement; if left unchecked, it could very well lead to secession. An engaging mix of cutting edge research and fair-minded analysis, Divided We Fall is an unblinking look at the true dimensions and dangers of this widening ideological gap, and what could happen if we don't take steps toward bridging it. French reveals chilling, plausible scenarios of how the United States could fracture into regions that will not only weaken the country but destabilize the world. But our future is not written in stone. By implementing James Madison’s vision of pluralism—that all people have the right to form communities representing their personal values—we can prevent oppressive factions from seizing absolute power and instead maintain everyone’s beliefs and identities across all fifty states. Reestablishing national unity will require the bravery to commit ourselves to embracing qualities of kindness, decency, and grace towards those we disagree with ideologically. French calls on all of us to demonstrate true tolerance so we can heal the American divide. If we want to remain united, we must learn to stand together again.