Sumter, 111; Congress not aggressive-Star of the West, 112; New Administration-attack on Fort Sumter, 114; The unavoidable issue, 115; Gen. McClellan's opinion, 116; Southern assumptions vs. "Northern aggressions," 117; Diplomatists from South Carolina, 118; Their demand insolent, 120; What President Buchanan intended, 122; Hypocrisy of their peaceful pretensions, 123; Irrefragable position of the President, 124; Further negotiations-Confederate Commissioners, 125; Peaceful solution declined, 128; Unjustifiable reasons for refusal, 130; The Commissioners defiantly court War, 131; A Diplomatic quibble, 132; Public facts decide the case, 134; Rebel conditions of Peace since the War began, 135; The Rebel President and Rebel Congress on Peace, 137; They misrepresent the case, 139; The real question ignored by the Rebels, 141; Rebel official mendacity, 143; Another effort for Peace-Niagara Falls Conference, 146; Mission to Richmond-Peace again, 148.

CHAPTER V.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SOUTHERN CHURCH FOR THE REBELLION AND THE WAR.

.Page 152-206 Early agency of leading Divines, 155; Dr. Thornwell aids the Rebellion, 155; His Fast-Day Discourse, Nov. 21, 1860, 157; He vindicates the Secession of South Carolina, 158; Open resistance counselled, 159; Charge of Treason established, 160; Drs. Thornwell, Leland, Adger, and others, upon the stump, 161; Early aid of Dr. Palmer, 163; Dr. Palmer and the mission of Senator Toombs, 163; Specimen of his Thanksgiving Discourse, 165; Resistance counselled-"the last ditch," 167; War welcomed-the Union denounced, 167; Prophecy fulfilled unexpectedly, 168; His Sermon steeped in sin, guilt, and crime, 169; He further vindicates Secession, 170; Dr. Smyth strikes the same chord, 171; Judgment and blessing, 172; Resistance universally instilled, 172; The Clergy of all Denominations aid the Rebellion, 173; Leading Clergymen in the Rebel army, 174; Many Ministers go South and aid the Rebellion, 175; Other Rebel Clergymen at the South, 176; Southern Churches organized in aid of the Rebellion, 177; Addresses of Southern Churches sustaining the Rebellion, 179; The Presbyterian Church, 179; The Protestant Episcopal Church, 180; Christian Association, 181; The Baptist Church, 182; Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Lutherans, German Reformed, and other Churches, Ninety-six Ministers, 183; Southern Religious press on the Rebellion, 184; At New Orleans, 184; At Columbia, S. C., 185; At Richmond, Va., 186; At Fayetteville, N. C., 187; Education in aid of the Rebellion, 188; Great Southern University, 189; DisunionFighting men to be educated, 189; Endowment, five or ten millions, 191; Professorship on Patriotism, 191; Episcopal University of the South, 192; Rebel Major-General Hill as an Educator, 193; His hatred of the North, 194; He teaches Secession by algebra, 194; Specimen of algebraic problems, 195; Aid of the Church indispensable to the Rebellion, 196; This aid acknowledged by Rebel Statesmen, 197; A Statesman's view indorsed, 198; The Church led the Politicians, 199; The proof conclusive, 200; Loyal Clergymen in the Border States, 201; Loyalty of Northern Churches-their duty, 202; Duty of the Southern Church the same, 204.

CLERICAL DISLOYALTY IN LOYAL STATES.

.Page 207-246 Clerical Sympathizers in Maryland, 208; Disloyal Ministers in the District of Columbia, 209; Rebel Sympathizers among Kentucky Clergymen, 211; Rev. Thomas A. Hoyt, 211; Mr. Hoyt's Disloyal Sermon, 212; Political Preaching Defined, 214; Religious Preaching defined, 215; War preached in the name of Peace, 216; The grand distinction-Religion and Politics, 217; No possible Neutrality, 218; Dr. Stuart Robinson, 219; He edits a Disloyal paper, 220; Its Disloyal course in general, 222; It vilifies the Church for Loyalty, 223; It abuses the Government, 224; Specimens of its Disloyalty-his position defined, 227; God's "curse" with the President, 229; The War charged on Northern men, 230; Our Government worse than the French Revolutionists, 231; Charge of Disloyalty, 233; Calumny self-refuted, 233; The Remedy-two examples, 234; Government Orders vindicated, 236; Church application vindicated by the facts, 239; Chief ground of complaint, 241; Government and Church vindicated by the Law, 242; Vindicated by Rebel authority, 244.

CHAPTER VII.

THE CHURCH, NORTH AND SOUTH, ON DISLOYALTY

247-275

All men subject to Civil authority, 248; Obedience to Civil authority a Religious duty, 248; Ministers to preach subjection, 249; Omission of this duty a sin, 250; The crowning guilt, 251; Disloyalty punishable by the State, 252; What Loyalty and Disloyalty are, 253; Disloyalty punishable by the Church, 254; Reasons founded on Revelation, 255; Spiritual jurisdiction broader than Civil, 256; Disloyalty actually condemned by the Church, 258; Presbyterian Church -Dr. McPheeters, 259; Individual opinions in the General Assembly, 261; Dr. McPheeters on Military Orders, 264; False criterion of Loyalty, 265; Gen. Rosecrans's Orders, 268; “Honor to whom honor," 271; Doom of Traitors-selfcondemnation, 273.

CHAPTER VIII.

SOUTHERN PROVIDENCE IN THE REBELLION.

276-302

God's providence extends to Nations, 276; Its designs toward the United States, 277; The dead fly in the ointment, 278; The Irrepressible Conflict, 279; The difficulty beyond human wisdom, 280: Hopes dashed and raised again, 281; Providence from a Southern stand-point, 282; It upsets their Theology, 284 ; The true doctrine of Providence, 286; Southern exposition of it-Dr. Palmer, 286; Providence frustrated, 287; Southern Theology rebuked by Scripture, 288; Providential rule supreme, 290; An explanation needed, 291; A solution proposed, 292; A providence of man's devising, 292; Southern providence further illustrated-Dr. Smyth, 293; Blasphemy and Fanaticism sublimated, 294; The providential climax-Dr. Stiles, 295; The Southern Confederacy to usher in the Millennium, 296; Rebel Victories by miracle, 298; A new Siege of Jericho, 298; The Confederate Armageddon, 300.

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CHAPTER IX.

PROVIDENTIAL DESIGNS IN THE REBELLION.. Page` 303–362 Slavery to be terminated, 305; Manner of its termination, 306; Action in certain Border States, 308; Signs of its termination-the Loyal States, 310; Fugitive Slave Law repealed, 311; Slaves freed by the War, 312; All traceable to the Rebellion, 313; Termination of Slavery in the Rebel States, 314; Slavery doomed, though Disunion triumph, 316; Internal causes of its destruction, 317; Illustrative incident-Colonel Dahlgren, 318; Facts and their Lesson, 319; War educating Slaves for Freedom, 320; External causes of its destruction, 321; Environed by enemies, 322; Cotton Dreams, 323; Slavery doomed and the Union maintained, 324; Reasons for this position, 326; Strength of the parties in Soldiers, 327; Negro Soldiers-their number unlimited, 329; White Soldiers sufficient, 330; National Resources and Credit, 331; The Result, 332; Governmental determination confronted, 332; Opposition to Slavery fighting against God, 334; The Government vindicated in destroying Slavery, 335; Its right of self-preservation, 336; Destruction of Slavery a lawful means to this end, 338; Forbearance of the Government with Slavery, 340; Emancipation Proclamation, 342; Its final determination justified, 343; Sustained by the Laws of War, 344; Sustained by examples of several Nations-Great Britain, France, 346; Spain, Colombia, United States, 347; Illustrated by cases in the United States-Generals Jesup, Taylor, Gaines, Presidents Van Buren, Tyler, and Congress, 347; Another case between Great Britain and the United States-decision of the Russian Emperor Alexander, 349; Opinions of eminent Statesmen-Jefferson, J. Q. Adams, Hamilton, Jay, Madison, 350; Vindication complete against idle declamation, 354; Sustained against the Rebel Congress, 354; Sustained by Southern men, 356; The sum of Providential indications, 360.

CHAPTER X.

THE CHURCH AND SLAVERY..

363-421

Three periods of Opinion, historically, 363; The Church largely responsible for Opinion, 366; Presbyterian Church illustrative of others, 368; First periodearly Testimony of the Church, 1787, 369; Politics and Religion-a Prophet, 370; Action upon a case submitted, 1795, 371; Another case acted upon, 1815, 372; The most elaborate Testimony, 1818, 373; Characteristics of the paper of 1818, 377; Second period-more "conservative" views, 378; Action postponed in 1836, 380; Formal “conservative" action of 1845, 382; Contrast-Action of 1818 and 1845, 385; Action of 1846-Declaration of agreement, 3SS; Another contrast ---1818 and 1849, 391; A Protest-Action of 1845 equivocal, 393; Action of 1861– Synod of South Carolina, 394; Action of 1863-Repudiation of 1845, 395; Review of Testimonies-1787 to 1863, 397; Corroborative Testimony to the positions taken, 400; Proof and Illustrations, 403; The inevitable effect-Northern responsibility, 405; Action of the General Assembly of 1864, 408; Features of the Report, 413; Te Deum Laudamus, 420.

KENTUCKY OPINIONS-THE PAST AND THE PRESENT.. Page 422-451 Paper of the Committee of the Synod on Slavery, in 1835, 423; Movement for Emancipation, in 1849, 440; Principles of the State Emancipation Convention, 441; Emancipationists defeated in the State-causes, 442; Presbyterians unanimously for Emancipation-Drs. Breckinridge, Young, and "Rev. Mr. ROBINSON, of Frankfort," 443; Drs. Humphrey and W. L. Breckinridge upon Emancipation in 1849, 444; Position of Dr. R. J. Breckinridge in 1849, 445; Hon. Garrett Davis on Slavery in 1849, 449; A glorious record tarnished, 450.

CHAPTER XII.

MODERN SOUTHERN VIEWS OF SLAVERY 452-472 Defended by Northern men, 453; Positions taken, 454; Authorities for these positions, 450; I. As related to Natural and Municipal Law, 456; Dr. Thornwell, 455; “General Assembly of the Confederate States," 457; Dr. Seabury, 457; The True Presbyterian, 457; II. As related to Divine Revelation, 458; Dr. Thornwell, 458; "General Assembly of the Confederate States," 458; Prof. S. F. B. Morse, 459; Dr. Stuart Robinson, 460; Dr. Fred. A. Ross, 462; Gen. Thomas R. R. Cobb, 462; Dr. Thomas Smyth, 463; Dr. Seabury, 464; The True Presbyterian, 464; Dr. J. R. Wilson, 465; Dr. Geo. D. Armstrong, 465; Bishop Hopkins, 466; Prof. Bledsoe, 466; Dr. Nehemiah Adams, 466; Responsibility of the Church for the Revolution in Southern Opinion, 467; Early position of Rev. James Smylie, 465; Paper of the Synod of Mississippi, 469; Confirmatory Testimony, 471.

CHAPTER XIII.

473-509

SLAVERY IN POLEMICS-DIVINE REVELATION. Preliminary considerations, 473; The Scriptures grossly libelled, 474; Points of difference between the Jewish and Southern systems, 476; Professorial judgment of the case, 483; Proslavery arguments examined, 484; The argument from the Decalogue, 485; The Abrahamic and Mosaic system, 488; Authority in contrast, 490; The New Testament argument, 492; Slavery hanging by a word, 493; Prof. Lewis on Doulos, 493; Prof. Lewis on Slave-traders, 495; Slavery among the Relations, 497; The reductio ad absurdum, 498; Slavery universally essential, 498; Emancipation a sin, 500; Invasion of God's prerogative, 501; The Relations in dialogue, 502; A Southern family established, 504; Divine Ordinances plain, 506; The Servile Relation as an “Ordinance," 506; The only loophole, and that closed, 508.

CHAPTER XIV.

510-538

SLAVERY IN POLEMICS-LAW OF NATURE. Disagreement on what is the Law of Nature, 510; Disagreement in applying the Law of Nature, 512; Moral phases involved in the application, 513; Illustrative contradictions, 514; Slavery against Nature-Code of Justinian, 515; The Justinian Code overthrown, 516; Slavery from an Ant-hill, 518; Ant-slavery-Striking →

analogies, 519; Slave-trade justified, 520; Cannibalism justified on similar ground, 521; Its practical advantages, 521; Dr. Thornwell's argument from Nature, 523; Pagan an example for Christian States, 525; Slavery submitted to a popular vote, 526; The inevitable conclusion, 527; American Slavery founded on Human Law, 527; Conflicting authorities-Law versus Divinity, 528; Origin of Negro Slavery in the United States, 530; Its History traced-African Slave-trade, 530; Founded in Human Law, or without legality, 532; Positive Law-inevitable crime, 533; Positive Law theory sustained by the highest Southern authority, 534; The impregnable conclusion, 535; The consoling alternative, 536.

CHAPTER XV.

REVIEW AND CONCLUSION. Page 539-562 The external situation, 539; Responsibility of Foreign Powers, 540; The coming reckoning, 542; Retributive Justice, 543; Essential discriminations, 543; Pocket Philanthropy, 544; Our cause misrepresented, 545; Foreign enmity persistent, 545; The popular masses with us, 546; The internal situation, 548; What the contest exhibits, 548; Friends and foes, 550; Subordinate questions, 551; Administration and Government, 552; True principle of support-Objections, 553; Opposing the Administration-change demanded, 555; Loyalty practically tested, 556; Loyalty above partisanship-Violence, 557; God reigns-Our trust, 559; The Patriot's Reward, 559; The Traitor's Doom, 561.