Diary of the War for Separation

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Excerpt from Diary of the War for Separation: A Daily Chronicle of the Principal Events and History of the Present Revolution, to Which Is Added Notes and Descriptions of All the Great Battles, Including Walker's Narrative of the Battle of ShilohNo sooner was this Missouri line revoked, than a pro andsignificafit movement was made in the New Engl States. Emigrant Aid Societies were formed, as al're mentioned, and settlers for Kansas, one of the territo just organized, were lustily summoned as recruits in new crusade agamst slavery, and funds in the way of bee were liberally distributed. This unusual means to stimu emigration was designed to secure Kansas as a free St by obtaining a majority for the Northern people. Such attempt made with demonstrations of vehement hostility the South, was sure to provoke anger and resistance. T. Of course, was calculated upon by the anti-slaveryprc ganda, and they were not disappointed. The slave Statr Missouri, directly adjoining Kansas, was not disposedto forestalled, and, as it were, forced out of their legal sharr territory in such close proximity, so they did their 'best encourage emigration too, but the slaveholders were 112 rally chary to carry their blacks with them, as they w sure to be tempted away. 'as a matter of course, it-wasy possible for thepe'ople of the two Opposite sections, in t'l intemperate state of mind, to live long in peace togetl Collisions occurred, and oceasronal loss of life ensued. U Abolitioni'sts were eagerly waiting for some such news this, for it was: rightly anticipated that a con¿ict, sooner later, was inevitable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.