Lord Lyons
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ISBN13: 9780217861458
Paperback|9780217861458
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III Outbreak Of Civil Wab?The ' Trent ' Case (1860-1861) Before the close of 1860 the relations between North and South had reached the critical stage: the mutterings of the coming storm grew louder, and when it became clear, in November, that Abraham Lincoln was to be the new President, secession advanced with rapid strides, while conviction became general that a collision was inevitable. Lord Lyons to Duke of Newcastle. Dec. 10, 1860. It is difficult to believe that I am in the same country which appeared so prosperous, so contented, and one may say, so calm when we travelled through it. The change is very great even since I wrote to you on the 29th October. Our friends are apparently going ahead on the road to ruin with their characteristic speed and energy. The President (Buchanan) is harassed beyond measure. It is a very unfortunate moment for our negotiations, but the present state of things makes me more than ever anxious to get the San Juan question safely landed beyond the reach of the incoming administration. The approaching rule of Lincoln entailed the disquieting probability of the appointment of Mr. Seward as Secretary of State. Lord Lyons to Lord John Russell. Washington, Jan. 7,1861. It is considered almost certain that Mr. Seward is to be Mr. Lincoln's Secretary of State. This will be regarded as a defiance of the South, unless (as is expected) Mr. Seward comes out with a conciliatory speech in the Senate. With regard to Great Britain, I cannot help fearing that he will be a dangerous Foreign Minister. His view of the relations between the United States and Great Britain has always been that they are a good material to make political capital of. He thinks at all events that they may be safely played with without any risk of br...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217861458 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217861458 |
| Weight | 0.75 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.52 In |
| List Price | $20.77 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 226 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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