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The Failure of the Crittenden Compromise & The Inauguration of War.

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The Failure of the Crittenden Compromise & The Inauguration of War.

In his work, The Old Guard, C. Chauncey Burr addressed myriad issues related to the development and prosecution of the Civil War. In this case, he addressed the Crittenden Compromise. The Crittenden Compromise proposed a series of constitutional amendments proposed in Congress in 1860 to ameliorate friction between proslavery and

The Weapons of the Administration: The Boston Courier, Civil War Era.

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The Weapons of the Administration: The Boston Courier, Civil War Era.

The national narrative of the Civil War often excludes the critics of President Abraham Lincoln. Copperhead, C. Chauncey Burr, had plenty of maledictions for the President. In this case, Burr lets the Boston Courier do the work. August Glen-James, editor The Boston Courier thus paints the face of Lincolnism: The

"Nations, once fallen, seldom rise again." Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr during the Civil War.

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"Nations, once fallen, seldom rise again." Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr during the Civil War.

Copperhead, C. Chauncey Burr, saw in the Civil War the potential of a fundamental decay of the nations principles. This was alarming for Burr since, quoting an unidentified source, he wrote that "there is no resurrection" for nations. Of interest in this post are the lessons Burr draws from Rome

Freedom of Speech: Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr, 1865

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Freedom of Speech: Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr, 1865

Freedom of speech has been in the news a lot lately as the nation, like a ship on the high seas, lists left and right in the heavy political storms of our day. Our nation has weathered heavy storms in the past with the nadir, arguably, being during the Civil

A Consolidated Nation vs. A Federal Republic: Thoughts By Abel P. Upshur about the Theories of Joseph Story

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A Consolidated Nation vs. A Federal Republic: Thoughts By Abel P. Upshur about the Theories of Joseph Story

The early 1830s was a time of agitation in the United States. Pervasive bickering and bitter recriminations, most notably between Northern and Southern politicians, were occurring at the highest levels of the Federal Government over the nature and extent of federal power vis-a-vis state power. Much of the turmoil was

Amendment 2: Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr, 1864

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Amendment 2: Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr, 1864

Copperhead, C. Chauncey Burr, had some interesting thoughts about the Second Amendment within the context of the Lincoln Administration. This selection reveals his take on the issue. Italics are in the original. August Glen-James, editor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The militia is the natural defence of a free country against sudden foreign invasions,

The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States: Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr, 1864.

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The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States: Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr, 1864.

One of the central themes of the Civil War was the nature of the Union. Was the Union one of a consolidated nature or was it a federation of sovereign states, each with the ability to determine, for itself, the interpretation of the Constitution and its application within its own

Thoughts on the First Amendment: C. Chauncey Burr, 1864

Thoughts on the First Amendment: C. Chauncey Burr, 1864

To those not well-read in the Civil War era, it may come as a surprise that the Lincoln administration shut down over 300 newspapers and jailed numerous people for speaking against the war or criticizing the Administration in some form or another, and a sitting congressman was even exiled during

What Will Come of Re-electing Lincoln: Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr

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What Will Come of Re-electing Lincoln: Thoughts by C. Chauncey Burr

Written in September 1864, this selection was part of a larger piece outlining why Abraham Lincoln must be defeated in the upcoming election. Of interest is Burr's take on the sovereignty of the several states and their relationship to, and rights within the Union to self-determination. Incidentally, James Madison's quote

The Infamous Message and Proclamation: Thoughts about Lincoln's offer of Amnesty to the South, 1864--by C. Chauncey Burr

The Infamous Message and Proclamation: Thoughts about Lincoln's offer of Amnesty to the South, 1864--by C. Chauncey Burr

In this selection, the position of the Copperheads on Lincoln's offer of amnesty to the South are outlined. The position is couched in the penumbra of the Emancipation Proclamation. Moreover, C. Chauncey Burr defines what he believes the Democratic party of the North needs to be in order to entice

C. Chauncey Burr on the Legitimacy of Coercion and the Civil War

Many constitutional issues arose when the Civil War began concerning the right of the Federal government to conduct war operations against the Southern states. In this excerpt, Burr [https://rawhistory.com/tag/c-chauncey-burr] addresses some interesting ideas concerning the issue. This selection comes from an article entitled, The Democrats in

C. Chauncey Burr on the Coalescence of Mankind

Northern Democrat and Copperhead, C. Chauncey Burr [https://rawhistory.com/tag/c-chauncey-burr/], had some interesting comments about the formation of political parties. --August Glen-James, editor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Where the leaders and working men of a party are a set of small desperadoes, the party itself will soon become a political "Lazzaroni.