November 1860: Alexander Stephens Attempts to Calm the Coming Storm
New for October 2026
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In the wake of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives Alexander Hamilton Stephens stood before his fellow Georgians and counseled them to not act rashly—to work within the Constitution to stop the Republicans. Here are Stephens' words.
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