Project Gutenberg 2012-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 190 Streight, Abel D. 1829 1892 Streight, A. D. (Abdel D.) The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One in the Government of the United States. Its Cause, and How It Should Be Met The Crisis of 1861 in the Government of the United States. Its Cause, and How It Should Be Met Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One in the Government of the United States" by A. D. Streight is a historical account written during the mid-19th century. This work addresses the political turmoil and questions about the integrity of the United States' Union in the face of rising tensions leading to the Civil War. It critiques the compromises made with Southern states and emphasizes the need to restore the supremacy of federal laws, arguing that allowing states to dictate terms threatens the very foundation of American democracy. The opening portion of the text sets the stage for examining the profound crisis faced by the nation in 1861. The author outlines the various causes contributing to the upheaval, such as the contentious issue of slavery, state sovereignty, and the growing aggressive demands from Southern states. Streight presents a narrative that calls for a resolute response from the Union, contending that earlier compromises failed to quell dissent and have led to an accelerated descent into chaos. He underscores the importance of enforcing laws firmly to preserve the Union, drawing on historical precedents from the founding fathers to support his arguments against secession and the necessity of a strong central government. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861 Secession E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 258907 2025-06-15T15:45:46.496280 text/html 257544 2021-01-08T10:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 89514 2021-01-08T10:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 197731 2025-06-15T15:45:54.718230 application/epub+zip 199804 2025-06-15T15:45:50.581214 application/epub+zip 150006 2025-06-15T15:45:49.106261 application/epub+zip 445499 2025-06-15T15:45:57.719239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428379 2025-06-15T15:45:53.779246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202315 2022-09-17T14:59:17.552053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242948 2025-06-15T15:45:46.068239 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242800 2021-01-08T10:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 85784 2021-01-08T10:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 242804 2021-01-08T10:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85761 2021-01-08T10:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20769 2025-06-15T15:45:57.865178 application/rdf+xml 24400 2025-06-15T15:45:49.710265 image/jpeg 4491 2025-06-15T15:45:49.414265 image/jpeg 194647 2025-06-15T15:45:46.519301 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia