Causes of the Civil War in America

American anarchy armed armies and navies blessings of liberty body politic British Empire chaos civil war commerce and amity Commonwealth compact Congress Consti Constitution and laws Constitution of 1787 corner-stone COX AND WYMAN Cuba Daniel Webster debts declare dismemberment DUTCH REPUBLIC enact England Englishmen established authority executive expressly flag Free frontiers grievances Gulf Gulf of Mexico Hamilton independent individuals injury Kent language league Legislature letters of marque liberty for ourselves Lincoln moderate tariff Montgomery Constitution mother country National Convention national Government nullification organic partnership peaceably secede perpetual petty sovereignties plunged posterity President progress never surpassed question rebellion and revolution rebels redress reignty Republican party resume right of revolution sagacious statesmen says Justice Story Scotland Secession ordinances secure the blessings Slave slavery South sove stitution supreme law surpassed in history tariff of 1857 territory tion treaty of peace tution Union United violated voted Washington whole land word sovereign