The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-15
THE FIELD OF LITERATURE.
arhree Decades of Federal legislation"

sThree Decades Of Federal Legislation
J. A. & R. A. Reid. Of Providence, r. L. are
the publishers of Hon. Samuel $. Cox's new
book which, as indicated by its title, is review
OF national events during his twenty four years
service in Congress, or the thirty years, from
1850 to 1885, which he divides into three periods
Union, Disunion, Reunion His summing
up of the causes that precipitated the war of the
Rebellion is very fair statement, and for the
most part unbiased. Naturally, he makes the
best showing possible for the Democratic federal
officers and members of Congress who went into
the Rebellion quoting patriotic excerpts from
speeches they made in Congress aepreca:ing
| secession and war. Relying on this book alone,
one would be inclined to believe that these
patriotic gentlemen were driven into the Rebel
lion against their protestations and from no
fault of their own. Mr.. Cox would make IL
appear that the South went out under
protest, and it did, but the protest, singularly
enough. was against facts not yet accomplished.
and the Rebellion was set up by these very pa
triots, Stephens, Davis-of which latter the au-
thor says ''he was not forward in secession"
Reagan. of Texas, and Others while their
y
version in attempting to tone down the offensa
Of the leaders in rebellion will deceive no one
familiar with history, but he did himself honor
in that such declarations, however true as to the
quotations made, cannot stand in the light of
history when presented with their environments
and with the context of the satne speeches and
others made before and Immediately after, in
and ont of Congress. The writer is ingenious
enough, however. to admit that the moving
cause of the Rebellion was the defense Of slavery.
Mr. Cox's recollections of the men who served
with him in Congress and those who were in the
Senate at the outbreak of the war are enter
tanning and valuable. He deals with all gener-
ously, and is ready to credit those Of the party
opposed to his own with every virtue of which
they were possessed. After recounting the
questions that precipitated the Rebellion. he
briefly follows the several campaigns and treats
on the decisive battles. But the great part Of
the volume-containing upwards of 700 pages-is
devoted to tho REIMBURSEMENT Of civil affairs after
the war was brought to termination The
style of the author is entertaining, and while
this volume will hardly live as accepted history
of the time it considers it is not without value
to the general reader
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