Identifier: historyofromeflo00batt (find matches)
Title: A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Battey, George Magruder, 1887-1965
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Publisher: Atlanta, Webb and Vary Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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. Under these circum-stances every man should be cautiousand prudent, but unwaveringly deter-mined to do right and perform hisduty whatever that may be. Old partynames and distinctions should bethrown to the dogs, and, actuated bypure patriotism, all men should buckleon their armour and volunteer to fightfor our unmistakable constitutionalrights and the permanent prosperityof our most sacred institutions. In these times of political excite-ment there is danger that the people,being exasperated, may be carried toextremes; therefore be on your guard,and let all the ends thou aimest at bethy countrys, Gods, and truths. Bearin mind that you are now at least com-pletely untrammelled, and it is yourmost imperative duty, with patrioticzeal, boldly to contend for justice andthe rights of your section. Think nottoo much of choosi7ig between evils,but rather make a determined choicebetween 7-ight and wrong. If the Lordbe God, serve Him, if Baal, serve him. Views and Events Leading up to War 119
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120 A History of Rome and Floyd County The election of President of theUnited States was to be held Tues-day, Nov. 6, 1860. The tickets inthe field were Abraham Lincoln, ofIllinois, and Hannibal Hamlin, ofMaine, nominated by the Repub-licans, or Black Republicans, asthey were called at the South;Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, andHerschel V. Johnson, of Georgia,put forward by the Squatter Sov-ereignty* hosts ; Jno. C. Breckin-ridge, of Kentucky, and Jos. Lane,of Indiana (a native of BuncombeCounty, N. C), running on theAmerican or Know Nothing plat-form ; and John Bell,** of Tennes-see, and Edward Everett, of Mass-achusetts, representing the Consti-tutional Union party.*** The Courier supported Bell andEverett and carried Floyd Countyfor them ; the rival newspaper, theSouthern & Advertiser, backedBreckinridge and Lane and gotthem second place. Douglas andJohnson Avere a poor third; theysplit the Democratic vote of theUnited States with Breckinridgeand Lane, else Lincoln might hav

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