The Great Conspiracy, Volume 1Part 1 — IMAGESReading editionChapter navigation13 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE GREAT CONSPIRACY Its Origin and History Part 1.PREFACE.Chapter I · A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT.Chapter II · PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.Chapter III · GROWTH OF THE SLAVERY QUESTION.Chapter IV · "POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY."Chapter V · THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST OF 1860— THE CRISIS APPROACHING.IMAGESPART ONE. CHAPTER I. A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT.Chapter II · PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.Chapter III · GROWTH OF THE SLAVERY QUESTION.Chapter IV · POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.Chapter V · THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST OF 1860— THE CRISIS APPROACHING.Previous chapter ←Part 1 — Chapter V · THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST OF 1860— THE CRISIS APPROACHING.Next chapter →Part 1 — PART ONE. CHAPTER I. A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT.All chapters and sections (13)Parts1Part 1 · Other sectionsPREFACE.Part 1 · Chapters12345Part 1 · Other sectionsIMAGESPart 1 · Parts1Part 1 · Chapters2345DANIEL WEBSTER, STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, THOMAS JEFFERSON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN,◇p024-webster.jpg (88K)← CHAPTER V. THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST OF 1860— THE CRISIS APPROACHING.PART ONE. CHAPTER I. A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT. →