_Part IV_
THE ATTEMPT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COERCE
THE COTTON STATES—THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF
VIRGINIA'S SECESSION
XXXVIII. The Coercion of the Cotton States—
Virginia's Position 263
XXXIX. The Contest in the Virginia Convention for and
against Secession 269
XL. The Contest in the Virginia Convention for and
against Secession. Concluded 277
XLI. The Attempted Reinforcement of Fort Sumter and
its Significance 284
XLII. The Attempt to Coerce the Cotton States Impels
Virginia to Secede 290