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REBELLION AND REALIGNMENT REBELLION ---------AND--------- REALIGNMENT ARKANSAS'S ROAD TO SECESSION James M. Woods The University of Arkansas Press Fayetteville 1987 Copyright© 1987 by James M. Woods All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designer: Patricia Douglas Crowder Typeface: Linotron 202 Primer Typesetter: G & S Typesetters, Inc. Printer: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Binder: John H. Dekker & Sons, Inc. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. 9· Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Woods, James M., 1952- Rebellion and realignment. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Arkansas-History. 2. Arkansas-History Civil War, 1861-1865. 3. Secession. I. Title. F4II.W63 1987 976.7 85-21024 ISBN 0-938626-59-0 This book is gratefully dedicated to my parents, Judge Henry and Kathleen Woods. Acknowledgments I am indebted to many people for this book. Dr. John B. Boles, now of Rice Univer sity, directed this study as a Tulane doctoral dissertation. President Frank Van diver of Texas A & M University first steered me onto this topic, and oversaw my earhest efforts as my master's thesis director at Rice University. Others in aca demia who have helped include: Drs. Bill Malone and Lawrence Powell of Tulane University, Dr. Roland Pippin of Northwestern State University, Dr. Walter Brown of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Dr. C. Fred Williams of the Univer sity of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dr. Michael Dougan of Arkansas State University. Special thanks to Dr. Richard Beringer of the University of North Dakota and Dr. Dani~l Crofts of Trenton State College for their comments and criticisms. Dr. June R. Welch of the University of Dallas and Dr. David Hodgson of Claflin College provided me with strong moral support and encouragement. Outside of academia, I wish to thank Miller Williams and his staff at the Uni versity of Arkansas Press. This book was greatly improved by the hard work of Mr. Ernest Dumas of the Arkansas Gazette and ofmy parents, Judge Henry and Kathleen Woods. Thanks also to Dr. John Ferguson and his patient staff at the Arkansas History Commission. I must include Catherine Catalfamo of the Arkan sas Territorial Restoration and Margaret Ross of the Arkansas Gazette Foundation Library. Others in need of recognition include: Thomas Woods, Eileen Harrison, Ray and Diane Hanley, Kathi Schiel, Mrs. Macon Kirkman, Harry and Sue Graham, Joseph and Carolyn Brady, Orlando and Mary Moron, and Eric Wedig. Thanks also to my personal friends who loved and supported me throughout this endeavor, and to the Lord Jesus Christ who gave me the grace to see this book to its completion. Finally I need to thank my wife, Becky, for without her love, patience, prayers, and encouragement, it would have never been finished. Contents Introduction l I A Promise Unfulfilled: Settlement of the Arkansas Frontier 5 II A Story of Contrasts: Regional Differences and Economic Development in Antebellum Arkansas 17 III The Foundation of a Dynasty: Parties and Politics in Arkansas, 1819-1849 32 IV Neither Ready Nor Willing: Arkansas During the Compromise Crisis, 1849-1851 43 V Change and Continuity: Family Rule in Arkansas, 1851-1859 53 VI Beyond His Merest and Most Sanguine Hopes: Thomas Hindman and the Defeat of the Dynasty, 1859-1860 70 VII Arkansas Is With the South: State Politics During the Presidential Election of 1860 91 vIII Division Over Disunion: The Realignment of Arkansas Politics During the Winter of 1860-1861 113 IX Avoiding Secession and Dismemberment: The State Convention and the Campaign for Cooperation, March 4-April 15, 1861 133 X War and Secession: Consensus and Conflict 153 Conclusion 166 Appendix: Tables and Figures 171 Notes 197 Bibliography 255 Index 271 REBELLION AND REALIGNMENT
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