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Henry Clay on Secession

Henry Clay was called the “Great Compromiser” because of his work in the U.S. Congress during the North-South crises, especially in 1820 and 1850. The correspondent in this article says that Clay, who died in 1852, would not have compromised … Continue reading

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Could It Be?

From The New-York Times. November 15, 1860: The Columbus [Georgia] Times says: “We learn that on the night of the election, some negroes in this city were heard to shout for LINCOLN in the streets. The negroes must be better … Continue reading

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Palmetto State: Three Vignettes

Seven Score and Ten and Civil War Daily Gazette have been doing a great job keeping us up-to-date on the rabid secession fever in South Carolina since Lincoln’s election on November 6th (1860, of course). Here are three paragraphs from … Continue reading

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Plantation Owner Pins Hopes on Gridlock

And the Little Giant Agrees From The New-York Times. November 15, 1860: A FEW SEASONABLE WORDS. The National Intelligencer publishes the following letter from a “Southern Cotton Planter,” whom it states, is a gentleman of high character, a native of … Continue reading

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“Secession in New-York”

OK. I admit it – my eyes bulged out of my head when I read this headline from The New-York Times. The main idea was that Southern medical students met to decide whether, given Lincoln’s election and the secessionist activities … Continue reading

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Veteran’s Day 2010

Today I’d like to honor all our veterans from all our wars. I was never a member of our armed forces – I never laid it all on the line for our nation. I respect all the men and women … Continue reading

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Possible Rebellion – Against Alabama

According to The New-York Times the government of Alabama was making plans for a possible “Black Republican” victory in the 1860 presidential election at least 9 months earlier. Some freemen did not take kindly to what they viewed as unlawful … Continue reading

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Wide-Awakes Celebrate; Minute Men Expand

I’ve definitely been learning about how many political organizations were extremely active throughout the country during the 1860 election. The Republican- supporting Wide-Awakes seem to have been everywhere in the North with torch-lit processions marching for their man Lincoln. As … Continue reading

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Lincoln Pumps Fists in Victory? No

Lincoln’s Reaction to His Election As other Civil War sites have noted, there was the expected strong and negative reaction to Lincoln’s victory throughout the South. On November 8, 1860, The New-York Times. published a report from the President-elect’s home … Continue reading

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Cotton Piled Up from Memphis to Vicksburg

In 1860 the presidential election was held on November 6th. One of the Headlines from The New-York Times. that day sure sounded ominous: Immediate Secession Recommended by the Governor of South Carolina. The Times carried a lot of news from … Continue reading

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