Category Archives: American Society

Taxing the Frogs

Posted on January 22, 2013 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times January 22, 1863: THE INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT. We have every reason to congratulate the country on the operation post and prospective of the Internal Revenue Bureau. In another column we publish Mr. Commissioner BOUTWELL’S first official … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Theorizing

Posted on January 12, 2013 by SUMPTER

If States’ Rights are obsolete, why can’t we make New England one state? From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 14, 1863: New England’s rights Considered — her Undue preponderance Objected to. A New York paper, taking up a subject that … Continue reading →

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Bull Hamlin?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by SUMPTER

Yesterday morning I was reading a review of Robert Caro’s latest book on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson. Daniel Patrick Moynihan is said to have described LBJ’s descent from Senate Majority Leader to the sideline job of vice-president as … Continue reading →

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“Teeth extracted by Electricity, without pain.”

Posted on May 11, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch May 12, 1862: Artificial Teeth–the Cheoplastic and Vulcanite Process. –G. W. Jones, Dentist, having the right for the above mode of making Teeth, and being satisfied of its absolute superiority over all other methods, can … Continue reading →

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Not an Abolitionist in the American Sense

Posted on February 15, 2012 by SUMPTER

A letter to Britain 150 years ago this week. To Sir Charles Lyell. Boston, February 11, 1862 MY DEAR LYELL,-No doubt, I ought to have written to you before. But I have had no heart to write to my friends … Continue reading →

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Enveloping Responsibilty

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

Can’t we just let the professional politicians worry about it? _________________________________________________ The suspense was driving me crazy

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St. Louis Blues v. Grays

Posted on January 10, 2012 by SUMPTER

Isn’t the telegraph great?. People in New York can read news from St. Louis as quickly as from Gotham itself. Missouri, a border state, is more divided than other states. The Union Provost-Marshall General wants to monitor newspapers throughout the … Continue reading →

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(Half) Empty Nest Syndrome – Verboten!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by SUMPTER

Here’s an image from last year (1861) that I missed. It is the policy of the Lincoln administration, and I would think, many Northerners agree with the sentiment given how many men have volunteered so far. As long ago as … Continue reading →

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A Dysfunctional Family?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by SUMPTER
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