Category Archives: Northern Politics During War

Blues’ Band in Baltimore

Posted on August 10, 2011 by SUMPTER

Serenading Breckinridge and Vallandigham From The New-York Times August 10, 1861: LIVELY TIME IN BALTIMORE.; MR. BRECKINRIDGE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK. BALTIMORE, Thursday, Aug. 8. Messrs. BRECKINRIDGE and VALLANDIGHAM partook of a grand dinner at the Eutaw House last evening, … Continue reading →

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New Millennium on Hold

Posted on August 2, 2011 by SUMPTER

An editorial from a newspaper in Seneca Falls, New York that leaned toward the Democrat Party (and which must have been published about 150 years ago this week): The Fulfillment of Prophesy. Upon the eve of last Fall’s election our … Continue reading →

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Identifying The Problem?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by SUMPTER

Southern ass-stock-crazy (aristocracy)/Chivalry A couple Northern political images from (probably) 1861:

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Two Different Shades of Bluegrass

Posted on July 12, 2011 by SUMPTER

During the same U.S. House session in which Clement Vallandigham criticized the Lincoln Administration, two representatives from the Border State of Kentucky expressed opposite opinions on Secession and the North’s response. From The New-York Times, July 11, 1861: HOUSE OF … Continue reading →

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Clement V: Peace Now!

Posted on July 11, 2011 by SUMPTER

On July 11, 1861 The New-York Times reported on a speech given in the U.S. House of Representatives by Ohio Representative Clement Vallandigham. The speech occurred during a debate on a bill to finance the military and/or a bill dealing … Continue reading →

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