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Weed: Obey Constitution; Pay for Fugitives

Posted on December 8, 2010 by admin

Thurlow Weed was a political boss in the Whig party. He became a Republican and supported fellow New Yorker William Seward for the party’s presidential nomination in 1860. It is believed that one of the reasons that Seward lost the … Continue reading →

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What South Carolina Fears

Posted on December 7, 2010 by admin

From The New-York Times December 7, 1860: A CANDID VIEW OF SECESSION.; EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER FROM A LADY IN SOUTH CAROLINA RECEIVED IN THIS CITY. K_____, S.C., Saturday, Dec. 1, 1860. MY DEAR UNCLE: It is with different … Continue reading →

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From Canada

Posted on December 4, 2010 by admin

On December 4, 1860 President Buchanan issued his final State of the Union address. The “Daily News” links in the right-hand column do a great job covering the address. Here’s a short story related to fugitive slaves and the Underground … Continue reading →

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“You Must Take Sides”

Posted on November 29, 2010 by admin

In 1860 several states, including New York, declared November 29th Thanksgiving Day. One of the ways people celebrated Thanksgiving Day back then was by going to church and listening to long sermons by their preachers. On November 30th The New-York … Continue reading →

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If It Looks Like Nullification, …

Posted on November 23, 2010 by admin

… And It Acts Like Nullification In a section devoted to “Letters to the Editor” regarding the possible secession of southern states, The New-York Times included the following summary of an 1860 revision the Massachusetts government made to its Personal … Continue reading →

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Why Alabama Will Probably Secede

Posted on November 20, 2010 by admin

Or, Is the Pot Calling the Kettle Black? From The New-York Times. November 20, 1860: MONTGOMERY, Ala., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1860. Two days ago there was in this city a body of men who were in favor of preserving the … Continue reading →

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Quashing Pro-Lincoln Sentiment

Posted on November 18, 2010 by admin

This paragraph from The New-York Times. on November 16, 1860 is in the news from Georgia section. If it appeared originally in any Georgia paper it would be the Savannah Republican. Exaggerated rumors were in circulation regarding a difficulty which … Continue reading →

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Could It Be?

Posted on November 16, 2010 by admin

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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“Secession in New-York”

Posted on November 12, 2010 by admin

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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“A Fall in the Price of Cotton and Negroes”

Posted on October 24, 2010 by admin

Recently I posted an excerpt from the October 18, 1860 issue of The New-York Times. about the Minute Men in South Carolina. In the same issue The Times published more Southern reaction to the big Republican victories  in the state … Continue reading →

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