Tag Archives: Alexander Stephens

Like Eating Fish on Friday?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by SUMPTER

150 years ago this week the Dispatch reported on an editorial in The Times of London that compared slavery with some practices of Roman Catholicism – the Bible might frown on some of the activities of each but does not … Continue reading →

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Provisional No More

Posted on February 18, 2012 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today the first elected Confederate Congress convened in Richmond, Va. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch February 19, 1862: Confederate Congress. first session. Yesterday along before the hour arrived, a large crowd had assembled at the Capitol to … Continue reading →

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“Rip” Ford and A.J. Hamilton

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin

Texas Still Divided Who needs a governor and legislature? The Texas Convention still seems to be running the show. From The New-York Times, March 28, 1861 (The New York Times Archive): IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS GALVESTON, Tuesday, March 26. The Convention … Continue reading →

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