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Tag Archives: 1860 Election
If It Looks Like Nullification, …
… 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
Why Alabama Will Probably Secede
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
Quashing Pro-Lincoln Sentiment
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
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
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
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
“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
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
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, The election of 1860, Uncategorized
Tagged 1860 Election, Alabama, secession, taxation
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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
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, The election of 1860, Uncategorized
Tagged 1860 Election, cotton, secession
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800 Irish Laborers Disappear!
There is an interesting post at Seven Score and Ten about possible fraud in Louisiana during the 1860 presidential election. The fire-eating “Yanceyites” were apparently trying to to fake-out supporters of Bell, the candidate of the Constitutional Union party. Similar … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860 Election, election fraud
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