Tag Archives: Europe

European vacation

Posted on June 9, 2015 by SUMPTER

The June 7, 1865 issue of The New-York Times devoted two-thirds of its front page to publicizing steamship lines that offered Americans pleasant postbellum getaways: The Way to Europe. Enterprise and Prosperity of the Transatlantic Steamship Companies. Great Ferries Across … Continue reading →

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Euromarket

Posted on May 14, 2014 by SUMPTER

The Albany Argus claimed that the Lincoln Administration was under-reporting Union casualties for the “European market.” Meanwhile, a more pro-Administration publication was still concerned about some type of European intervention in the war, especially with France and Maximilian in Mexico. … Continue reading →

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not so manifest

Posted on August 27, 2013 by SUMPTER

150 years ago the journalist who coined the concept of Manifest Destiny was in Europe advocating the dissolution of the United States. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 27, 1863: Recognition. –Mr. O’Sullivan, late United States Minister to Portugal, has … Continue reading →

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Webster was wrong

Posted on March 9, 2013 by SUMPTER

Contrary to Daniel Webster’s assertion, Liberty does not require Union, according to this Southern editorial. Also, it’s too bad the Lincoln administration is pursuing this war because in time there could have been an alliance between two strong, liberty-loving nations. … Continue reading →

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Ghent Aid

Posted on May 19, 2012 by SUMPTER

Fundraising Concerts for Beleaguered Textile Workers Like the Lancashire Cotton Famine the American Civil War was disrupting cotton-based business in Belgium. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch May 19, 1862: Destitution of the Artisans of Belgium –The Belgian Minister of War … Continue reading →

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U.S. Marshal Breaks Out the Penknife

Posted on November 14, 2011 by SUMPTER

A trunk with a hidden compartment, international intrigue, … the “Pathfinder of the Seas”??? No. I spent time the past three blogging days on a wild goose chase. I do not think the M.F. in this story is the famous … Continue reading →

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Patriotic Expatriate

Posted on June 8, 2011 by SUMPTER

Patriotic, but hopes both sides “will pause and reflect ere they enter directly into the contest.” From The New-York Times June 9, 1861: THE FEELING ABROAD. The following is an extract from a letter received in this City from a … Continue reading →

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