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Down East and D.C.

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

Portland Maine Promotes Union (and an Olive Branch of Sorts) From The New-York Times January 28, 1861: UNION MEETING AT PORTLAND, ME. PORTLAND, Me., Saturday, Jan. 26. An immense Union mass meeting was held at the City Hall here this … Continue reading →

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Stoical in Springfield

Posted on January 19, 2011 by admin

I. 150 years ago this week there was news from Springfield, Illinois about President-elect Abraham Lincoln. He entertained some visitors: SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sunday, Jan. 13. … Mr. LINCOLN was presented this forenoon with a gold-headed rosewood cane, valued at $250, … Continue reading →

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Michigan’s New Governor: South Carolina a Dangerous Example

Posted on January 4, 2011 by admin

From The New-York Times January 5, 1861: THE MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.; GOVERNOR BLAIR’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS. DETROIT, Mich., Friday, Jan. 4. Gov. BLAIR delivered his inaugural address to both Houses of the Legislature, at Lansing, yesterday. In discussing national affairs, he denies … Continue reading →

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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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War in the Fourth Estate

Posted on December 6, 2010 by admin

As the Daily News sites have noted the Charleston Mercury has been beating the drum for South Carolina’s secession, especially since Lincoln’s election. The Mercury was edited by Robert Barnwell Rhett, Jr., whose father was a well-known fire-eater. Robert Barnwell … Continue reading →

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Ex-President Pierce: Doughface Perspective

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin

In the period leading up to the American Civil War “Doughface” was the disparaging term many Northerners used to describe Northerners who sympathized with the South and its interests. 150 years ago today Congress began its session in the midst … Continue reading →

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Yankee, (You Better) Go Home!

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin

December 2, 1860. Congressmen from around the United States are accumulating in Washington, D.C. as they await the reconvening of Congress tomorrow, December 3rd. Some southern senators, such as Breckinridge from Kentucky, are speaking words of moderation and conciliation. Congressmen … Continue reading →

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