Monthly Archives: March 2011

Dog Tax

Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin

Well, Somebody’s Got to Pay for the Dahlgren Guns From The New York Times Archive (published March 5, 1861): … Correspondence of the New-York Times. CHARLESTON, C.S.A., Friday, March 1, 1861. While waiting for Mr. LINCOLN to show his hands, … Continue reading →

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Mr. Seymour, Black Slave Owner

Posted on March 7, 2011 by admin

On March 4, 1861 The New-York Times published a report by JASPER, the Charleston correspondent for The Times Here’s an excerpt (The New York Times Archive): CHARLESTON, C.S.A., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1861. … There is a famous old darkey here, … Continue reading →

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Denouement: The Final Vacillation?

Posted on March 5, 2011 by admin

Wrapping It Up With The Old Public Functionary The Procession to the Inauguration 150 years ago today the Lincoln administration was taking over in Washington, D.C. Here’s a bit more about outgoing President James Buchanan from The New-York Times March … Continue reading →

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Extra! Extra! Lincoln’s Inaugural Address!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by admin

Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861. Here’s an article from the March 5, 1861 issue of The New-York Times describing how modern technology was used to report the words of Lincoln’s Inaugural address (The New York Times Archive): … Continue reading →

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“Old Buck” – Union Soup Not Enough

Posted on March 3, 2011 by admin

I thought it was kind of ironic that Buchanan was dishing out the Union soup in this 1856 cartoon. You can read all the words in this political cartoon at Wikimedia. Buchanan says: I have fairly beaten them at their … Continue reading →

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Presidential Decisiveness in the Waning Days

Posted on March 2, 2011 by admin

Court-martial Pope! As one of his last acts as Commander-in-Chief, James Buchanan decided to court-martial Captain John Pope for insubordinate remarks he made during a lecture in Cincinnati. In an editorial on the subject The New-York Times agrees that it … Continue reading →

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Pensacola Pachyderm

Posted on March 1, 2011 by admin

March 1st – a day of lions and/or lambs. On March 1, 1861 The New-York Times editorialized about a different member of the animal kingdom: SEEING THE ELEPHANT — We have all our little troubles in this life, and for … Continue reading →

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