Tag Archives: Thomas Overton Moore

“Peculators and Speculators”

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 9, 1861: A Righteous man. The mania for speculating upon the necessities of the poor is prevailing to an alarming extent throughout our Confederacy. All over the country there is a set of peculators … Continue reading

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Louisiana Governor: It’s Hopeless

From The New-York Times January 24, 1861: THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.; UNCOMPROMISING MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. BATON ROUGE, Tuesday, Jan. 22. In the Legislature to-day the Governor’s Message was read. He says our enemies will find that throughout Louisiana we are … Continue reading

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