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1864 Pro Confederate Civil War Newspaper....
1864 Pro Confederate Civil War Newspaper....
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May 02, 1861
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio May 2, 1861.
*Anti Yankee Periodical From North
*Hatred Towards Lincoln Administration
*Original Civil War Reporting
Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", it opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery cound not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists that it was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the press was raided by a hateful mob. This 8 page newspaper contains news of the day and interesting advertisements throughout. Very rare pro Confederate newspaper from the North with news. Nice condition.
*Anti Yankee Periodical From North
*Hatred Towards Lincoln Administration
*Original Civil War Reporting
Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", it opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery cound not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists that it was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the press was raided by a hateful mob. This 8 page newspaper contains news of the day and interesting advertisements throughout. Very rare pro Confederate newspaper from the North with news. Nice condition.
Background information: While many Democrats during this time period, especially those living in the South, believed that slavery should be legal everywhere, Medary and many of his fellow Democrats in the North believed that slavery should only expand if people residing in an area wanted the institution. It is unclear whether or not Medary believed that slavery was a moral institution. He did strongly oppose the Civil War. He firmly believed that the North could not defeat the South militarily and utilized his newspaper, now known as The Crisis, to criticize President Abraham Lincoln and the war effort. During the war, Medary was a Peace Democrat, someone who believed that the conflict should be ended immediately. He strongly supported Clement Vallandigham as the Democratic candidate in the race for governor in 1863. Vallandigham was living in exile in the South and then in Canada. The Union military had forcibly removed him from Ohio for denouncing the war. Despite Medary's efforts, Vallandigham lost the election of 1863. Medary continued to criticize the Union war effort and to call for immediate end to the conflict. Many people disagreed with his views, including a mob of soldiers from Camp Chase who torched his newspaper office in 1863. Medary died on November 7, 1864. (credit Wikimedia)
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