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The Emancipation Proclamation in a Condederate newspaper...
The Emancipation Proclamation in a Condederate newspaper...
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January 07, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 7, 1863 Not just a Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy.
There is a considerable amount of news reports from the Civil War, including front page items headed: "From East Tennessee" "The Battle of Cave City" "The Monitor" "City Intelligence" "Further Northern Accounts" "Particulars of the Battle of Murfreesboro" "The Latest From Murfreesboro" and a bit more.
The reports on the back page continue, including more content on Murfreesboro as well as an item headed: "General Lee To His Army".
But all of this great content pales in comparison to the complete printing of the historic Emancipation Proclamation on the back page.
Beginning on the 4th column and ending on the fifth is a report headed: "Another Proclamation From Lincoln" which has a brief prefacing paragraph, then is followed by: "Washington, January 1st, 1863 - By the President of the United States, A PROCLAMATION" which has the complete text of the historic Emancipation Proclamation. It is signed in type: Abraham Lincoln.
This is followed by "The Northern Press On The Proclamation" and other war-related reports.
Terrific to have this very significant document from the Civil War in a Confederate newspaper.
This advantage is evident in the back page editorial, most of which discusses the Emancipation Proclamation beginning: "The most startling political crime, the most stupid political blunder yet known to American history, has now been consummated. The promised proclamation of Abraham Lincoln to decree the abolition of negro slavery in all the States of the late Union not yet subjugated by the arms of the United States, is laid before the reader this morning. It is difficult to decide whether wickedness or folly predominates in this extraordinary document..." with much more.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper, typical of the period, never bound nor trimmed, some small margin tears and a few very discrete archival mends, a small piece from the bottom right corner affecting only ads on pg. 1 and about 8 words from the editorial on the back page, otherwise in nice condition.
Category: The Civil War
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