Lincoln on Fremont's "emancipation proclamation"... Mormon troubles...

Item # 702205

October 03, 1861

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1861 This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.

The prime content would be the page 6 report: "The President and General Fremont's Proclamation--Correspondence Between Mr. Lincoln and Hon. Joseph Holt" which concerns Fremont's controversial "Emancipation Proclamation" which drew the ire of Abraham Lincoln.

As a bit of background, in late August 1861, Fremont placed all of Missouri under martial law believing that slavery aided the guerrillas and that a direct strike at that institution would crush them. He issued his own "emancipation proclamation" declaring Missouri's slaves free, without informing President Lincoln. This act, of course, far exceeded the authority of his position.

When he found out what Fremont had done, Lincoln reversed Fremont's proclamation. Included is a letter concerning this signed in type: A. Lincoln.

Among other articles are: "More Soldiers" "Burial of Soldiers" "News from Utah--Trouble Brewing with the Mormons" "Another Fight in Western Virginia" "Burial of Soldiers" "The President's Wife Talked to by a Strong-Minded Woman" and much more.
Eight pages, light damp staining throughout, good condition.

Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the press was raided by a hateful mob.