McCaleb, Edwin H., fl. 1844-1865 To T.P. Chandler, Esq.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01594 Author/Creator: McCaleb, Edwin H., fl. 1844-1865 Place Written: Cold Springs, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 June 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
McCaleb thanks Chandler and his family for their kindness while a prisoner of war in the North. He writes that "All good citizens deeply deplore the assassination of Pres. Lincoln... Mr. L -- was a great man and more than that was a good man and countryy [sic] could ill afford to lose his services at this important crisis...." Expresses his concern with Andrew Johnson's use of military courts to try citizens and feels he is "overstepping his oath of office". Protests that turning an "ignorant Negro" into a self reliant citizen will stump the growth of the South. Finally, he defines miscegenation and says "[i]f such a detestable dogma becomes a law we shall soon have a race of mulattoes as fickle & foolish as the Mongrel population of Mexico...."
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