Medary, Samuel, 1801-1864 The crisis. [Vol. 3, no. 2 (February 4, 1863)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08786 Author/Creator: Medary, Samuel, 1801-1864 Place Written: Columbus, Ohio Type: Newspaper Date: 4 February 1863 Pagination: 8 p. : newspaper Height: 50.5 cm, Width: 33.5 cm Order a Copy
Discussing the military service of African Americans, states "The very act of arming them, of equalizing us with them ... is a lawless, revolutionary act, subversive of all these distinctions of races, which have saved us Anglo-Saxons, Celts, and Teutons of the North from the amalgamation and fraternity of the Latin races of the Southern part of this continent, and which there have been destructive to both." Contains numerous letters to the editor. Includes various articles covering local and national politics, as well as Civil War events. Includes several articles discussing Clement Laird Vallandigham, a United States Representative from Ohio. Contains a report on the uselessness of military chaplains.
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