When was it published?

October 12, 1872 in Catoctin Clarion

Filler October 12, 1872 Event 1 of 2

Catoctin Clarion

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

John Brown, Wm. Lowndes Yancey, Edmund Ruffin, Abraham Lincoln, Cincinnati Commercial

Q: What keywords are associated?

Medium, Spirits, John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Nigger Y, Cincinnati Commercial, Spiritualism

Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland

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What is this article about?

The Cincinnati Commercial congratulates itself on a New York medium who claims to have summoned the spirits of John Brown, Wm. Lowndes Yancey, Edmund Ruffin, and Abraham Lincoln, all pronouncing for nigger y, which is compared to other arguments on that side.

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The Cincinnati Commercial congratulates itself that some medium humbug in New York says that he has called up the spirits of John Brown, Wm. Lowndes Yancey, Edmund Ruffin and Abraham Lincoln, each of whom pronounced for nigger y. This is quite as sensible and reasonable as a good many of the arguments on that side of the question.

What sub-type of article is it?

Witty Remark

What keywords are associated?

Medium Spirits John Brown Abraham Lincoln Nigger Y Cincinnati Commercial Spiritualism

What entities or persons were involved?

John Brown Wm. Lowndes Yancey Edmund Ruffin Abraham Lincoln Cincinnati Commercial

Where did it happen?

New York

Filler Details

Topic

Medium Claiming Spirits Of Historical Figures Support Nigger Y

Location

New York

Key Persons

John Brown Wm. Lowndes Yancey Edmund Ruffin Abraham Lincoln Cincinnati Commercial

Event Details

The Cincinnati Commercial congratulates itself on a New York medium who claims to have summoned the spirits of John Brown, Wm. Lowndes Yancey, Edmund Ruffin, and Abraham Lincoln, all pronouncing for nigger y, which is compared to other arguments on that side.