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Editorial
September 10, 1856
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Southern editorial criticizes intense Northern Republican campaigns to elect Frémont in 1856, viewing them as desperate plots to divide the Union through anti-slavery agitation.
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We, in the South, who have not an opportunity of seeing the Black Republican newspapers, and of being cognizant of the doings of the faction, in the present political contest, hardly have an adequate idea of the tremendous exertions that the leaders of that party are making at the North, to accomplish the election of Fremont.
Nothing is left undone. The press, the pulpit, the stump are all put in daily requisition. The country is flooded with tracts, pamphlets, handbills, and caricatures. Meetings are held whenever a gathering of the people can be collected. Orators are paid to go from State to State. The railroad cars and steamboats are supplied with political publications for reading by the passengers.
In short, to accomplish a desperate end, the most determined and desperate means are resorted to, without stint. Never did a party in this country make such efforts, with such untiring energy. They have risked all upon the success of this, the first serious attempt to divide and dissolve the Union, by the action of the people, at a Presidential election.
May all their arts be confounded and brought to nought!
Nothing is left undone. The press, the pulpit, the stump are all put in daily requisition. The country is flooded with tracts, pamphlets, handbills, and caricatures. Meetings are held whenever a gathering of the people can be collected. Orators are paid to go from State to State. The railroad cars and steamboats are supplied with political publications for reading by the passengers.
In short, to accomplish a desperate end, the most determined and desperate means are resorted to, without stint. Never did a party in this country make such efforts, with such untiring energy. They have risked all upon the success of this, the first serious attempt to divide and dissolve the Union, by the action of the people, at a Presidential election.
May all their arts be confounded and brought to nought!
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Slavery Abolition
What keywords are associated?
Black Republicans
Fremont Election
Northern Efforts
Political Agitation
Union Dissolution
What entities or persons were involved?
Black Republicans
Fremont
The North
The South
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Southern View Of Northern Republican Efforts To Elect Fremont
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Republican And Pro Union
Key Figures
Black Republicans
Fremont
The North
The South
Key Arguments
Leaders Of The Black Republican Party Are Making Tremendous Exertions At The North To Elect Fremont
Press, Pulpit, And Stump Are Used Daily
Country Flooded With Tracts, Pamphlets, Handbills, And Caricatures
Meetings Held Whenever People Gather
Orators Paid To Travel Between States
Railroad Cars And Steamboats Supplied With Political Publications
Desperate Means Used Without Stint To Accomplish A Desperate End
Never Before Such Efforts With Untiring Energy
Risked All On This First Serious Attempt To Divide And Dissolve The Union By Presidential Election
May All Their Arts Be Confounded And Brought To Nought