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Secession, 1860-1861

Southern states left the Union between December 1860 and June 1861. Newspaper pages from 1860 to 1861 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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24611 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (2484 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The New York Herald — 1860-07-01, page 8

    … delegation at Charleston and Baltimore, unintimidated by the fierce storms of factious secession inn. never lor one moment forgot the trust reposed in th< m; hut by their unswerviug …

  2. New-York Daily Tribune — 1860-07-02, page 5

    … cordially indorsed th+ nomivation of Douglss, He sougit for the resson of this secession, and conid not find it in any pure motive which should eanse meu to take sac important …

    … steps. The secession was ou slight and trivial grounds. bie ceuld not justify it, As to Yancey's position …

  3. New-York Daily Tribune — 1860-07-03, page 5

    … a mere prolongation for the purpose of further carrying out the origin plan of secession, Virginie, which first passed the resolntien declaring the sceding States out of …

  4. New-York Daily Tribune — 1860-07-04, page 5

    … this State Committee that the subsequent disraption of that Convention, and the secession of most of the Democratic states thereon, jesnlted and are direcdy traced to the …

  5. The New York Herald — 1860-07-04, page 1

    … this Statu Comm.!tec; that the put-sequent disruption of that Convention and the secession of most of tho democrat'o States therefrom, are to be directly traced to the mi …

  6. The New York Herald — 1860-07-04, page 4

    … Breckinridge, while Joluwon, of Georgia, Soule, of Louisiana, and the small potatoes of secession in Alabama, cotton to Douglas. A similar result is beginning to show itself in …

  7. The New York Herald — 1860-07-06, page 6

    … compromise measures were carried in Congress, the fire-eater* raised the cry of secession, which called Into existence a Union party which deTented tbem in Georgia and several …

  8. The New York Herald — 1860-07-07, page 6

    … art' safe. The threats of the Southern fire-eaters amount to nothing. Ihe cry of secession or violence in case a Northern candidate should succeed is utter bosh, beceupe …

  9. New-York Daily Tribune — 1860-07-10, page 4

    … avd Mr. Meek of Alabama denounced the accusations against his State, as favoring secession, to be base calumniee, His people ouly seceded from the rotten removants of a foul …

  10. The New York Herald — 1860-07-12, page 4

    … ia the belief that his revolutionary views and truculent language may prevent a secession and keep together the abolition birds of the same leather as himself. lie is the …

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