Posted on 07/01/2018 6:23:03 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts
First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed. To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by reply or freepmail.
* The British Royal Navy has been detaining U.S. flagged ships near Cuba as part of the campaign against the slave trade. This has caused tension between the two nations.
Minnesota was admitted as a state and Congressional representatives admitted to House and Senate. The application of Oregon to become a state passed the Senate but not the House. “Opposition was made to it on the ground that the Constitution of the State prohibits the introduction of free negroes and Chinese.”
The Seminole Indians of Florida have been transferred to the Indian Territory.
There is also news from Great Britain, France and The East.
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher
July 1. No news yet of Atlantic Telegraph squadron. Much betting on the result; odds that it will be failure.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
Thanks for posting this. My parents have original bicentennial copies of Harper’s Weekly, hidden somewhere. I use to look them over when I was kid in late 60s, early 70s. They were going to sell in late 80s or early 90s but not worth much. Not sure what other dates they may have other then 1876 or what shape the papers are in now.
Harper’s Monthly Magazine is still published. They have their entire archive available online (for price of subscription). Harper’s Weekly stopped publishing long ago. That archive is available at archive.com, except for the first year of publication, 1857. The problem with them is the pdf copies are such small scale they are very difficult to read.
Abe makes a very interesting point. I haven’t run across this quote before.
Somebody lost that bet. It worked for a while.
You’re probably going to give away the ending of the Civil War, too, aren’t you?
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