HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS: The South Carolina State Convention Again in Session; THE DISUNION MOVEMENT: Slavery the Basis of the New Confederacy (3/27/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 3/27/1861

[Homer_J_Simpson]

OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March 26.

THE CRISIS AT FORT SUMPTER APPROACHING.

Information has reached here this evening that the Convention of South Carolina will to-morrow cut off Major Anderson's supplies.

Gen. BEAUREGARD has telegraphed to Montgomery that he is ready to precipitate matters.

Two new dahlgrens were mounted at Morris Island yesterday, and everything is reported ready for action.

The visit of Col. LAMON to Charleston does not partake fully of an official character. He went there on his private acconnt, and attended to some business for the Government at the same time. While no final order to evacuate Fort Sumpter has yet gene to Major ANDERSON, it is fully expected to be sent this week.

THE NEW-YORK APPOINTMENTS.

The New-York Senators and the President have been holding a protracted meeting to-day on the New-York appointments, and are still at it to-night, without solving the knotty point.

It was rumored to-day that SIMEON DRAPER had been decided upon for naval officer. This is erroneous, or, at least, premature. Senator KING declared again to-day, that he would not yield his preference for DORSHEIMER.

The expected nominations of District-Attorney and Appraiser-General were not sent in to-day.

MORE LUCKY ONES.

In the Executive session, notwithstanding Mr. BAKER'S violent opposition to Mr. CROSBY as Minister to Guatemala, the motion to reconsider his confirmation was rejected almost unanimously, without yeas and nays.

Immediately afterwards, the nomination of DRYER, of Oregon, as Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands, came up, and was confirmed, Mr. BAKER having pledged his honor that the charges of intemperance made against the nominee were untrue. There were several votes against the confirmation.

The nomination of Mr. PENNINGTON, Jr., as Secretary of Legation at Paris, was confirmed by a vote of 24 to 12.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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Highly Important News: The South Carolina State Convention Again in Session – 2
Our Washington Correspondence – 2
The Virginia State Convention – 2
Reports from Louisiana and Texas – 3
Latest Reports from Texas – 3
South Carolina State Convention – 3
From On Board the Brooklyn – 3
The Disunion Movement: Slavery the Basis of the New Confederacy – 3-6
A Prisoner Murdered by a Supposed Lunatic – 6
Haul of Counterfeiters – 6
Editorial: Secession and Business – 6-7
Editorial: The Southern Heptarchy – 7
“The Seward Policy” – 7
Editorial: Anything Else? – 7-8
Editorial: Fort Sumpter – 8

[captain_dave]

Written back when newspaper reporters were literate. I imagine most of the reporters were schooled before the teachers unionized, and probably before there were public (government) schools too.

[sauropod]

bkmk

[Hebrews 11:6]

Want to make sure you're aware of a weekly YouTube series on World War Two which I'm enjoying. It lacks entirely the in-depth coverage your series featured, but you might enjoy it, too.

[BroJoeK]

"The Disunion Movement: Slavery the Basis of the New Confederacy – 3-6"

This is Alexander Stephens' infamous "Cornerstone Speech", a key in the truth of history's response to our Lost Causers' claims "it was not all about slavery".

Here Stephens speaks the quiet part openly, even brazenly, though nobody at the time saw his words as controversial.

[dfwgator]

His series on WWI I also highly recommend.

[BroJoeK]

"Editorial: Secession and Business – 6-7"

Here the Times' editors engage in flights of fantasy suggesting that, somehow through subterfuge, merchants will figure out ways to import their foreign goods into, for example, St. Louis, MO, without paying tariffs in either Confederate New Orleans or Union St. Louis.

They do cite reports that it was even then happening, but the fix seems a quite simple administrative adjustment, not even requiring Congressional action.
With the benefits of hindsight, we know that, in fact, US tariff collections during the Civil War only increased -- from ~$53 million in 1860 ~$104 million in 1864.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks--was ignorant of its existence. I'll look for it.

Fifty-plus years ago I used to play golf with several WW1 veterans who were then in their seventies. A couple had been gassed. So, you have my interest.