USM 018. United States General Newspapers

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New York Tribune, June 29, 1861, newspaper that is several pages. One article describes the "War for the Union" and how the Union soldiers are doing in Virginia and mentioning Harper's Ferry as a place where Confederate soldiers are camped out.

Scope and Contents Newspaper entitled The National Era, dated Thursday, October 27, 1853, with several pages. An article is titled "An Examination of the Mosaic Laws of Servitude" and is broken up into several sections:"Slavery Defined," "Arbitrary and Prejudiced Version of Hebrew Terms of Servitude in the English Bible," "Hired Servants" and "Domestic servants." Another article titled, "The Approaching Elections in New York," describes the struggle for the most votes between the Independent Democrat party and...

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Newspaper entitled The National Era, issued on Thursday, November 3, 1853, with several pages. Chapter I of a fictional story appears on the front page with the title "The Saxon Serf. A Tale of English Slavery in the Twelfth Century." Another article titled, "Cuban and European Intervention" discusses the Washington Union's opposition to the European intervention with Cuba's affairs.

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Newspaper entitled The Independent issued on Thursday, May 23, 1861, with several pages. The article "The Southern Madness. How Shall it be Dealt with?" analyizes the growing civil war between the Union and the South. There is another article entitled "The Theory of Secession" describes that many citizens of the USA (especially the Union) agree that secession is a "revolutionary proceeding" and must be suppressed by "an appeal to arms."