May 1856: Southern Reaction to Conflict in Kansas and Congress

This thesis examines southern reactions to events that occurred in May 1856: the outbreak of civil war in Kansas and the caning of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts. I researched two newspapers from the upper South state of Virginia, the Richmond Enquirer and the Richmond Daily Whig, and two newspapers from the lower South state of Louisiana, the New Orleans Times-Picayune and the New Orleans Bee to determine the extent to which political party sentiment and/or geographic location affected southern opinion towards the two events. Political party ties influenced the material each newspaper printed. Each newspaper worried that these events endangered the Union. Some, however, believed the Union could be saved while others argued that it was only a matter of time before the South seceded.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Fossett, Victoria Lea

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hagler, D. Harland
• Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-2022
• Seligmann, Gustav L.

• Charles Sumner
• Union
• Kansas
• fighting
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861.
• Kansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion.
• Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 -- Public opinion.
• Public opinion -- Southern States -- History.

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Fossett, Victoria Lea
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 174963346
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