Letter from Bolling Hall at the University of Virginia to his father, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.

Letter from Bolling Hall at the University of Virginia to his father, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.

In the letter Bolling discusses his studies at the university; criticism of his father's vote in the Electoral College during the recent presidential election; "troubles in Autaugaville & Prattville among the negroes"; disagreements among Southern politicians; sentiments toward s...

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Letter from Bolling Hall at the University of Virginia to his father, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.
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Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, Bolling, 1837-1866; Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814-1863; African Americans--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Education, higher--Virginia; Political campaigns--United States; Secession--Alabama; Slave trade--Southern States; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--Southern States; United States--Politics and government--1783-1865; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description In the letter Bolling discusses his studies at the university; criticism of his father's vote in the Electoral College during the recent presidential election; "troubles in Autaugaville & Prattville among the negroes"; disagreements among Southern politicians; sentiments toward secession; the possibility of Montgomery becoming the capital of the Confederacy; and likelihood of war: "Well, all that can be done now is to wait for better times. I really believe the consultation men had the true ground to stand upon. It was the Southern ground and the opposite was merely the selfish policy of Yancey and Co. When the next turn in the government takes place I hope the conservatives will again bond together and with a little marshalling [sic] of their ranks and a common understanding among themselves I hope and believe they will yet be successful. Yancey and his crowd are going first and foremost for the slave trade and there will be a fight on that point when they go to form a new constitution. I believe this state is perfectly ready to secede. The Marylanders are, I understand perfectly enraged at the action of their governor in not calling the legislature together. They say that in Baltimore there are not fifteen hundred (1,500) stand of arms. We first heard today that the government forts arsenal & property in Alabama has all been taken possession of by the state. This I suppose was caused by the infidelity of the government towards S.C. in the case of Maj. Anderson. I fear now that nothing will avert a civil war. The students just from Washington say that the general opinion there is that war is inevitable."
spelling Q0000012001 - Q0000012004Q12001 - Q12004Letter from Bolling Hall at the University of Virginia to his father, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.In the letter Bolling discusses his studies at the university; criticism of his father's vote in the Electoral College during the recent presidential election; "troubles in Autaugaville & Prattville among the negroes"; disagreements among Southern politicians; sentiments toward secession; the possibility of Montgomery becoming the capital of the Confederacy; and likelihood of war: "Well, all that can be done now is to wait for better times. I really believe the consultation men had the true ground to stand upon. It was the Southern ground and the opposite was merely the selfish policy of Yancey and Co. When the next turn in the government takes place I hope the conservatives will again bond together and with a little marshalling [sic] of their ranks and a common understanding among themselves I hope and believe they will yet be successful. Yancey and his crowd are going first and foremost for the slave trade and there will be a fight on that point when they go to form a new constitution. I believe this state is perfectly ready to secede. The Marylanders are, I understand perfectly enraged at the action of their governor in not calling the legislature together. They say that in Baltimore there are not fifteen hundred (1,500) stand of arms. We first heard today that the government forts arsenal & property in Alabama has all been taken possession of by the state. This I suppose was caused by the infidelity of the government towards S.C. in the case of Maj. Anderson. I fear now that nothing will avert a civil war. The students just from Washington say that the general opinion there is that war is inevitable."1861 January 51861-01-051860-1869Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, Bolling, 1837-1866; Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814-1863; African Americans--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Education, higher--Virginia; Political campaigns--United States; Secession--Alabama; Slave trade--Southern States; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--Southern States; United States--Politics and government--1783-1865; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceBolling Hall familyBolling Hall family papersLPR39v3459Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.;600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1777
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