Editorial commenting on a rumor that "the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was planned in Canada and approved in Richmond."
Though reluctant to believe that members of the Confederate government were involved, the author of the piece is very critical of their leadership (a "nest of conspirators that ruled this unfortunate section with the iron rod of despotism"). He also suggests that "Union men of the Sou...
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| Summary: | Though reluctant to believe that members of the Confederate government were involved, the author of the piece is very critical of their leadership (a "nest of conspirators that ruled this unfortunate section with the iron rod of despotism"). He also suggests that "Union men of the South...are far more deeply interested" in the president's death. Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 8. |
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