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Perhaps the best document to be found in a Confederate newspaper: the Emancipation Proclamation...
Perhaps the best document to be found in a Confederate newspaper: the Emancipation Proclamation...
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September 29, 1862
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Grenada, Mississippi, Sept. 29, 1862 If the title and city of publication seem to be in conflict, they are not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the Yankees moved in and it became a Yankee city. Being a strong voice for the Confederacy, the "Memphis Appeal" newspaper would not continue under Yankee control. As Wikipedia notes: "...On June 6, 1862, the presses and plates were loaded into a boxcar and moved to Grenada, Mississippi, where it published for some time. The Appeal later journeyed to Jackson, Mississippi, Meridian, Mississippi, Atlanta, Georgia, and finally Montgomery, Alabama, where the plates were destroyed on April 6, 1865, only days before the Confederate surrender, halting publication of what had been one of the major papers serving the Southern cause." So this one newspaper published in six different Confederate cities during the Civil War.
Of all the documents, pronouncements, or even battles that could cut to the heart of the Confederate cause, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation would rank among the top. And the complete text of it, and commentary relating to it, are printed on the back page of this single sheet newspaper.
The top of the page contains not only the complete text of the Emancipation Proclamation--a terrifically desirable document in a Confederate newspaper--but also much commentary on it. See the photos for the heads: "Lincoln's Proclamation Of Emancipation" which includes the complete text and takes two-thirds of a column, signed in type: Abraham Lincoln (see). Another column has reports on it headed: "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" "Opinions of the Northern Press", bits including: "...many expressions of opinion upon the proclamation of Lincoln. The republican journals are jubilant, the conservative press generally commend it, while a few of the Democratic papers condemn it...". Included in this report are comments from the "New York Herald" the "New York Times" and the "New York World", all this commentary taking a full column (see).
There is editorial column from this newspaper as well, headed: "The Constitution Again Disregarded" which includes: "We publish this evening the long-expected proclamation of Abraham Lincoln, who styles himself 'President of the United States of America...Of course the radicals of the North entertain the idea that the line of policy Lincoln has adopted will at once paralyze the Confederates and terminate the war speedily with the consummation of their long cherished hope, the abolition of American slavery...It is not necessary to repeat what every one knows, that this act is unconstitutional. Neither can it be justified by military law..." with so much more, this commentary taking over a full column.
As if all this terrific content was not sufficient, there is nice war-related content on the ftpg. including reports on the historic battle of Antietam: "The Field of Sharpsburg" "The Day After The Battle" "Extent of our Loss--Arrival of Reinforcements" with this report taking two-thirds of a column. Also: "A Battle at Williamsburg Reported" "From Port Royal" "The Other Side" "Latest From Washington--Dispatches to the Black Republican Press" "Letter From Memphis" with various subheads.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper, light damp staining at the right side, very nice, clean condition.
A newspaper for the best of collections, and in a Confederate "Memphis" newspaper printed in Grenada, Mississippi.
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