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Print of Brigadiers-General Samuel Garland...
Print of Brigadiers-General Samuel Garland...
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March 14, 1863
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, March 14, 1863
* General Samuel Garland Jr.
A very rare publication from the Confederacy, only a few issues of which having come into our inventory over the past 35 years. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations. The entire front page is taken up with an engraving of "Brigadiers-General Samuel Garland" with his lengthy biography on pages 2 & 3 (see for portions).
Page 2 has some interesting editorial reporting on the current events of the Civil War, including in part: "March...comes in like a lion, literally & politically. Lincoln is made Dictator of all the North & vested with full power of the purse and the sword. Loud are the blusterings of Yankee papers over this downfall of the last vestige of American liberty...the Great Rebellion is to be not only crushed, but 'pulverized'..." and a bit further on: "...The question is very simple. We are to be exterminated or made the slaves of the most loathsome of the human species, or we are to conquer & become the wealthiest & beset of modern nations. Five or ten times our number of infuriated Yankees are to be hurled against us during the coming summer and fall, our own slaves are to be turned against us...If Mr. Davis were, like Lincoln, a Dictator, such men would be hanged instantly..." with much more, taking close to two columns. Also on page 2 is: "Federal Falsehood & a Doctorate of Lying".
The back page has a fascinating cartoon showing Abraham Lincoln about to embrace a slave, headed: "One Good Turn Deserves Another" and the caption noting: "Old Abe: 'Why I du declare it's my dear old friend, Sambo! Course you'll fight for us, Sambo. Lend us a hand, old hoss, du! " (see photos).
Begun on September 13, 1862 the "Southern Illustrated News" sought to fill the void left when the Southern States lost access to Harper’s Weekly and other illustrated newspapers from the North. In its “Salutatory,” in the first issue the editors state: "...We propose to issue an Illustrated Family Newspaper…devoted to literature, to public instruction and amusement, to general news, and to the cause of our country in this trying hour when she is engaged in a terrible, but resolute and hopeful struggle for her liberty and independence..."
Although it could be argued it never lived up to all of these goals as reports from the war were very limited, it was an important publication nonetheless. At its peak boasting as many subscribers as the largest daily paper in Richmond. As with all Southern publications it suffered from lack of supplies, reporters, artists and engravers as many had been drafted either into the military or into the service of the Confederate administration to engrave paper money and stamps. The engravings were crude when compared to Yankee publications.
Complete in 8 pages, scattered foxing, nice condition. This is the volume 1 number 27 issue.
Category: Confederate
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