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Articles Indexed by Topic Augusta County : Immigrants Note: When you select an article from the list below you will be taken to the appropriate page of the newspaper. You may need to scroll down in order to find the particular article you are interested in reading.

The Spectator, January 8, 1861, p. 1, c. 7: "How He Lost His Vote."
A parody of an immigrant's attempt to vote. Article suggests that supporting the Republicans will not help him gain suffrage.

The Vindicator, April 5, 1861, p. 2, c. 5: "The Union and Our Liberties."
Argues that preserving the Union will no longer preserve liberty, especially if the "ignorant and vicious masses" of the North come to predominate that region.

The Vindicator, April 12, 1861, p. 1, c. 4: "Submission Is Ruin."
Reprinted article from the Richmond Dispatch that seeks to prove that slavery is an economically productive system for the South. The Dispatch argues that cheap immigrant labor serves the same purpose for the North that slave labor does for the South.