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 Articles Indexed by TopicAugusta County : Abolition, Emancipation, and ReconstructionNote: 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, October 8, 1861, p. 1, c. 1:
"No Reconstruction of the Union."
Asserts that the Union is forever broken and that the
installation of tyranny drove the South from it.
The Spectator, October 7, 1862, p. 2, c. 1:
"Lincoln's Fiendish Proclamation."
Expresses a violent and disgusted reaction to Lincoln's
decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Staunton Spectator, December 16, 1862, p. 2, c. 6:
"The Negro in the North."
Letter from a correspondent of the Chicago Times declares that
he deplores slavery, but he suggests that, wherever they are, African Americans must labor under
a master. Reports that "every candid man" believes blacks will be better off in the South than in
the North.
The Spectator, January 6, 1863, p. 1, c. 6:
"Stolen and Deported Slaves."
Reprinted article from the New York Herald criticizes the
Emancipation Proclamation for confiscating property without remunerating the slave owners.
The Spectator, January 6, 1863, p. 2, c. 2:
"The Price of Slaves."
Asserts that slavery is safer than it has ever been
and reports the results of a slave auction in Greenville.
The Spectator, January 20, 1863, p. 2, c. 4:
"The Yankees and Negroes."
Reports that Thaddeus Stevens introduced a bill that
would allow African-Americans to fight in the Union Army.
The Spectator, January 27, 1863, p. 2, c. 2:
"Inciting Insurrection."
In the wake of the Northern proposal to arm black soldiers, the
Confederacy has threatened to adopt a policy that any captured Yankee officers will be hanged for
inciting insurrection.
The Spectator, January 27, 1863, p. 2 , c. 5:
"Lincoln and Milroy."
Gov. Letcher's response to the proclamations of Lincoln and
Milroy denouncing emancipation.
The Spectator, February 10, 1863, p. 2, c. 1:
"The Yankees and Negroes."
Reports that the U.S. Congress has passed a bill to
allow the arming of 150,000 black soldiers.
The Spectator, February 10, 1863, p. 2, c. 5:
"The Negro Army."
Criticizes the North's intention to raise an army of
blacks and claims that many freed slaves recognize that the deceitful Yankees support arming
blacks only because the whites don't want to fight.
The Spectator, February 17, 1863, p. 2, c. 1:
"Lincoln's 150,000 Negro Soldiers."
Item quotes the Bible to support the contention that the
South should re-enslave any black troops arrayed against the
Confederacy.
The Spectator, March 3, 1863, p. 1, c. 5:
"How to Meet Lincoln's Negro Army."
Reports the Confederate intention to re-enslave any
African-Americans taking up arms against the South.
The Spectator, August 11, 1863, p. 2, c. 2:
"The Yankees."
Alerts readers to the behavior of the Northern troops moving
through the Valley. The article also mentions that more than 50,000 runaway slaves are
currently in and around Washington and that Lincoln is enrolling them for service in
the war.
The Spectator, August 11, 1863, p. 2, c. 3:
"Our Heirs Forever."
Disagrees with the sentiment of the Enquirer, which argued that, at the
worst, the Southern states would have to go back into the Union as it was and with the
Constitution as it is. In rebuttal, the author cites an article in the New York Times that states that
an act that would legalize the confiscation of Confederate property is about to be considered by
the Congress.
The Vindicator, November 20, 1863, p. 1, c. 7
"Negroes in Memphis."
Thirty-five thousand slaves have escaped and made their way to the
Mississippi River and now look to Northern philanthropists and abolitionists for assistance, only
to find that those people who wanted them to gain their freedom are ill equipped to help
them.
The Vindicator, May 27, 1864, p. 1, c. 4:
"Progress of "Negro" Equality."
Discusses changes in the ways white people and African
Americans are relating to each other, particularly in Washington, D. C. The writer disparagingly
and sarcastically notes the role of President Lincoln in pushing for better treatment of African
Americans. A steamboat line running between Washington, Baltimore, and Fortress Monroe has
had the rule that white and African-American passengers could not eat together at the same table
but now has changed that rule, much to the writer's consternation.
The Vindicator, January 20, 1865, p. 1, c. 4:
"Gen'l Sherman on Slavery."
General Sherman contends, according to this article, that
Lincoln is using the abolition issue to gain support in the North to restore the Union. However,
after war's end, Lincoln will not have the legal backing to enforce such a position state by state.
Therefore, slavery will continue after the war, because Southern states will chose to continue
it.
