Taylor, Richard (1826-1879) To the People of the state of Louisiana
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.28 Author/Creator: Taylor, Richard (1826-1879) Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Broadside Date: circa 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26 x 23 cm. Order a Copy
Pro-secession broadside issued by Confederate General Richard Taylor, F.H. Hatch, R.A. Hunter, and Emile Lasere, as the Committee on the part of the Louisiana Delegation at Charleston and Baltimore. Discusses preserving the sovereignty of Louisiana, the Democratic candidates for the 1860 election, the state of politics in Louisiana, and the importance of protecting the institution of slavery. Published by order of the Democratic State Committee. Accompanied by collateral envelope "F. H. Hutch to R. Taylor Esq, St. Charles, New Orleans Augt 29, 1860."
The Democratic party in 1860 was deeply divided over the issue of slavery, and southern Democrats walked out of the conventions at Charleston and Baltimore, resulting in the nomination of the northerner's choice for president, Stephen A. Douglas. By the end of the year, 20 December, the South Carolina convention had passed an ordinance of secession. Parrish & Willingham 10004.
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