"The Convention," The Wilmington Journal, June 28, 1860.
Title
"The Convention," The Wilmington Journal, June 28, 1860.
Description
The editor of the Wilmington Journal discusses the issues presented during the Democratic National Convention of 1860. The author begins by disussing the voting strength and turn out for supporters of the Douglass platform. The important focus of the article focuses on North Carolina and her efforts to reconcile the southern states that were planning secession with the northern Democratic representatitves present in Charleston. The author mentions that not once did North Carolina ever give up in her efforts to maintain peace.
Creator
The Wilmington Journal
Source
“The Convention,” The Wilmington Journal, June 28, 1860, in Southern Editorials on Secession, ed. Dwight Lowell Dumond (New York: The Century Co., 1931), 133-135.
Date
1860-06-28
Type
Document
Coverage
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover County, North Carolina
New Hanover County, North Carolina
Original Format
Newspaper Article
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Citation
The Wilmington Journal, "The Convention," The Wilmington Journal, June 28, 1860., Civil War Era NC, accessed November 17, 2024, https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/275.