"We must Fight!" Raleigh Weekly Standard, April 24, 1861
Title
"We must Fight!" Raleigh Weekly Standard, April 24, 1861
Description
This article from the Raleigh Weekly Standard reports Governor Ellis's refusal of Lincoln's request for troops and clarified its new position regarding secession. The paper recounts its efforts for peace but acknowledges that Lincoln's call for troops would lead to North Carolina's secession and Civil War. The paper believes that Lincoln's Proclamation left North Carolina with only two alternatives, resistance or unconditional submission, and North Carolinians had to now resist.
Creator
Raleigh Weekly Standard
Source
"We must Fight!" Raleigh Weekly Standard, April 24, 1861.
Date
1861-04-24
Contributor
Gordon, Eric
Type
Document
Coverage
Raleigh, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
Original Format
Newspaper Article
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Citation
RaleighWeekly Standard, "We must Fight!" RaleighWeekly Standard,April 24, 1861, Civil War Era NC, accessed December 9, 2024, https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/833.