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New York Herald

City: New York

State: New York

Editor: James Gordon Bennett

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Editorials:

Our Historic Developement—Shall It Be Superseded by a War of Races?” September 19, 1860
The Decisive Battle Near at Hand—The Belligerents and the Prospect,” October 1, 1860
The President’s Message—The State or the Union,” December 5, 1860
Coercion or Conciliation?” December 24, 1860
The Free Confederacy of the North,” February 1, 1861
Will The People of the North Permit Coercion?” February 5, 1861
Nigger Worship and Its Consequences,” March 7, 1861
Probable Commencement of the Civil War at Last,” April 11, 1861
The Salutary Effects of the War,” April 29, 1861
Republican Journalism—Its Brutal and Bloodthirsty Character,” May 5, 1861
Signs of an Impending Puritan Outbreak in England,” June 9, 1861

 

 

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