Fears Stirred up in the South before the 1860 Election

John Hartwell

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Just weeks before the Presidential election of 1860, parts of the South were roused to a fever pitch of fear over the supposed infiltration of Abolitionist instigators, who were hard at work trying to raise servile insurrection. The Boston Congregationalist of 12 October, carries this story:
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The Memphis Daily Avalanche of Oct. 23rd, has more detail:
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