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 U.S. History I-Honors

 Reactions to the Crises of the 1850s: Today in Class you read an editorial. In the appropriate place below, write the name of the newspaper where your editorial appeared, the city of the paper, the date of the article, and a 3-4 sentence summary of the article's position and reasoning on the event.

__Bleeding Kansas__ Brad Barton

(23 November 1854)
====This article starts by summarizing the passing of the Kansas Nebraska Act. The article talked about how they tried to keep amending the bill for five minutes each until 3 o'clock. It gave a summ ary of how many votes and speeches there were and concluded by saying, "It is now evident that the bill as originally reported will pass by a majority of from ten to fifteen votes. ====

Rachel Flagg; Richmond Virginia; Enquirer; Democratic (16 February 1854) In this article the author is explaining why owning slaves is protected under the constitution and says the the south's voice should be "heard and respected". Also- although the author does not completely come out and say it they are basically saying that it isn't fair and that the North is getting special treatment and that they should not have a say in what goes on in the south because the south dosent go and boss around the North. This artical is a great example of how th South felt about the North trying o tell them what to do.

Tony Greco

What is Nebraska?Charleston, South Carolina, Mercury [Democratic] (8 February 1854)
In this article, the men of south Carolina discuss the borders constructed as of now in the constitution and as stated by the states, for slave and free territories. They then go on to say it is a large area, but the Nebraska area is nothing that they are begging for. The Southerners are asking for the line at 36 30 for slavery to be upheld. They are willing to give up the North part of California,Nebraska, and the Oregon Territory as long as the line is upheld for them. The south says that if this is held accounted for then the subject matter we are going through now would be no problem.

Tony Xu

__The Beating of Charles Sumner__ Ani Sarajian- Free Press [Democratic]; Detroit, Michigan; May 23, 1856. The article not only focuses on the speech that was delivered, but was also on the "cowardly beating" of Charles Sumner. When talking about the speach, they say that only insults would be able to come out of it and called it "gross and vulgar". When speaking of the beating, they say that they don't know what would justify Brooks to harm and beat an unarmed man.

Aren Dabaghian- My editorial appeared in Boston Massachusetts and it discussed about the incident where Brooks attacked upon Charles Sumner. This editorial was written on May 23, 1856. The editorial discussed the issue in the Northerners point of view, and explained to all Northerners that Brooks attack on Sumner was all about the state of Kansas. The editorial also influenced every Northerner to defend themselves when another Southerner tries to attack a northerner. In the editorial it also emphasized that if another repetitious attack happened on the Northerners, the North will not forgive anyone for the attack. Through the editorial I understood the deep anger that was rising in the Northerners about the Southerners.

Raj Shah

Ruffianism in Congress. Springfield, Illinois, State Journal [Republican]. (23 May 1856).
This editorial is about the attack Preston Brooks made on Charles Sumner. This editorial sides with Sumner and the North. It is trying to say that what the south has done to the north has not been fair. Why can't the north speak their mind without the south doing something vulgar? The editorial is also saying that Congress should punish Preston Brooks harshly and clear itself up of its dignity.

Erin Westervelt Attack on Mr.Sumner; Boston, Massachusetts, Bee [American]; May 23, 1856. This article basically says that Brooks brutally attacked Sumner in the National State Chamber. The article called Brooks a "cowardly scoundrel," and said that he "disgraced the name of a man." The author called Brooks a bully and said that what he did was "so gross and villainous." It is obvious that this article was strongly against Brooks actions and thinks that what he did to Sumner was very wrong.

__The Beating of Charles Sumner__ Boston, Mass., Bee- This newspaper article revolves around the brutal beatings of Charles Sumner and the popular sovereignty vote of Kansas. Sumner was beaten brutally by Preston brooks because Sumner had opposite opinions them him. This newspaper was from Mass. and since it was in a anti-slavery area it portrayed his beating as the most horrible and grotesque thing act ever committed. -Alex Katz

Gianna Cortazzo Ruffianism in Congress Springfield, Illinois, State Journal [Republican] (23 May 1856)

Mr. Brooks from South Carolina was in a debate. He beat up Senator Sumner. Senator Sumner was hurt pretty badly. People do not know what is going on in America. The North cannot say their opinion without being criticized. Congress should have dignity and punish people who break the law. People should not get out of line. If they do they should learn their lesson and be punished.

 Gina Ye No Title. Boston, Massachusetts,Post [Democractic] (24 May 1856)

The article was written by a Democract expressing his feelings about Sumner Caning Incident. According to this article, some facts of Sumner's assault was fabricated and exaggerated because the editor believes that a cane cannot be a weapon that could produce life-long lasting injuries. Also, the editor said that there were various accounts of the incident that stated different informations about that day. The editor blamed Sumner for starting this affair and said that Sumner owes an apology to Senator Brooks for his inappropriate behavior and abuse of Senator Butler. Also, he criticized the Free soilers for trying to gain support and popularity through this incident. After reading this article, I realized that the editor was strongly against to Free soil paty and it shows the tension beteween the political parties during that time.

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(12 January 1854) The Article is a critique of a Bill that was passed about how people will choose to be anti-slavery or pro-slavery, when their territories choose to adopt a state constitution and join the U.S. They say that the bill will only be in effect in the New Mexico and Utah Territories so far, but it will do just as much good if it were to come into effect in the Oregon and California Territories. The writers of the article are very happy that the South is upset by this bill because they believe that the South is usually wrong, meaning the Bill had the right intentions (in their minds).

 In this article, a Connecticut Democratic newspaper bashes a "flaming whig" newspaper for opposing the Nebraska Act. They claim that the whigs said that the Act is of no importance to the south, when the Democrats thought opposite. This newspaper thinks that the Act takes neither side but tries to confirm the Compromise of 1850. They say that is what the "true men of the North would have wanted. Cincinnati, Ohio, Enquirer [Democratic] (20 October 1859) Luke Westervelt

This article suggests that Abolitionists other than John Brown were involved in the plot to raid Harper's Ferry, or new about the plot before hand. It claims that abolitionists such as Fredrick Douglas and Garrit Smith donated money to aid John Brown's cause. It goes on to say that some Republican politicians new about, or were involved in the raid, and did not try to stop it.