The Temper of the Southern Mind, as the 1860 Election Aporoached

For followers of the American Civil War, the bitter divide this elections system is all too familiar. America was in a similar foul mood just before the 1860 elections, with one newspaper, the Charleston Mercury, reporting that Minute Men were organizing all over South Carolina “for any emergency that may arise in the present perilous position of the Southern States.” It exhorted: “Let the important work go bravely on…”

The Temper of the Southern Mind, as the 1860 Election Aporoached