Title
Letter from New York: Speculations on Pacific Coast Secession - The Wily Ones, Gwin and Lane and The California Office-Hunters
Subject
Separatist movements
Description
The writer discusses reports of separatist plans for the overthrow of federal authority in California, Oregon and Washington by plotters including ex-senators Gwin (CA) and Lane (OR) and the Knights of the Golden Circle, and worries that disaffected local army officers might join them.
In fun, he speculates that Ned McGowan might join Gwin and Lane sailing for California and that the state's many disappointed federal office-seekers will prove "fit subjects" of their "coming kingdom."
Since the head of the Pacific Army command, then about to be replaced, was Albert Sidney Johnston, the fears that army officers might join the plotters were understandable. Johnston was approached by but refused to cooperate with secessionist plotters. Ned McGowan was a notorious politician and filibusterer who had previously been run out of San Francisco and British Columbia.
In fun, he speculates that Ned McGowan might join Gwin and Lane sailing for California and that the state's many disappointed federal office-seekers will prove "fit subjects" of their "coming kingdom."
Since the head of the Pacific Army command, then about to be replaced, was Albert Sidney Johnston, the fears that army officers might join the plotters were understandable. Johnston was approached by but refused to cooperate with secessionist plotters. Ned McGowan was a notorious politician and filibusterer who had previously been run out of San Francisco and British Columbia.
Abstract
A newspaper writer discusses reports of separatist plans for the overthrow of federal authority in California, Oregon and Washington by plotters including ex-senators Gwin (CA) and Lane (OR) and the Knights of the Golden Circle, and worries that disaffected local army officers might join them.
Creator
"our own correspondent"
Source
Daily Evening Bulletin
Publisher
San Francisco, CA: The San Francisco Bulletin Company
Date Issued
1861-04-18
References
Gwin, William McKendree, 1805-1885
Medium
Web
Type
newspaper
Bibliographic Citation
Vol. 12, No. 10, p. 1, col. 1
Temporal Coverage
March 1861
Provenance
Gale Group collection of 19th Century U.S. Newspapers accessed through King County Library System
URL
infotrac.galegroup.com.ezproxy.kcls.org
Start Page
1
End Page
4