"Conspiracy"

WS 1864-08-05 Conspiracy p 3, col A.JPG

Title

"Conspiracy"

Subject

Elections

Description

The Statesman editor suggests that the stories about the potential Order of American Knights insurrections in the western and northern states are meant to alarm and mislead voters into reelecting Abraham Lincoln.

Abstract

This brief editorial note in the Washington Statesman suggests that recent news articles about possible northern and western rebellions led by the Order of American Knights are meant to alarm voters, in the run-up to the 1864 presidential election.

Source

Washington Statesman

Publisher

Walla Walla W.T.: R.R. and S.G. Rees

Date Issued

1864-08-05

References

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Medium

Web

Type

article

Bibliographic Citation

Vol. III, No. 34, p. 3, col. A

Provenance

Washington Secretary of State: Historic Newspapers

URL

http://sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx

Start Page

3

End Page

3