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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01265.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil war loyalty pamphlets |
| Title | Nullification and compromise; a retrospective view |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Williams, John Mason (1780-1868) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York. Number 27 in a series. Reviews the history of the Nullification Crisis as a means to demonstrate that South Carolina's actions were a "mere pretext" to slavery and civil war. |
| Subjects | Nullification Civil War Military History Politics Slavery African American History |
| People | Williams, John Mason (1780-1868) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The Loyal Publication Society consisted of two groups, one based in New York and the other in New England. During the American Civil War, it published pamphlets and broadsides supporting the Union and blasting Copperheads, or Southern sympathizers. In addition to distributing materials “of unquestionable loyalty,” the societies were active in both state and national politics, allied with the Republican Party. John Mason Williams was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Brown University, and served as chief justice of the state court of common pleas from 1839-1844, and commissioner of insolvency from 1844-1856. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |