The American Republican and Baltimore Daily Clipper

The American Republican and Baltimore Daily Clipper

The American Republican and Baltimore Daily Clipper was a newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland in the mid-1800s. The paper supported slavery but opposed Confederate secession in the American Civil War, based on the premise that it would be possible to maintain slavery under the Union.[1]

The American Republican and Baltimore Daily Clipper began as a daily newspaper titled, the Baltimore Clipper, on September 7, 1839, by John H. Hewitt & Co., editors and proprietors.[2] A weekly edition of the paper, The Ocean, began on June 27, 1840.[3] The name of the paper was briefly changed to American Republican from 1844 to 1847 to reflect its stance as a voice for the newly formed Know-Nothing Party.[2][4]

The Clipper ceased on September 30, 1865 and quickly became the Baltimore Daily Commercial on October 2, 1865. It became an evening paper in 1868 and was later re-titled the Evening Bulletin with a weekly Sunday Bulletin edition. Dr. William H. Cole and Col. Edward M. Yerger purchased the Commercial and began the Evening Journal on September 4, 1871. Late in 1871, the Journal was purchased by Col. Frederick Raine of the German-language newspaper Der Deutsche Correspondent, and discontinued.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bart Lee Rhett Talbert, "Maryland in the war between the states: A lesson in the struggle for American freedom"; PhD dissertation at the University of Alabama, submitted 1996. "The factions within the Constitutional Unionist framework had a tenuous allegiance at best. The feelings for Lincoln ranged from abhorrence by the conservatives to the belief by the moderates that he would be amicable to the South if elected. Yet the voice of this moderate group, the Baltimore Daily Clipper, also came out strongly for the South and slavery. The paper opposed secession while reporting that 'thirty thousand native born voters uphold slavery'" (p. 38)."
  2. 1 2 Leigh, William, Jr. “The Press of Baltimore.” In Baltimore: Its History and Its People, edited by Clayton Colman Hall, 702-14. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=vCy9GAlzntAC.
  3. 1 2 Scharf, John Thomas. History of Baltimore City and County, from the Earliest Period to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of their Representative Men. Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1881. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=6tF4AAAAMAAJ.
  4. ↑ About American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846. Chronicling America. Library of Congress. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83009567/.

External links

Newspaper page at Library of Congress Chronicling America project.

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