Editorial commenting on a rumor that "the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was planned in Canada and approved in Richmond."

Full Title

Editorial commenting on a rumor that "the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was planned in Canada and approved in Richmond."

Description

Though reluctant to believe that members of the Confederate government were involved, the author of the piece is very critical of their leadership (a "nest of conspirators that ruled this unfortunate section with the iron rod of despotism"). He also suggests that "Union men of the South...are far more deeply interested" in the president's death. Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 8.

Source

Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number LN.1507. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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Tags

• conspiracy theories

• misinformation

• rumor

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

Montgomery Daily Mail. "Editorial commenting on a rumor that "the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was planned in Canada and approved in Richmond."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/203

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

Montgomery Daily Mail

Date

May 8, 1865

Region

Confederate states