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Has anyone found a surviving 1860s political transparency in a museum anywhere? If it's near any of my routes from here to there, I'd like to make a detour to see one.
Examples from Texas:
INDIANOLA [TX] COURIER, November 24, 1860, p. 2, c. 2
Grand Mass Meeting!!!
The Sovereigns in Council!—The
Voice of Calhoun!!
The Lone Star Flag again Unfurled!!!
The People Rally around it without
distinction of Party!
The largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever held in Calhoun County assembled in the Court House in this city on Wednesday evening last (the 21st) for the purpose of expressing the sense of the people of this county as to the course of action which the sovereign State of Texas should pursue in view of the recent decisive expression of a determination on the part of the North to wield the powers of the Federal Government for the subversion of Southern institutions, by the overwhelming majority it has given in favor of the abolition candidate for the Presidency.
A large procession was formed at the Casimir House, and preceded by a band of music marched to the Court House. At the head of the procession was a Lone Star Flag—presented by some of the patriotic ladies of this city—which was saluted by enthusiastic greetings of applause. A number of transparencies were borne in the procession bearing inscriptions and devices which imported the feelings and sentiments which prevail in our community. We copy them below:
"The Time has Come!"
"State Rights!"
Device—Lone Star!"
"Room for 15!"
"The Issue is Upon Us!"
"Voice of the People!"
"Calhoun County is Ready!"
"Union Only with honor!"
"Who is not for us is against us!"
"All welcome to our ranks!"
"The first 300!"
"The 2d of March!"
"Revolutions never go backwards!"
"Millions in number—one in sentiment!"
"Cotton is King!"
"Crocketts and Bowies not all dead!"
"None but slaves submit!"
"No room in Abe's bosom for US!"
"Texas is Sovereign!"
"The Alamo!"
"The North has broken the symbols of Union!"
"Goliad and Gonzales, 1835!"
"Storming of Bexar!"
"21st of April, 1836!"
"No Submission!"
"True to Ourselves!"
"We are with South Carolina!"
Device—Lone Star in centre surrounded by 14 other stars. . . .
Vicki Betts
vbetts@gower.net
Examples from Texas:
INDIANOLA [TX] COURIER, November 24, 1860, p. 2, c. 2
Grand Mass Meeting!!!
The Sovereigns in Council!—The
Voice of Calhoun!!
The Lone Star Flag again Unfurled!!!
The People Rally around it without
distinction of Party!
The largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever held in Calhoun County assembled in the Court House in this city on Wednesday evening last (the 21st) for the purpose of expressing the sense of the people of this county as to the course of action which the sovereign State of Texas should pursue in view of the recent decisive expression of a determination on the part of the North to wield the powers of the Federal Government for the subversion of Southern institutions, by the overwhelming majority it has given in favor of the abolition candidate for the Presidency.
A large procession was formed at the Casimir House, and preceded by a band of music marched to the Court House. At the head of the procession was a Lone Star Flag—presented by some of the patriotic ladies of this city—which was saluted by enthusiastic greetings of applause. A number of transparencies were borne in the procession bearing inscriptions and devices which imported the feelings and sentiments which prevail in our community. We copy them below:
"The Time has Come!"
"State Rights!"
Device—Lone Star!"
"Room for 15!"
"The Issue is Upon Us!"
"Voice of the People!"
"Calhoun County is Ready!"
"Union Only with honor!"
"Who is not for us is against us!"
"All welcome to our ranks!"
"The first 300!"
"The 2d of March!"
"Revolutions never go backwards!"
"Millions in number—one in sentiment!"
"Cotton is King!"
"Crocketts and Bowies not all dead!"
"None but slaves submit!"
"No room in Abe's bosom for US!"
"Texas is Sovereign!"
"The Alamo!"
"The North has broken the symbols of Union!"
"Goliad and Gonzales, 1835!"
"Storming of Bexar!"
"21st of April, 1836!"
"No Submission!"
"True to Ourselves!"
"We are with South Carolina!"
Device—Lone Star in centre surrounded by 14 other stars. . . .
Vicki Betts
vbetts@gower.net