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The three volumes in the Editorials on Secession series include 678 editorials from the following newspapers. This list sorts them by the name of the newspaper in which they appeared. A separate page provides and alphabetical list of each newspaper.

 

Newspaper State City # of Eds.
The New Orleans Bee Louisiana New Orleans 23
New Orleans Daily Crescent Louisiana New Orleans 16
New York Daily Tribune New York New York 15
Richmond Semi-weekly Examiner Virginia Richmond 13
New York Journal of Commerce New York New York 12
The Charleston Mercury South Carolina Charleston 12
Cincinnati Daily Commercial Ohio Cincinnati 11
New York Herald New York New York 11
The Daily True Delta (New Orleans) Louisiana New Orleans 11
The Daily Picayune (New Orleans) Louisiana New Orleans 10
Daily Courier (Louisville) Kentucky Louisville 9
Louisville Daily Journal Kentucky Louisville 9
New York Times New York New York 9
Philadelphia North American and United States Gazette Pennsylvania Philadelphia 9
Indianapolis Daily Journal Indiana Indianapolis 8
New York Daily News New York New York 8
Richmond Enquirer Virginia Richmond 8
Cincinnati Daily Times Ohio Cincinnati 7
Daily Chicago Times Illinois Chicago 7
Daily Nashville Patriot Tennessee Nashville 7
Philadelphia Press Pennsylvania Philadelphia 7
Providence Daily Post Rhode Island Providence 7
The Kentucky Statesman (Lexington) Kentucky Lexington 7
Boston Daily Courier Massachusetts Boston 6
Chicago Daily Tribune Illinois Chicago 6
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer Ohio Cincinnati 6
Columbus Daily Capital City Fact Ohio Columbus 6
Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta) Georgia Augusta 6
Detroit Free Press Michigan Detroit 6
Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania Philadelphia 6
Philadelphia Morning Pennsylvanian Pennsylvania Philadelphia 6
Republican Banner (Nashville) Tennessee Nashville 6
Springfield Daily Illinois State Journal Illinois Springfield 6
The Daily Delta (New Orleans) Louisiana New Orleans 6
Wheeling Daily Intelligencer West Virginia Wheeling 6
Albany Atlas and Argus New York Albany 5
Boston Daily Advertiser Massachusetts Boston 5
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser New York Buffalo 5
Dubuque Herald Iowa Dubuque 5
Jersey City American Standard New Jersey Jersey City 5
Nashville Union and American Tennessee Nashville 5
New York Evening Post New York New York 5
North Carolina Standard (Raleigh) North Carolina Raleigh 5
Providence Evening Press Rhode Island Providence 5
Springfield Daily Republican (Mass.) Massachusetts Springfield 5
Boston Daily Atlas and Bee Massachusetts Boston 4
Buffalo Daily Courier New York Buffalo 4
Buffalo Morning Express New York Buffalo 4
Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis) Missouri St. Louis 4
Daily Pittsburgh Gazette Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 4
Newark Daily Mercury (N.J.) New Jersey Newark 4
Pittsburgh Post Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 4
Providence Daily Journal Rhode Island Providence 4
Quincy Daily Whig and Republican (Ill.) Illinois Quincy 4
Syracuse Daily Courier and Union New York Syracuse 4
The Daily Constitutionalist (Augusta) Georgia Augusta 4
The Review (Charlottesville, Va.) Virginia Charlottesville 4
Washington National Republican (D.C.) (blank) District of Columbia 4
Washington States and Union (D.C.) (blank) District of Columbia 4
Albany Evening Journal New York Albany 3
Boston Herald Massachusetts Boston 3
Boston Post Massachusetts Boston 3
Brooklyn Daily Eagle New York Brooklyn 3
Cleveland Daily Plain Dealer Ohio Cleveland 3
Columbus Daily Ohio Statesman Ohio Columbus 3
Concord Democratic Standard (N. H.) New Hampshire Concord 3
Daily Boston Traveller Massachusetts Boston 3
Daily Milwaukee Press and News Wisconsin Milwaukee 3
Des Moines Iowa State Register Iowa Des Moines 3
Detroit Daily Tribune Michigan Detroit 3
Evansville Daily Journal (Ind.) Indiana Evansville 3
Harrisburg Daily Patriot and Union Pennsylvania Harrisburg 3
Hartford Evening Press Connecticut Hartford 3
Madison Wisconsin Daily Patriot Wisconsin Madison 3
Milwaukee Daily Wisconsin Wisconsin Milwaukee 3
Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer New York New York 3
New York Evening Day-Book New York New York 3
New York World New York New York 3
Newark Daily Advertiser (N.J.) New Jersey Newark 3
Newburyport Daily Herald (Mass.) Massachusetts Newburyport 3
Peoria Daily Transcript Illinois Peoria 3
Philadelphia Public Ledger Pennsylvania Philadelphia 3
Portland Eastern Argus (Me.) Maine Portland 3
The Daily Herald (Wilmington, N.C.) North Carolina Wilmington 3
The Daily South Carolinian (Columbia) South Carolina Columbia 3
Utica Morning Herald and Daily Gazette New York Utica 3
Bangor Daily Evening Times Maine Bangor 2
Burlington Daily Times (Vt.) Vermont Burlington 2
Charlestown Advertiser (Mass.) Massachusetts Charlestown 2
Chicago Daily Democrat Illinois Chicago 2
Chicago Daily Times and Herald Illinois Chicago 2
Cincinnati Daily Gazette Ohio Cincinnati 2
Cincinnati Daily Press Ohio Cincinnati 2
Cleveland Daily National Democrat Ohio Cleveland 2
Columbus Daily Ohio State Journal Ohio Columbus 2
Concord New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette New Hampshire Concord 2
Daily Chicago Post Illinois Chicago 2
Dubuque Daily Times Iowa Dubuque 2
Erie Weekly Gazette Pennsylvania Erie 2
Grand Rapids Daily Enquirer Michigan Grand Rapids 2
Hartford Daily Courant Connecticut Hartford 2
Indianapolis Indiana Daily State Sentinel Indiana Indianapolis 2
Kenosha Democrat (Wis.) Wisconsin Kenosha 2
Madison Wisconsin Daily State Journal Wisconsin Madison 2
Milwaukee Daily Sentinel Wisconsin Milwaukee 2
Montpelier Daily Green Mountain Freeman Vermont Montpelier 2
New Albany Daily Ledger (Ind.) Indiana New Albany 2
New Haven Daily Palladium Connecticut New Haven 2
Paris Oxford Democrat (Me.) Maine Paris 2
Peoria Daily Democratic Union Illinois Peoria 2
Philadelphia Daily Evening Bulletin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2
Philadelphia Daily News Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2
Portland Daily Advertiser (Maine) Maine Portland 2
Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser Virginia Richmond 2
Rochester Daily Union and Advertiser New York Rochester 2
Rockford Register Illinois Rockford 2
Roxbury Norfolk County Journal Massachusetts Roxbury 2
Sandusky Daily Commercial Register Ohio Sandusky 2
Springfield Daily Illinois State Register Illinois Springfield 2
Trenton Daily True American New Jersey Trenton 2
Troy Daily Arena New York Troy 2
Troy Daily Times New York Troy 2
Utica Daily Observer New York Utica 2
Washington Constitution (D.C.)   District of Columbia 2
Washington Daily National Intelligencer (D.C.)   District of Columbia 2
Weekly Montgomery Confederation Alabama Montgomery 2
Wellsburg Herald ([West] Va.) West Virginia Wellsburg 2
Wilkes-Barre Luzerne Union Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre 2
Worcester Palladium Massachusetts Worcester 2
Akron Summit County Beacon Ohio Akron 1
Allentown Democrat Pennsylvania Allentown 1
Augusta Kennebec Journal Maine Augusta 1
Aurora Beacon (Ill.) Illinois Aurora 1
Bangor Daily Union Maine Bangor 1
Bedford Gazette (Pa.) Pennsylvania Bedford 1
Bellefontaine Republican (Ohio) Ohio Bellefontaine 1
Boston and New York Pine and Palm (blank) (blank) 1
Boston Daily Journal Massachusetts Boston 1
Boston Evening Transcript Massachusetts Boston 1
Boston Saturday Evening Gazette Massachusetts Boston 1
Bucyrus Weekly Journal (Ohio) Ohio Bucyrus 1
Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye (Iowa) Iowa Burlington 1
Burlington Weekly Sentinel (Vt.) Vermont Burlington 1
Camden Democrat New Jersey Camden 1
Cannelton Reporter (Ind.) Indiana Cannelton 1
Canton Stark County Democrat Ohio Canton 1
Charleston Kanawha Valley Star ([West] Va.) [West] Va. Charleston 1
Chatfield Republican (Minn.) Minn. Chatfield 1
Chicago Daily Journal Illinois Chicago 1
Chicago Times Illinois Chicago 1
Circleville Watchman (O.) Ohio Circleville 1
Cleveland Morning Leader Ohio Cleveland 1
Columbus Crisis Ohio Columbus 1
Columbus Gazette Ohio Columbus 1
Constantine Weekly Mercury and St. Joseph County Advertiser (Mich.) Michigan Constantine 1
Daily Dayton Journal Ohio Dayton 1
Davenport Daily Gazette Iowa Davenport 1
Davenport Democrat and News Iowa Davenport 1
Dawson's Fort Wayne Daily Times Indiana Fort Wayne 1
Des Moines Iowa State Journal Iowa Des Moines 1
Detroit Daily Advertiser Michigan Detroit 1
Easton Argus (Pa.) Pennsylvania Easton 1
Easton Daily Evening Express Pennsylvania Easton 1
Elkhorn Independent (Wis.) Wisconsin Elkhorn 1
Greenfield Gazette and Courier Massachusetts Greenfield 1
Guttenberg Mississippi Valley Register (Ia.) Iowa Guttenberg 1
Hamilton Telegraph (Ohio) Ohio Hamilton 1
Harrisburg Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph Pennsylvania Harrisburg 1
Hartford Daily Times Connecticut Hartford 1
Henderson Weekly Democrat (Minn.) Minnesota Henderson 1
Indianapolis Daily State Sentinel Indiana Indianapolis 1
Indianapolis Indiana American Indiana Indianapolis 1
Ithaca American Citizen New York Ithaca 1
Jersey City Daily Courier and Advertiser New Jersey Jersey City 1
Joliet Signal Illinois Joliet 1
Lancaster Daily Evening Express (Pa.) Pennsylvania Lancaster 1
Lancaster Examiner and Herald (Pa.) Pennsylvania Lancaster 1
Lancaster Intelligencer (Pa.) Pennsylvania Lancaster 1
Lowell Daily Journal and Courier Massachusetts Lowell 1
Lynn Weekly Reporter Massachusetts Lynn 1
Madison Daily Argus and Democrat (Wis.) Wisconsin Madison 1
Manchester Union Democrat (N. H.) New Hampshire Manchester 1
Manhattan City Western Kansas Express Kansas Manhattan City 1
Martinsburg Virginia Republican ([West] Va.) West Virginia Martinsburg 1
Milwaukee Daily People’s Press Wisconsin Milwaukee 1
Miners' Journal, and Pottsville General Advertiser (Pa.) Pennsylvania Pottsville 1
Montgomery Daily Post Alabama Montgomery 1
Montgomery Weekly Post Alabama Montgomery 1
Montpelier Vermont Watchman and State Journal Vermont Montpelier 1
Muncie Eastern Indiana Courant Indiana Muncie 1
Muscatine Daily Review (Ia.) Iowa Muscatine 1
New Haven Daily Register Connecticut New Haven 1
New Haven Morning Journal and Courier Connecticut New Haven 1
New York Commercial Advertiser New York New York 1
Newark (N.J.) Daily Advertiser New Jersey Newark 1
Newark Evening Journal (N. J.) New Jersey Newark 1
Newport Advertiser Rhode Island Newport 1
Newport Mercury Rhode Island Newport 1
Niles Republican (Mich.) Michigan Niles 1
Norristown Register and Montgomery Democrat and Watchman (Pa.) Pennsylvania Norristown 1
Oshkosh Northwestern (Wis.) Wisconsin Oshkosh 1
Paterson Daily Guardian New Jersey Paterson 1
Philadelphia Evening Journal Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1
Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1
Philadelphia. Inquirer Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh Evening Chronicle Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 1
Reading Berks and Schuylkill Journal Pennsylvania Reading 1
Richmond Dispatch Virginia Richmond 1
Rockford Republican Illinois Rockford 1
Saint Paul Daily Press Minnesota Saint Paul 1
Salem Washington Democrat (Ind.) Indiana Salem 1
Sioux City Register Iowa Sioux City 1
St. Clairsville Gazette and Citizen (Ohio) Ohio St. Clairsville 1
St. Paul Daily Minnesotian Minnesota St. Paul 1
The Examiner (Gallatin, Tenn.) Tennessee Gallatin 1
The Florence Gazette (Florence, Ala.) Alabama Florence 1
The Savannah Republican Georgia Savannah 1
The Wilmington Journal North Carolina Wilmington 1
Trenton Daily State Gazette and Republican New Jersey Trenton 1
Troy Daily Whig New York Troy 1
Vicksburg Daily Whig Mississippi Vicksburg 1
Wabash Plain Dealer (Ind.) Indiana Wabash 1
Washington Reporter and Tribune (Pa.)   District of Columbia 1
Weston Herald ([West] Va.) West Virginia Wellsburg 1
Worcester Transcript Massachusetts Worcester 1

 

 

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