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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 6: return to New York journalism (search)
ducated man than Greeley, and while he may not have been so pleasing a writer, he was a master of polemical discussion and invective. It was Dana who first learned the value of reiteration, and first practised it in the columns of a newspaper as the best means of driving home his points and fastening them in the public mind. It is commonly believed by those who knew these men at the time that to Dana much more than to Greeley was due the tremendous fight which the Tribune made for bleeding Kansas, and for the signal victory which it won in saving that State from the curse of slavery. While it is inconsistent with the purposes and limits of this memoir to give a complete history of this important period, or even an exhaustive resume of Dana's contributions, I shall endeavor to set forth his views and arguments, as found in the columns of the Tribune, with sufficient fulness to show the important part he played and the great influence he exerted in the final settlement of the moment
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 8: declaration of principles (search)
fest Destiny failure of Fourierism bleeding Kansas organization of Republican party sleeping-caat splendid campaign, which not only made both Kansas and Nebraska free States in due time, created In September he wrote for the Tribune: Kansas will soon be either a free or a slave State, ating slavery to its present bounds, and saving Kansas, Nebraska, and all other territory the nation t President Pierce removed Governor Reeder, of Kansas, from office because he failed in some way proion had been begun from the Northern States to Kansas, with the view of making it a free State; and . It had pointed out earlier in the year that Kansas was the great question of our politics ; that men who were willing to help should migrate to Kansas; that Northern men of all parties and all sectt the times to try men's souls had now come in Kansas ; that the United States troops should take wady to meet outrage face to face on the soil of Kansas. In its support of freedom, as the controvers[1 more...]
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 9: Dana's influence in the tribune (search)
esident continued agitation in behalf of free Kansas death of Senator Benton leadership of the tr, Colonel Benton, and Governor [Stanton] as to Kansas and what is to be done. Judge whether it is e to some folks and not so funny to others. In Kansas, where its every shot will hit somebody, I kno-worthless politicians and lazy people-such is Kansas in a nutshell. According to his itinerary,licy. The campaign it was conducting for free Kansas was mainly his, and this fact also entitles hiarp's rifles, as well as men to use them, into Kansas. The assault on Senator Sumner at his seat inl War. The struggle to keep slavery out of Kansas and Nebraska, and to bring those territories i how to resist the imposition of that fraud on Kansas as brethren, while we regard those who support that fraud as deadly enemies, not merely to Kansas and to the Republican party, but to the principl issues will be postponed or subordinated till Kansas shall have been fully delivered from her oppre
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Index (search)
ames River, 327, 329, 333, 342. Japan, 132. Jasper, town of, 277-279. Jefferson, Thomas, 129, 453. Jewell, Postmaster-General, 418. Johnson, Andrew, 254, 306, 357, 371, 372, 377, 379, 383, 389, 390, 392, 393, 397, 401, 402, 408. Johnson, James, provisional governor of Georgia, 368. Johnson, Oliver, 171. Johnston, General Joseph E., 223, 228, 233, 236, 250, 269, 343, 355, 356, 363, 367. Journalism, genius for, 63; lectures on, 512. Journal of Commerce, 105, 106. K. Kansas, 100, 127, 133, 136, 137, 147, 148, 152. Kant, 36. Kautz, General, 334. Kellogg, Captain, 352. Kemblle, W. H., letter to Coffey, t427. Kepler, astronomer, 56. Ketchum, banker, 248. Kibbe, Dolly, 1. Kittoe, E. D., staff surgeon, 276. Know-nothingism, 128, 131. Knoxville, rides to, 286-288, 294, 296, 297, 299-301, 339. Kossuth, 96. Ku-Klux Klan, 424. L. Lafayette station, 257. Laidly, Major, 351. Lake Providence Canal, 207, 209, 210. Lamartine, 72, 73. L