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Honor, Politics, and Vigilantism

Honor, Politics, and Vigilantism. I. Introduction II. Honor A. Notions of Manhood B. The Implications of Political Speech C. Honorable Men of Politics III. Violence A. Brawling B. Dueling C. Revenge Killing IV. Law A. The Law of Public Opinion B. The Unwritten Law

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Honor, Politics, and Vigilantism

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  1. Honor, Politics, and Vigilantism I. Introduction II. Honor A. Notions of Manhood B. The Implications of Political Speech C. Honorable Men of Politics III. Violence A. Brawling B. Dueling C. Revenge Killing IV. Law A. The Law of Public Opinion B. The Unwritten Law C. North v. South

  2. Introduction The Caning of Sumner, May 23, 1856

  3. Manhood

  4. Political Speech • 127 episodes of journalistic combat, 1782-1860

  5. Honorable Men • Andrew Jackson • Sen. Thomas Hart Benton • John M. Daniel, Richmond Examiner

  6. Brawling • William P. Darnes versus Andrew Jackson Davis

  7. Dueling • James Watson Webb, New York Courier • William Graves (KY) • Jonathan Cilley (ME)

  8. Revenge • Daniel Sickles shoots Francis Barton Key, 1859

  9. Law of Public Opinion

  10. The “Unwritten Law” Sickles jury

  11. North versus South

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