The decade of the 1850s saw the Texas press separate into two opposing groups on the issue of filibustering. The basis for this division was the personal beliefs of the editors regarding the role filibustering should have in society. Although a lust for wealth drove most filibusters, the press justified territorial expansion along altruistic lines. By 1858, however, a few newspapers discarded this argument and condemned filibusters as lawless bands of ruffians plundering peaceful neighbors. Throughout the decade, the papers gradually drifted from a consensus in 1850 to discord by the date of William Walker's third attempt on Nicaragua in 1858.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663395 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Zemler, Jeffrey A. (Jeffrey Allen) |
| Contributors | Hagler, Dorse Harland, 1937-, Vaughn, William Preston |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ii, 179 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas, 1850-1859 |
| Rights | Public, Zemler, Jeffrey A. (Jeffrey Allen), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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