The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Plaint of the Planter

Anonymous. "The Plaint of the Planter." Vanity Fair. (1862-6-21).
Electronic Source Available
Type
magazine
Genre
commentary
satire
Abstract

A typical Southern land owner explains how secession has cost him everything. That Lincoln and the North will soon be victorious is a result he anticipates.