The Republic: A Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Politics, and Art

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Title

The Republic: A Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Politics, and Art

Coverage

New York

Publisher

Thomas R. Whitney

Date

January 1851

Subject

Volume 1, number 1

Description

A nativist monthly miscellany edited by Thomas Whitney, published by the Order of United Americans, a group opposed to immigration and foreign influences. It was supportive of the Know Nothing movement that put an end to the Whig party and opened the door for the birth of the anti-slavery Republican party of Abraham Lincoln.