29Results for "Princeton Whig"
Stories
The Whig-Cliosophic Society and Slavery
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Princeton’s rival Whig and Clio societies provided students with powerful platforms to discuss controversial issues of the day, frequently slavery and emancipation. From the late 18th century to the outbreak of the Civil War, members of both societies consistently opposed the emancipation of slaves, fostering a conservative, anti-abolition intellectual climate on campus.
Princeton and the Confederacy
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Hundreds of Princeton alumni served the Confederacy as soldiers, officers, and political leaders. Yet Princeton’s close involvement with the Confederate States of America has received surprisingly little scholarly attention until recently.
Princeton and the Civil War
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The Civil War divided Princeton as well as the United States along regional lines, complicating the university’s patriotic history of wartime service as students and alumni fought in both the Union and Confederate forces.
Princeton in the Newspapers
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News about the College of New Jersey and its students—including their connections to the South—spread across the country through multiple forms of print media.
Peter Scudder
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Peter Scudder rose from humble beginnings to become a successful businessman and a notable member of the free Black community in Princeton.
Primary Sources
"An outrageous attack"
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An article from the Princeton Whig describing the aftermath of the Riot of 1846.
Report on Anti-Abolition Mob
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A report on an anti-abolition mob, reprinted from the Princeton Whig.
"Bathing"
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An advertisement for Anthony Simmons's bathhouse, published in the Princeton Whig.
"'Our' Borough"
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Letter to the editor describing the the whipping post at the center of Princeton.
Cliosophic Society Members
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Members of Princeton's Cliosophic Society.
News
“We Are Our History”: Confronting the Past and Imagining the Future of Whig-Clio
The Daily Princetonian, 2/25/21
The American Whig-Cliosophic Society, colloquially known as Whig-Clio, is the oldest collegiate literary and debate society in the nation. Usually we say this with pride, as an impressive feature that sets us apart. But, like Princeton itself, Whig-Clio’s extensive history means it is wrapped up in the darker sides of American history, too.