January 19, 1844 A correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce writes from Havana with a deplorable account of the slave traffic: “There is no hope, at present, that…
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February 2, 1844 Worship – The Sabbath “The Editor of the Liberator will give his ‘infidel’ views, respecting Worship; and the Sabbath, in Amory Hall, on Sunday next, in…
February 2, 1844 The item tells that Charles Spear, noted for his work against Capital Punishment, has been excluded from the State Prison, “as a teacher and comforter of the poor prisoners”…It…
February 16, 1844 Addressed to Rev. Orville Dewey, D.D., Smith responds to a lecture in which Dewey has asserted that emancipated blacks in free states are worse off than the slaves…
March 22, 1844 Here is an announcement of one hundred conventions to be held in Massachusetts, listing the towns and dates for each (usual two days each), and indicating some…
March 29, 1844 Under Refuge of Oppression, titled Folly of the Abolitionists, this item seems to be from the Yarmouth Register, and is by a correspondent from the Plymouth (Mass)…
April 19, 1844 Here is a song by the Hutchinson’s, dedicated to Nathaniel P. Rogers Some verses: Ho! The car Emancipation Rides majestic thro’ our nation, Bearing on its train…
April 26, 1844 A notice that Dumas, “a colored man and member of the French Institute”, has engaged a book-seller in Paris, to furnish him twenty volumes of travels at…
May 17, 1844 Brother Kurtz, a clergyman and editor of Lutheran Observer, is here quoted: ‘A number of individuals, with Mr. Garrison at their head, have been petitioning the Massachusetts…
May 31, 1844 At the tenth anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, in New York City, May 7th, “it was decided by a vote of nearly three to one of members…
June 7, 1844 Under Refuge of Oppression is a petition signed by almost one hundred people, urging the annexation of Texas. It comes from the Worcester Spy, and is addressed…
June 14, 1844 With an introduction saying, “Something ‘astonishing’. Oh ! oh!”, here is a comment from the Boston Olive Branch: “It is astonishing with what indifference some people talk…
June 21, 1844 “The Journal of Commerce of Saturday contains the Protest of the southern portion of this body against the decision of the Conference in suspending Bishop Andrew, for being…
June 28, 1844 Here is an article about the “proceedings of our coloured fellow-citizens, in regard to their constitutional rights, and to the Smith School and its teacher, Mr. Abner…
July 12, 1844 From the Nantucket Telegraph Here an article asserts an opinion against the right of the state to have separate schools for colored children, expressed in resolutions by the School…
July 19, 1844 An item from the Christian Watchman expresses hope that there will not be any considerable number of colored citizens who will seek the abolition of schools established expressly…
August 2, 1844 A committee of parents offer a report in which they express a sense that “the relation of Mr. Forbes towards the Smith School should cease….” Signed by…
August 16, 1844 Excerpts from an Oration by Emerson, on the occasion of a commemoration of West India Emancipation. He spoke of the gentle and generous nature of the African,…
August 23, 1844 In the column Refuge of Oppression, from the Boston Courier, an article about a celebration of West India Emancipation which is to be held in Concord, and…
August 23, 1844 A letter from the Glasgow Emancipation Society, offering sympathy for Torrey, who has been arrested and imprisoned in Baltimore for assisting slaves to escape from their masters…
August 30, 1844 Here is a notice that Forbes has been re-appointed to the Smith School by the general school committee; he received 12 votes, while Thomas Paul, had 7…
September 6, 1844 “I do not believe slavery to be a sin, and believing it to be sanctioned by the word of God, I feel assured that at the last…
September 13, 1844 From a Reuben Simpson, addressed to Rev. John T. Raymond, here is discussion of whether or not it is proper for descendants of Africa, not born there,…
September 20, 1844 “An examination has been made of the cargoes of the schooners Manchester and Devereus, of and from Baltimore, which were seized last week by order of the…
September 27, 1844 A report of a meeting held in Northampton, in support of Charles T. Torrey, and Jonathan Walker, citizens of Massachusetts. “now pining in southern dungeons, on charge…
October 4, 1844 Under the Refuge of Oppression there is an article from the Boston Mercantile Journal, very critical of Kelley. On page three there is a strong response. “The editor…
October 18, 1844 From this Portland Bulletin, here is intense criticism: “Their meetings are always held as Abolition Conventions; and thus, under the pretense of helping the poor slaves, it…
October 25, 1844 A letter from Garrison, indicating that, under advice of medical counsel, he must give up lecturing at the present time. “But this withdrawal, I trust, will enable…
November 8, 1844 A notice about a series of lectures offered by this group, in addition to commending exhibitions by the group. “We are pleased to learn that the subject…
November 15, 1844 An article from the British and Foreign A.S. Reporter, tells of the exclusion of a colored gentleman, who nevertheless, “had been allowed to pay full fare”, from…
November 15, 1844 Here is a recapitulation of votes for Polk, and gubernatorial votes, and Congressional Districts in Massachusetts. In regard to the Liberty Party, it has not done well…
November 22, 1844 The Mayor has withdrawn his permission for several speakers of “this Garrison Anti-Slavery Society” to speak, and this is a letter from citizens, commending his refusal.
December 6, 1844 Jonathan Walker has been sentenced to stand in the pillory for one hour, to be imprisoned for fifteen days, to pay a fine of one hundred and…
December 20, 1844 Here are petitions to the Senate and House of the Commonwealth, and to the Congress of the United States, against the annexation of Texas.
December 27, 1844 A petition to the Senate and House of the United States Congress. It ends, ” your memorialists, disclaiming citizenship, and repudiating the present Constitution as a ‘covenant…