Category: <span>Abolitionists – Political Action</span>

Addressed to the Abolitionists of Massachusetts, signed by Francis Jackson, here is a recommendation  to abolitionists in relation to the “exercise of political privileges”. Here are pertinent excerpts:   “There are…

1838 Abolitionists - Political Action

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An article signed by James Birney, E. Wright, Jr. and Henry B. Stanton, with a statement opposing the creation of a third political party. It deprecates “the formation of a…

* ALL ARTICLES CHRONOLOGICALLY 1841 Abolitionists - Political Action Birney, James Wright, Elizur

* ALL ARTICLES CHRONOLOGICALLY 1841 Abolitionists - Political Action Channing, William Ellery Smith, Gerrit

* ALL ARTICLES CHRONOLOGICALLY 1841 Abolitionists - Political Action

August 4, 1843 Here is reference to Alvan Stewart’s advice that abolitionists not attend the many conventions which have been publicized.  He is “attached” to the Liberty Party, and the…

* ALL ARTICLES CHRONOLOGICALLY 1843 Abolitionists - Political Action Kelley, Abby Liberty Party Voting Garrison

* ALL ARTICLES CHRONOLOGICALLY 1843 Abolitionists - Political Action Liberty Party

October 15, 1852 Here are some “typos”noted — some samples of the several included in the paper: “Mistake in Spelling – some eulogist of Pierce has pronounced him a war-scared…

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1855 Abolitionists - Political Action

March 14, 1856 A letter from S. Mitchell, Cornville, Maine, addressed to Garrison.  “It seems to me the moment we begin to have any faith or trust in political action,…

1856 Abolitionists - Political Action

January 1,  1858 An article from the Worcester Spy calls attention to the composition of the  Senate committees.  “… the six great leading committees all have chairmen, and a majority…

1858 Abolitionists - Political Action