Dec 15, 1832
“The Proclamation is very long and cannot fail to produce an extraordinary sensation throughout the land …” Then this brief extract:
I consider then the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one state, INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THE UNION, CONTRADICTED EXPRESSLY BY THE LETTER OF THE CONSTITUTION, UNAUTHORIZED BY ITS SPIRIT, INCONSISTENT WITH EVERY PRINCIPLE ON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED, AND OBSTRUCTIVE OF THE GREAT OBJECT FOR WHICH IT WAS FORMED.
The editor says, “This then is the position in which we stand.”
May 19, 1832
An article from the Vermont Chronicler, indicates that in Mexico, “immediately upon declaration of independence, a law was passed by the general government for the abolition of slavery throughout the Mexican Republic”. Later in the article there is a comment which ”commends the whole subject for serious consideration by the people of the United States”.
January 7, 1832
In a section of Correspondence, the Editor calls attention to “the reward so daringly offered by the Senate of Georgia for our abduction, is thus noticed by some of our editorial brethren”. Then there are quotes from several newspapers, including this from the New Bedford Weekly Register: “this is the most ridiculous and hair-brained project project that we have heard for a long time”.
