January 18, 1850 Under the Refuge of Oppression column Southern Traffic in Slaves and Souls of Men! This title heads a listing of slaves to be sold, or “servants” to…
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January 18, 1850 Notice of Mr. Mason’s bill, providing ‘for the more effective execution of the third clause of the second section of the fourth article of the Constitution of…
January 18, 1850 From the Boston Pilot — “Everybody knows that Mr. Garrison is not a popular man in New England; no wonder is made of the fact. And yet…
January 18, 1850 An announcement that the editor has received a copy of Whittier’s Poems, published by Mussey & Co., 1850. The editor comments on his first acquaintance with Whittier’s…
February 15, 1850 Here is a series of letters, between a free colored woman, a Mr. Harnard, Esq., of New York, and Bruin & Hill, slave dealers from Alexandria. Mrs.…
February 15, 1850 Here is a letter addressed to the Editor, from Thomas Paul Smith. Here are excerpts: “We are colored men, exposed alike to prejudice and oppression; our interests…
March 1, 1850 A notice of Feb 22, signed by Samuel May, Jr, appears under the title, Caution. In it May tells of William Jones, a former slave, now going…
February 22, 1850 From the Boston Transcript comes comment on the recent Anti-Slavery Convention in Faneuil Hall, during which there was a resolution passed with a censure upon Longfellow, on…
March 8, 1850 Here is a letter to Taylor, signed by Francis Jackson, President, and Edmund Quincy, Secretary, of the Mass. Anti-Slavery Society. It had been intended that the letter…
March 15, 1850 “Among the half a dozen men in Congress, the utterance of whose sentiments, in times of deep excitement, command the national attention, and exert in all sections…
March 15, 1850 “What if Daniel Webster has betrayed the cause of liberty, bent his supple knees anew to the Slave Power, and dishonored the State which he was sent…
March 22, 1850 The speech by Phillips occupies almost one-half of this edition of the paper.
March 29, 1850 There was a “Great Meeting in Faneuil Hall”,with a “large concourse of citizens”. Speakers include Samuel E. Sewall, Esq., Theodore Parker, Wendell Phillips, and a letter from…
April 5, 1850 Under the Refuge of Oppression column, commendations of Webster’s speech are printed, from the Boston Courier, the Charleston Courier, Norfolk (Va) Herald, Mobile Daily Advertiser, The Richmond…
April 5, 1850 Dated March 1, from Boston, Fairbank gives an account of his trial, imprisonment, and freedom. He expresses gratitude to people of the city, indicates an intention to…
April 5, 1850 Report of a crowded meeting at Belknap Street church, protesting Webster’s speech. William Nell presents resolutions against Webster; others present include Coffin Pitts, John Hilton, George Washington,…
April 12, 1850 Under the Refuge of Oppression column, titled The Late Satanic Speech of Daniel Webster, there is an Approval of the Speech!, from the Boston Daily Advertiser, April…
April 12, 1850 From the New York Herald is an article about the death of Calhoun, which raises the question of who shall be his successor as “great man of…
April 12, 1850 “Father Mathew arrived at New Orleans March 24th, and was enthusiastically received. – O course!”
April 12, 1850 John M. Spear writes to Garrison, informing him of the number of people who have signed petitions to the Massachusetts legislature, advocating the Abolition of Capital Punishment.…
April 19, 1850 A brief notice of a Juvenile Exhibition, held at the Belknap Street church. “The exercises in declamation and singing were very satisfactory to a large audience of…
April 19, 1850 Correspondence from the Journal of Commerce, tells of plans to build four more steam ships, to make four trips each for the emigration of free persons of …
April 26, 1850 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided that Sarah had not been “unlawfully excluded from public school instruction”. Comment by the editor: “This decision of the Court fills…
April 26, 1850 The friends of this reform met at the Belknap Street Church, and passed resolutions of surprise at the wrongful Massachusetts Supreme Court decision, including one resolution which…
May 17, 1850 In reference to an up-coming Anti-Slavery meeting scheduled for New York, here is an extract from the Herald, taken here from the N.Y. Globe, May 7, “…we…
May 31, 1850 Calling attention to the new head of the paper, there is a description of its content and meaning, including “a central medallion representing Jesus, the Liberator…”
June 28, 1850 Under the title A New Plan of Emancipation, an article signed by Emanuel Weiss, calls for a method to “unite the two objects of humanity and politics,”…
June 28, 1850 Here is an article from the Boston Republican, unsigned, telling the story of a man being taken from the streets of Cincinnati to Kentucky, by men claiming…
June 28, 1850 From the Cleveland True Democrat, is a story of a colored woman, mother of little children, bound hand and foot, taken for shipment to “the Southern market”
June 28, 1850 An article about recent action at the Episcopal Convention, where there was a decision made “upon the question of admitting representatives from the African Church of St.…
July 5, 1850 Notice of the establishment of an Irish Emigrant Society, with a purpose “to exercise a watchful supervision over all impoverished emigrants on landing here, given them temporary shelter…
July 12, 1850 A notice of the death of Pres. Taylor, includes this comment: “Whether he died an unrepentant slaveholder remains to be seen. We have no room for further…
July 19, 1850 An item titled, Characteristic Kindness, tells of Robert Edmond, who, in 1848 was tarred and feathered in So. Carolina for teaching a slave to read. A letter…
July 19,1850 Almost a full page is devoted to Seward’s speech in the Senate, July 2.
July 26, 1850 An item from the Ohio A.S. Bugle, indicating that “the term for which this base man was elected to the U.S. Senate ends on March 4th, 1851” …
August 9, 1850 In the Refuge of Oppression columns, there is a “precious morceau” from the New Lisbon (Ohio) Palladium. “Abby Kelley Foster is again upon her stump, ministering to…
August 9, 1850 From the Portsmouth, N.H. Journal, August 3, is the story of a slave named Adam, who was on board a ship from Pensacola. He had hidden himself…
August 9, 1850 From the Republican: “The appointment of Mr. Webster, after the course he had pursued for the last five months, is about as good evidence of Fillmore’s devotion…
August 9, 1850 Under the title Liberty – Equality – Fraternity!!! signed by Smith, from the New York State Vigilance Committee, is a call for persons who have escaped from…
August 23, 1850 A notice of conventions to be held, pursuant to a resolution at the recent New England Anti-Slavery Convention: It lists meetings to be held in Rutland (Worcester…
September 6, 1850 A N.Y. Tribune correspondent is the source of this, from Baltimore, unsigned. The article sites instances of escaping slaves, which have “added new fuel to the indignation…
September 13, 1850 Reference is made to a pamphlet telling of the school, which has been operating for two years, having been incorporated during the last session of the legislature. …
September 27, 1850 An Address to The People of Massachusetts, by the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society occupies the most of a full page, signed by Francis…
October 4, 1850 The meeting was held on Sept 30, at Rev. Samuel Snowden’s church. “The house was densely crowded, and at an early hour many were compelled to leave…
October 11, 1850 From the Boston Courier : “The public have been treated to some bugbear stories upon this subject, which have afforded an excellent occasion to a certain class…
October 11, 1850 “We solemnly appeal to Christians of every name, to all sober and humane men, unwrenched by party feelings, to all that love man, to behold and ponder…
October 11, 1850 “A vast concourse” met at the Belknap Street church, October 4th. Among many resolutions passed there is one which calls for a larger meeting at Faneuil Hall,…
October 18, 1850 Here is a “Call” for citizens to gather at Faneuil Hall, ” to consider the condition of the Fugitive Slaves and other colored persons of this city,…
November 1, 1850 Announcing the arrival of Thompson, there is indication that there will be a “grand reception meeting” at Faneuil Hall, and that colored citizens are preparing a public…
November 8, 1850 Here is notice that the Daily Times has encouraged a petition to the Mayor and Aldermen against the use of Faneuil Hall for abolitionists who wish to…