January 4, 1856 A letter to Garrison, comes from Charles E. Mickley, writing from Fairfield, Lenawee Co. Michigan. He reports the proceedings of an Anti-Slavery meeting, knowing that “friends of…
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February 8, 1856 Under the Refuge of Oppression column, from the Richmond Examiner comes an appeal to invoke the Lynch Law. “In any other country than this – under any…
February 22, 1856 In the Refuge of Oppression column, is an article from the Richmond Enquirer, titled The Modern Abomination of Free Schools. It claims that the “worst of all…
February 22, 1856 The named organization is characterized as “that great incorporated representative of the popular religion” “The clergy generally, the deacons, and the weighty and influential brethren, as well…
February 22, 1856 A letter to Samuel May, Jr., name of writer and place from which it comes omitted. In it the writer asks for more copies of The Liberator,…
February 22, 1856 An ad urging ladies to utilize the services of this saloon, at 365 Washington Street, run by Madame Carteaux
February 29, 1856 Here the editor cites an objection which has criticized the inclusion of this column in the paper. The editor recalls how this “department of infamy” had been…
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,…
March 14, 1856 A letter from Smith, addressed to “George”, who is fourteen years old, and Smith has seen him smoking. A strong remonstrance that George is poisoning both body…
March 14, 1856 An article tells of a recent Convention, at Glen Haven (no state), advocating reform in Dress for Woman. “Our object is not to advocate for her positions…
April 11, 1856 A brief note tells of a recent lecture by Rock. He “spoke about an hour and a quarter, with scarcely any reference to his notes, with entire…
April 11, 1856 The author says, in part, ” I am pained and astonished by the fact, that the freest people in the world is, at the present time, almost…
April 18, 1856 An item from Atlas, tells of “The Slave Trade in a New Form. The Journal of Commerce publishes a letter from Swotow, China. The writer says that…
April 18, 1856 A statement signed by three missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, declaring that “American slavery is among the potent hindrances to the prevalence…
April 18, 1856 Under the title Meetings Among The Colored Citizens, is an article telling of the speech by Garnet, in which he has told of his “experience and observation…
April 25, 1856 From the Liberty Bell for 1856 comes an article by Chapman, excoriating Webster, and describing him as a slave to slave masters, and that, “after twelve years…
April 25, 1856 “A little girl named Trask, connected with one of the primary schools in East Boston, died a few days since from excess of exertion in jumping rope…
May 30, 1856 Sumner’s speech, The Crime Against Kansas, is printed here, with numerous articles about the caning incident. Among the articles is one about a Faneuil Hall gathering at…
June 6, 1856 This article, titled, Freedom Demands Separation, recounts a series of events in Kansas, and includes with the caning of Sumner, and includes a petition, which it urges…
June 6, 1856 Two articles from the Charleston Mercury, describe public meetings held in Bamberg and in Bishopville, in response to the caning. Here is some of what they record.…
June 6, 1856 Here is both a majority and a minority report from the Committee. The resolution, calling for the expulsion of Brooks, is denied by the minority, who argue…
June 20, 1856 An account signed by “One who Loves Them”, gives details of an abolitionist meeting for children. It lists Samuel J. May, and Oliver Johnson as among those…
June 27, 1856 A three-line entry in the paper: “That good-for-nothing Know-Nothing, Millard Fillmore, arrived at New York from Europe on Monday last, and received an ovation from his partisans.”
June 27, 1856 A brief account of a meeting held in Rev. Mr. Grimes’ church, Southac Street. Coffin Pitts presides, and John Rock presents a resolution, which is passed, saying…
June 27, 1856 Under the title, “No Foolish Glorification”, are these words: “Let the day be observed with sadness and deep solemnity, and for purposes of repentance and restitution; let…
July 4, 1856 Here is a letter to Brooks, conveying from its admiring signers, the gift of a golden cane, “in consequence of your recent chastisement of the Senator from…
July 11, 1856 The article tells of a special meeting of faculty and students, at which resolutions are passed condemning the attack on Sumner, in part, as “an outrage upon…
July 18, 1856 An article from the Southern newspaper comments on the caning as the “deserved chastisement of a foul-mouthed demagogue”, and includes reflections on the degree of “personal consideration…
July 18, 1856 On July 15, after a vote of 121 to 95, for expulsion, Brooks addresses the House, and among other things announces that he has submitted his resignation…
July 25, 1856 An article from the New York Journal of Commerce tells of the continuing slave trade. “We are informed by the Deputy U. S. Marshalls, that they are…
July 25, 1856 A letter comes from J. F.Cummings, in Kansas. He tells of his return from Ohio to Lexington, Mo., where he was recognized as an abolitionist, and subsequently…
July 25, 1856 “Massachusetts and South Carolina. — Our readers will appreciate the following sentiment, read at a Fourth of July celebration, at Healing Springs, S. C.: Massachusetts – We…
August 1, 1856 Under the Refuge of Oppression, there is an article with the above title from the Atchison (Kansas) Squatter Sovereign. “More Abolitionists Turned Back. The Steamer Sultan, having…
August 1, 1856 Writing from Washington, Brooks, tells of the vote to expel him, and here appeals to his constituents, for a return to Congress. He includes two extracts from…
August 8, 1856 A speech by Smith, at the Kansas Convention, in Buffalo. In it, Smith urges a mustering of arms to confront the situation in Kansas, where the Government…
August 8, 1856 A dispatch from Columbus, S.C. affirms the re-election of Brooks, to Congress.
September 5, 1856 The colored citizens met in the vestry of the Twelfth Baptist Church, with John J. Smith, calling the meeting to order. The meeting resolves to endorse the…
September 12, 1856 Notice that the city will have a holiday on the day when the statue of Franklin is to be “inaugurated”, in front of City Hall, on the…
September 12, 1856 Eight Boston men, including James Freeman Clarke, appeal for clothing to be sent to Kansas, where all is chaos, where the government is at an end, where…
September 12, 1856 The Springfield Republican tells of a lecture by Anthony, at the close of the session of the Normal School Convention. Her subject was, “Is it desirable that…
October 24, 1856 A letter to Garrison, from Henry C. Wright, tells of an Anti-Slavery Convention, in which a resolution was passed urging disunion. “The people of the non-slaveholding states…
December 12, 1856 A letter from Webster, Feb 15th is sent to a Rev. Dr. Furness, who had written to Webster earlier. In it Webster recounts his life-long abhorrence of…
December 26, 1856 Eighty-five names of persons from Worcester and its surrounding area, invite citizens of the state to meet in a Disunion Convention, to be held in Worcester, on…
December 26, 1856 A notice that Brown will be on his way soon to western New York, and Ohio, “to deliver his inimitable Drama, ‘How to Give a Northern Man…
December 26, 1856 “We shall commence the new volume with a new and handsome typographical dress, not because of an increasing patronage, (for our circulation is still very inadequate), but…