February 28, 1862 Under the Refuge of Oppression column, there are three items with the heading, “Traitors”. One of these, is from the Greenfield Democrat, and is devoted to “Garrison”.…
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February 28, 1862 The extent of the fire is described, and then: “The total loss is half a million of dollars, although some of the estimates are much higher than…
March 14, 1862 President Lincoln has urged that the United States offer “pecuniary cooperation” in case any slave state should adopt a gradual emancipation of slavery, including compensation “for the…
March 21, 1862 A long speech, given by Smith at the Smithsonian Institute. The final sentences provide a call for action: “The question is no longer whether slavery shall die. …
April 4, 1862 From the New York Herald comes an item which tells of the way Phillips was greeted when he attempted “do deliver one of his revolutionary lectures in…
April 4, 1862 Here is an account of the tour in New York State, by Brown, where he has lectured on “The War and its connections with Slavery”. In Poughkeepsie…
April 11, 1862 This article recalls that for years abolitionists have petitioned for the abolition of slavery in the District, but have failed. It refers to the speech by Sen.…
April 11, 1862 From “C.K.W.” this article tells that the American Bible Society has recently refused to accept a contribution from the British and Foreign Bible Society. The writer assumes…
April 25, 1862 This article includes provisions in the Illinois Constitution, on which people in that state are soon to vote, which stipulate that “no Negro or mulatto shall migrate…
May 2, 1862 A largely attended meeting was held at the South Street Church, with Robert Morris, Esq., and The Rev. J. Sella Martin presenting resolutions. Twelve resolutions are adopted,…
May 2, 1862 A “Letter from One of the Teachers”, is signed, “E.W.H.”. It tells of an arrival at Beaufort, and an early meeting with negroes at Ladies’ Island. “..our…
May 23, 1862 “..Was any thing ever more weak or more pitiable than this?…His plea is, that the Emancipation Order was ‘producing some excitement and misunderstanding’. Yes, glorious excitement in…
June 13, 1862 The editor comments that these sentiments from “the paper which has heretofore occupied in form, as it still does in heart, the extremest ground of conservatism, is…
June 13, 1862 The article tells of a meeting recently held in Boston, in regard to “a new periodical to be devoted to the interests of woman.” The article includes…
June 20, 1862 A long article tells of the tenth annual meeting of Progressive Friends, held at Longwood, PA. The article includes a “Testimony on the Rebellion”, which says, in…
June 27, 1862 From the Dedham Gazette, there is an article about the actions at Port Royal. “The success of the movement, now upon its third month, has exceeded my…
July 4, 1862 Here is call for people to gather for the purpose “of recalling to the mind and impressing upon the heart of the people the great “self-evident truths,…
July 18, 1862 In the Refuge of Oppression column, from the Dayton Empire, here are some of the words: “Down with Abolitionism! Let this be the motto of the truly…
August 8, 1862 A brief article tells of a deputation of citizens who met with the President, to “ascertain if he would accept the services of negro regiments”….They also told…
August 15, 1862 A brief notice says that Gov. Andrew has issued a new order directing enrollment. It says that “all able-bodied male citizens, between the ages of eighteen and…
August 15, 1862 A long speech by John S. Rock is included here, and a shorter one by William Wells Brown., others include a speech by Rev. J. Sella Martin.
August 15, 1862 Her death, in Kilgobbin, county of Dublin, is noted with the editor’s comment, including, “..we held her, while living, in the very highest estimation, knowing personally her…
August 22, 1862 The text of the President’s address, here cited, appears in the Refuge of Oppression column, but here is comment on it by the editor. The occasion was…
August 29, 1862 Here is the famous, and often-quoted text of Lincoln’s letter, in which the President comments on his desire to save the Union.
September 19, 1862 Predicting that it will soon be necessary for the government to resort to the draft, here is some offering of thoughts to guide non-resisters and abolitionists, in…
September 26, 1862 After the text of the Proclamation there are “Remarks”. “Though we believe that this Proclamation is not all that the exigency of the times and the consequent…
September 26, 1862 The editor poses the choices for Abolitionists in response to the draft and the war. “Already, some Abolitionists have joined the ranks as volunteers, feeling that, in…
October 3, 1862 ‘The Chicago delegation, recently with the President, presented to him a memorial in favor of national emancipation, adopted by Christians of all denominations, at a meeting held…
October 10, 1862 This is a report of a “great meeting”, held at Faneuil Hall, at which Charles Sumner speaks eloquently. Resolutions are passed, expressing satisfaction and support in light…
October 10, 1862 A note from Wm. H. Johnson, New Bedford, tells of a speech in Fairhaven, at which Wm. A. Jackson, former coachman ( now escaped fugitive), of Jefferson…
October 24, 1862 Notes from C.K.W. come from a friend of his who attended the recent meeting. “The majority of the delegates to that body, as well as of the…
November 14, 1862 Here is an account of the beginnings of this college, in Monrovia, including excerpts from speeches on the occasion of its inauguration. Comment by the editor includes:…
November 21, 1862 This account is signed by Richard J. Hinton, Adjutant, 1st Regt Kansas Colored Volunteers. “Our nine days’ campaign proved that negroes are splendid soldiers, will march further,…
December 5, 1862 After expressing a belief that “the President is not competent to write his own official papers.”, editorial comments focus on ” what the President submits as his…
December 19 and 26, 1862 “The war has not only crippled the circulation of the newspaper press generally, but is has produced such a scarcity in the materials of making…