“As a people, we of New England, are lamentably ignorant of the subject of slavery, but even our ignorance is exceeded by our apathy. When we hear of the cruel…
Category: <span>Complicity of North</span>
An item from New Orleans claims that a ship, named the Gibraltar, from Boston, has “lots of Negroes on board”. The item says, “Who are the owners of the vessel? …
January 7, 1842 Under Refuge for Oppression, with a title, A Northern Apologist for Slavery!. “A recreant New Englander is writing a series of letters for the Puritan in this…
March 19, 1847 Signed only as “Q”, the letter is a rebuke to the Editor of the Courier, who is criticized for an inability to see the connections of the…
March 9, 1860 Comments on the speech, generally find it praiseworthy, but conclude in part, with a comment from the editor, pointing out some “objectionable features of the speech –…