July 29, 1853 An item from a gentleman residing at Alton, Illinois. He tells of an old burying ground which has recently been remodeled, then is eloquent in his praise…
Category: <span>Lovejoy, Elijah</span>
Here is a speech delivered by Lovejoy a few days before his death, at ” a great meeting of citizens of Alton”, The claim is that Lovejoy wrote down as…
Under Refuge of Oppression, there is a letter from the Southern Christian Advocate, which says of the Lovejoy incident:….”…he has so suffered under a strong conviction in the public mind…
The meeting was held on Dec 22, 1837, at Marlboro Chapel and is reported here at length. Speeches by A.A. Phelps, and Wendell Phillips, and Garrison are included. Garrison, in…
An account of the murder, is accompanied by a letter from John M. Krum, Mayor of Alton, describing the incident, and includes many comments from widely scattered sources, lamenting the…
Under the Refuge of Oppression column there is a paragraph from C. F. Daniels, editor of the New York Gazette. It is introduced with this comment, .. ‘How complacent –…