
Abolitionists
Mentions of the movement to end slavery, from 1830 to the eve of the Civil War. Newspaper pages from 1830 to 1860 on a map and timeline.
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76511 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (10346 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.
Daily National Intelligencer — 1831-07-25, page 2
… wrongs heaped upon us, by a Government in the hands of manufacturers, fanatics, and abolitionists.” “Let the Legislature meet in the spring, and either de clare a separation from …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1831-10-11, page 3
… theft of a piece of money I— Sani. Johnson. FROM TUB AMERICAN BRBCTATOU. Sl wery Abolitionists.—This distinctive ap pellation is become altogether indispensable to denote those …
… more just to their designs, or truer to their sentiments, than to call them the Abolitionists of Slavery, a name by which they have been already distinguished. An Abolitionist in England, of the name of Stuart, has extended the sphere of his raving to this …
… power of legislation, on the subject of slavery, in the seve ral States; and the abolitionists can actually effect nothing, in this country, beyond a mere moral in fluence, and …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1832-04-14, page 3
… the election, and that Mr. Richardson, the late member, was re-chosen. The Anti-Abolitionists will be disappoint ed. Mr. Randolph’s talents were considered essential to support …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1833-05-07, page 3
… the satisfaction of the West India body, nor entirely to the displeasure of the Abolitionists. He is succeeded by Mr. Lefevre, late member for Petersfield. FRANCE. The Indicateur …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1833-06-15, page 3
… whose lineage is lost in the darkness of antiquity. But sooner than suffer the Abolitionists to carry into execution their plans, I too would go for a dissolution of this Union …
… solemnly pledged even in the Constitution of our Liberties, as is purposed by the Abolitionists. In portraying the dreadfui consequences to master, and still more to the slave …
… certain consequences of any movement, either on the part of the slaves or of the Abolitionists, is the riveting with tenfold severity of the chains of the former. This any one …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1833-06-21, page 2
… its opponents were not invited, and could not be heard. Af ter this, the colored abolitionists at the door frequently hissed the resolution and remarks.] Mr. Finley, Agent of …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1833-06-25, page 3
… from a slave S tate,he would call upon his Maker to witness that the most violent abolitionist of the North could not more seriously desire the dissolution of the ties between …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1833-09-28, page 2
… never sold one in my life. And, 1 would not have him to suppose me to be a Garrison abolitionist. I would rejoice, indeed, to see the whole of the colored popula tion sent clear …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1833-10-03, page 3
… exist in the Southern States, could not live together in a state of freedom. The abolitionists demand, that the entire value of the property invested in slaves, shall be immediately …
… not some good reason to apprehend the experiment will not succeed as well as the abolitionists anticipate Will it not be prudent for us to wait, and see what the result will …
Daily National Intelligencer — 1833-10-07, page 2
… called by a few individuals, for the purpose of organizing a So ciety of immediate abolitionists. It appears, how ever, that our most respectable citizens, with one voice, were …
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