November 29, 1861 The present Mayor, Joseph M. Wightman, is a candidate for re-election. He is characterized here as “pro-slavery in spirit and purpose, and demoralized and vulgar in character.” …
January 11, 2007
September 30, 1853 The article indicates that recently a paper of the United Brethren in Christ, the Religious Telescope, has been “submitted to the flames at Grenville, Va., by the…
September 13, 2006
May 20, 1842 This item is titled, “Daring Judicial attempt to excite a Mob, and to suppress Freedom of Speech”, and is introduced as an “Extract from a Charge delivered…
June 1, 1838
Long articles here and responses to the Destruction of Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia. From the Pennsylvania Freeman, an item titled, The Voice of the People, says that “Almost every paper that…
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January 5, 1838
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…
Read More MASS meeting commemorates death of Lovejoy and comments on Faneuil Hall
November 24, 1837
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…