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Lovejoy Defended Rights Amid Alton Mob Violence
A witness recounts Lovejoy’s plea for protection of his rights as a citizen and editor, and the mob’s assault in Alton. The piece laments local authorities’ failure to shield the press, praises Lovejoy’s courage, and cites reactions from abolitionists and national voices urging justice and defense of free speech.
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Alton
St. Charles
Paul
Festus
Luther
Worms
Mr. L
First Order
Cyrus Edwards
Lovejoy
Elijah Pierson
Matthias
Gilman
St. Louis
Chippewa
Missouri Fulton
Missouri Republican
Beecher
Upper Alton
Washington
Republic
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Sn Globe
Peoria
West
Thither
United States
Iris
Hell
Friends of Liberty
North
Hancock
Franklin
Jefferson
Adams
Henry
la Fayette
South
England
America
Jeremiah Evarts
Butler
Worcester
Tar Attron Mercer
Cincinnat Journal
Georgia
E. P. Lovejoy
Free State
Fair Land
France
Mississippi