Record of Washington county Union and State Rights resolves
A Milledgeville Recorder fragment outlines Washington county assembly notes denouncing abolitionist agitation, defending state authority, and demanding suppressing slander, protection of homes, and legal measures against anti slavery writings. It asserts Northern insincerity, urges pro slavery restraint, and instructs representatives to act against abolitionist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Washington
Washington County
Judicial Tribunals
Georgia
Opposition to immediate abolitionists and rising emigration
The New York Courier reviews northern opposition to abolitionism, cites a Wesleyan president’s letter urging patience and caution, and recounts Texas secessionist fervor, while noting a new anti slavery movement in New York and reactions to a trade initiative with Germany.
Withdrawal of Judge McLean from the Presidency contest
The Columbus Journal quotes a letter from Judge McLean stating he withdraws from consideration for the Presidency. He says he would not pursue the office through the House of Representatives and intends to uphold his principles while opposing policies he believes wrong. He hopes to spare friends embarrassment in the upcoming election and affirms his respect for those who supported him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge McLean
Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
Baltimore
Joun McLean
South
Germany
England
France
Charleston
Abolition Debates Split Over Timing Of Slavery Action
The New York Morning Herald notes a difference of opinion among abolitionists in northern meetings. Tappan and Co argue for immediate abolition claiming slavery is a sin and should be abolished tomorrow. Harrison Gray Otis and Cornelius W. Lawrence suggest abolition be pursued next week. The Abolition press reflects a sharp, time framed debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Morning Herald
Tappan and Co
Harrison Gray Otis
Cornelius W. Lawrence
and Co
North
Call Against Violent Abolitionists at Hartford Meeting
The message criticizes the immediate Abolitionists and invites all opposed to their violent proceedings to attend a meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. The note labels Abolitionists unfriendly to violence and names U.S. telegraph transmission as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Augusta Removal Notice in 1835 Paper
The notice states no issue on the coming Wednesday to allow removal of the office. The next Saturday’s issue will be produced from the office beside Messrs Allen & Paddock on Broad Street opposite the Masonic Hall, directing readers to the new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Allens & Paddock
Broad Street
Masonic Hall
Partnership Formed For Aveusta Canonicus Press
The Aveusta Canonicus will be published as a joint venture by A. H. and W. F. Pemnsmon from the current volume, with all future correspondence addressed to them at Aveusta. A. H. Pemberton in Aveusta declares the new partnership date and notes the Sentinel publication, Sept. 30, 1835. A NY letter on abolition remains to be printed in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa. F. Pemnsmon
Avevsta Canonicus
A. H
W. F. Pemnxmon
A. H. Pemberton
Avovsta
The Countryman's Friend Prospectus
The prospectus of a weekly periodical called The Countryman's Friend issued by Eomun Reving, editor and proprietor of the Farmer's Register in Shellbanks Virginia invites attention. Second issue available at our office. notes its usefulness and cheap value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eomun Reving
Farmer's Register
Shellbanks
Prince George County
Virginia
Calcareous Manures Essay by Ep mund Burrin
A historical notice praises Ep mund Burrin s Second Edition of Essay on Calcareous Manures from Shellbanks Virginia. It highlights its 116 pages and detailed topics from soil description and marl use to effects on various soils and agricultural profits, urging farmers to study the work to boost coastal Virginia agriculture and broader national interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James River
Epmund Burrin
Shellbanks
Farmer's Register
Farmer’s Register
Tide-Water District
Virginia
Southern rights and slavery praised in new Alabama paper
The Alabama Mercury reviews the inaugural issue of the Southern Literary Journal, defending slavery as a blessing for slave and master while urging Southern unity. It notes railroads, education, and trade as signs of a new era, and argues self interest drives virtue, urging public support for Southern publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Mercury
Marion
Perry County
Alabama
G. E. W. Nexson
Sanura A. Townes
U. States
North
Calhoun
Jackson
Clay
South
Dew on Slavery The South’s Courage and Conscience
The piece argues Southern resolve against public pressure over slavery, praising Professor Dew for proving its rectitude and arousing broader investigation. It credits Dew’s work with awakening Southern conscience, enabling stronger defense of their institutions amid global opposition and fanaticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dew
Moral Training and Southern Literary Journal Promotion
The passage urges early moral instruction for youth to foster virtuous action, humility, and gratitude to God, noting pride in virtue harms character. It then returns to recommending the Southern Literary Journal to the Southern public, promising mutual benefit through moral and mental uplift and urging patronage, with ad notes in the columns.
Southern Literary Journal in the Charleston Courier
The Charleston Courier reviews Our Charleston Monthly, praising essays on moral approbation and virtue, and surveys novels and tales including The Maid of the Castle and The Progress of Temperance. It highlights literary criticism, education, and anti abolition sentiment, with poetry and notes on cotton crop prospects in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Courier
Southern Literary Journal
Charleston Monthly
Cuanke and Wollaston
Anam Sarra
Brown
Hus
Pavey
Jeremy Bentnam
Smith
Brows
Bentham
Tuomas Sincunanrry
Emmy
Arthur
Emily
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U. S. Telegraph
New York Courier
Middletown Conn. Advocate
Wesleyan University
Fisk
Arthur ‘Tappan
New York
Middletown
District of Columbia
Abolition Party
W. Fisk
Cincinnatti Advertiser
Gwin
Rip Raps
McKages
Major Donelson
General Krepps
Mr. Donelson
Mr. Krepps
Weghes
Pennsylvania
Andrew J. Donelson
Krepps
Texas
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Santa Anna
Mexico
The
New York Journal of Commerce
Drata Srnocery
Oneida Standard and Democrat
Utica
Friends of Immediate Emancipation
Messrs. Biltors
Journal of Commerce
Shultz
Prussia
Denmark
Suvurz
McCurrie
Carolina
Hamavna
Groner McDurriz
South Carolina
Hamburg
Henry Shultz
Eveerecy C. IL
Henry Stuarz
Augusta
Oaday
Sentinel
A&neas
Exexann
Italy
Vineri
Sybil
Elysian Fields
Tartarus
Parrormon
Hans Holbain
D. J. M’conn
Free Schools
South Carolina Society For the Advancement of Learning
Wurrr
American Institute of Instruction
Boston
Republic of Letters
War Land
Brown University
James Cannon
Mazxipa
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