17 Oct 1850
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Newspaper
Canton The Madisonian
Location
Canton, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1850
Page
1
Fragmented verse traces Senate passage of a bill to abolish the slave trade in the District of Columbia. The piece laments looming conflict, foresees doom for the Union’s faction, and imagines fate of the South amid political upheaval and calls for secession or compromise.
A lengthy letter from Pelix Huston discusses Southern strength and opposition to non intervention policies, arguing for secession if the Union forces further erosion of slaveholding rights. It cites California and New Mexico, warns of population shifts, and defends slavery as vital to Southern honor and territorial rights.
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