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Columbus Times

Location

Columbus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1850

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Southern Members of Congress Unite for Southern Rights

An address signed by Hon. Robert Toombs and Georgia's senators and representatives shows a unified stance by Southern lawmakers against opponents of Southern union. The piece notes Howell Cobb's absence and Judge Wellborn not in Washington, calling the move a decisive blow to opponents.

Congress Col. Holt Johnson Robert Toombs Georgia Howell Cobb Judge Wellborn Washington Southern Union Enquirer Capitol Hopkins L. Turney Tennessee David Hubbard Alabama J Alston A. P. Butler S. Carolina Washington City Thomas L. Clingman Fort Carolina Maryland Thomas G. Pratt Virginia R M_T Hunter J M Mason Representatives J A Sidon Thos H Avarett Paulus Powell R K Meade Alex R Holliday Thos § Bocock H A Edmundson Jeremiah Morton North Carolina Willie P Mangum T A Clingman A W Venable W H Ashe South Carolina A P Butler F H Elmore John McQueen Joseph A Woodward Daniel Wallace Win F Colcock James L Orr Armistead Burt Isaac E. Holmes John McP Berrien Win G Dawson Joseph W Jackson Alex H Stephens H A Haralson Allen F Owen J Clemens F W Bowden Inge W J Alston S W Haris Mississippi Jefferson Davis WS Featherson Jacob Thompson A G Brown W McWillie Louisiana U Downs Pierre Soule J H Harmanson E la Sere Isaac E Morse Arkansas Solon Borland W K Sebastian William R Johnson Texas Volney E Howard DS Kaufman Missouri D R Atchison James S’green Kentucky R H Stanton James L Johnson T Hopkins L Turney James H Thomas Frederick P Stanton C H Williams J G Harris Florida

The Southern Meeting Ends in Surprise and Victory

A Columbus gathering of nearly 300 citizens united to defend Southern rights and oppose federal measures. The actions of James Johnson and Col. Hines Holt failed to derail the meeting as Whigs and Democrats stood together to support Southern honor, pushing back against party divisions and a perceived threat from Congress. The night closed with a decisive show of support for Southern unity and opposition to overreach.

Congress James Johnson Col Hines Holt Columbus Committee of Thirteen Missouri Line Johnson Holt Lee Post Office Department Col. Helt Georgia Salamis Marathon Messrs

Enquirer Reports on Southern Meeting Turbulence

The Columbus Enquirer notes friends of the original resolutions in the minority and claims opponents were defeated on questions all evening. It cites a verdict of voluntary manslaughter in State vs. Wm. B. Martin and reports Cuban invasion rumors with 10,000 men involved. Rev Bascombe of Kentucky is elected Bishop by the General Conference for the M E Church South.

Enquirer Friends of the Columbus Enquirer Wm. B. Martin Mr. Bascombe Kentucky General Conference M. E. Church South

Southern meeting at Concert Hall on California and slavery rights

A Muscogee county gathering of about 500 citizens met to draft resolutions on rights for the South. The proposed platform asserted southern claims to California and New Mexico, Texas boundary, slaveholding in DC, and fugitive slave enforcement, opposing Northern restrictions and anti-slavery measures.

Muscogee County P T Sclley Thomas Hoxey John Forsyth Col H L Benning Coe James Johnson A Iverson Col Benning Washington South California New Mexico Texas District of Columbia Utah Senate of the Betty Aarsere

Southern organ urged to defend slave interests in Washington

A 1850 address from Southern congressmen urges founding a Washington newspaper to advocate slaveholding rights, resist abolitionist pressures, and unite the South. It argues public opinion, not just law, must back Southern property interests valued at vast sums, and calls for subscriber support nationwide.

Washington Congress South Whiich Great Britain New World America Forborne Andy Earth Heaven Co 3 Abolition Party Mankin

Union and disunion discussed in a mid nineteenth century editorial

The piece argues for compromise over secession amid sectional tensions. It weighs consequences of a split into southern and northern republics, warns of economic and political fragmentation, and promotes gradual reform including social welfare ideas like life insurance as humane policy.

Morality of Life Assurance and slavery debate mix

A discourse argues against viewing life insurance as immoral, asserting it protects families while aligning with Christian duty. The piece also reports Rev. Cummings’ New York lecture defending slavery within Christian context, urging Union preservation and criticizing extreme abolitionist tactics.

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