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Newspaper
Columbus Times
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1850
Page
3
Fragmentary 1850 letter and remarks attributed to Toombs discuss independence, opposition to federal domination, and the California admission bill. The text cites Toombs urging liberty and resisting central power, with references to revolutions and a note about Mr Fillmore era events.
On Saturday November 2 1250 a public meeting at Temperance Hall invites supporters of the South to hear Southern Rights speakers. The submission party declined a North versus South debate and foote is praised by Mississippi circles while being burned in effigy in Canton. The Mississippian notes a strong South backing for prompt resistance.
The Nashville gathering is set for the 11th with Mississippi and Georgia sending full delegations. Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina will be represented. Benning and Crawford, with Judge Colquitt, depart early next week. The piece calls for Toombs letters and argues the South’s shift from submission to resistance, denouncing Granberry’s pro submission stance and urging unity against Northern aggression.
In Stewart and nearby counties many former Whigs join the Southern Rights party while Democrats move into submission ranks. The issue is presented as a new divide among Southern people defending rights, not an old party clash. Leaders Toombs and Stephens are noted as out of step with local Whig friends.
The writer condemns northern tyranny and advocates secession if Congress persists. He warns of disunion, urges immediate resistance, and accuses abolitionists and a mixed Union of eroding southern honor. He cites Georgia and Alabama as pivotal, cites Van Buren Cass votes, and notes large enslaved voter influence in New York.
A letter outlines the 1840s political maneuvering around John Van and Addison Gardner as freesoilers maneuver for Senate seats. It likens the strategy to Alcibiades distracting Athens with the dog’s tail while wooing democrat supporters. It cites Cochran as a freesoiler nominee in a Whig district and critiques southern nonvoting in the California bill debate, urging accountability for those who abstained.
The Herald approves Mr T s address style and substance and asserts the stance justifies the people of 8 C and the Southern States before God and man per Chas Courier, noting the crisis is pivotal yet not the most important document ever written.
The paper highlights news from Boston about Fugitive Slave law workings. Two Georgia men pursued a runaway property, were arrested for slander after calling him a slave, with bail set at 10,000. Advocates praise the provision while readers are asked for their view.
Baltimore reports show cotton prices steady with 1200 bales sold, various staples mixed as trade notes. Jessie E. Dew, poet and politician, dies in Washington. Taylor's remains travel to Kentucky for final interment amid brisk export activity and fluctuating commodity prices in Halifax and London markets.
Boston work on October 27 reports a slave catcher, HJ Knight, was arrested on slander charges after claiming William Crafts as a slave. Bail set at 10000 dollars. Vigilance committees vow to drive away suspected fugitive hunters. crowds and fear rise as some fugitives flee to Canada amid law enforcement debate.
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