Disunion and Union Arguments Over Territorial Slavery
A congressional speech asserts strong anti slavery coercion fears, denounces Northern complicity, and claims obligations to reclaim fugitives. It declares readiness for disunion to protect Southern rights, urges securities against federal control of supplies, and vows to resist abolitionist pressure in California and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Union of Gee
Avany Freeman
Californian
New Mexico
Confederacy
South
Supreme Court
Jorge Ballwin
Maryland
Union
Deere
Justice
Frivede
Sinking of the Basque and the Narrow Escape at Sea
W H Stanton of Flushing recounts a perilous night when the Basque sank after a collision with a steamer F. Passengers scrambled to launch boats as the bow tore open and many perished. Stanton describes his desperate swim, rescue by steamer boats, and gratitude to rescuers while lamenting delayed rescue boats and the loss of twenty four souls including a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gegarion
Thete Wees
New York
Heaven
W. H. Stanton
Flushing
Our Northern Brotherer Criticized by Marietta Advocate
The Marietta Advocate reflects on Methodist Church South and North relations, asserting abolition pressures caused the split and that the South was deprived of a fair share of property. It recounts South ministers facing less respect in the North and cites Rev. R. B. Cater of Alabama discussing Presbyterian ministers abroad.
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Methodist Church South
Methodist Church North
Church South
R. B. Cater
Alabama
England
Scotland
Ireland
Nentleman
Presbyterian Order
Presbytery of
South
Slaveholder’s protest blocks access to communion
A speaker from a slaveholding state declares he cannot sit at the communion table with other congregants and refuses to be invited to preach, citing his origin and status. The remark underscores religious tensions over slavery as he travels toward northern cities.
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Boston
Georgia's Claims Upon the Federal Financier Report
Judge Sturges in Washington City has advanced Georgia and the Central Bank claims against the federal government. He paid the bank $21 044 and about $12 000 already to the Treasury, with hope the House will pass interest on advances next session. The piece notes past delays under governors Crawford and McDonald and reflects on financial history and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturges
Washington City
Ahce
Central’ Bank
Treasury
Senate
Georgia
House
Central Bank
America Arrives with Europa Freight Quotations Unchanged
Charleston reports at 10 o'clock this morning that America arrived today with the same quotations as the Europa sailing. The sales total forty four thousand six hundred bales, indicating steady demand and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
America
Europa
Convention Candidates Open Field for Southern Rights Ticket
The Southern Rights party touts a two–per son slate led by Alfred Iverson and John H Howard, pledging resistance to federal overreach while seeking union preservation. Other nominees include Martin J Crawford and William Y Barden, both Georgians with strong local standings and party ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Rights Party
Alfred Iverson
John H Howard
South
Georgia
Muscogee County
Howard
Martin J. Crawford
William Y. Barden
Whig Party
Mr Barden
Crawford
Marsieh
Submission ticket shocks Georgia voters with mixed verdicts
The piece criticizes Anex. McDougald, Anex. C Morton, NL Howanp, Thomas Wootpnivce as contenders and predicts mixed outcomes. It praises Morton’s rhetoric but doubts his experience, questions Howard and Wooldridge, and expresses surprise at the submission party’s weak ticket and cautious platform approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anex
McDoveaup
C. Morton
Howanp
Thomas Wootpnivce
Morton
South
Nicholas Howard
Berrien
Georgia
Wooldridge
Chanticleering
The
Enquirer
Judge Wellborn Apology Critiqued by Georgia Constituents
An address by Judge Wellborn to his Georgia constituents is judged harshly by the paper, which faults his attempt to excuse his conduct and notes strong praise from rival papers. The editors doubt his justifications meet his conscience and imply shifting loyalties in the public press.
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Georgia
Toombs Speech Scrutiny in Historic Polarized Exchange
The piece contrasts Mr Toombs' December House speech with his current stance urging his state to submit to tyranny. It questions how an honest man could maintain honesty while using peak intellect to push submission, invoking Fillmore and a dramatic shift in political allegiance.
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Toombs
Fillmore
Hamilcar
Constitutional Limits and California Admission Debate
The piece questions which constitutional clause limits Congress on admitting California and notes critics argue the spirit of the Constitution was violated in California's admission. It contrasts strict reading with implied power debates and cites Free Soil mood in rejecting expansion of federal authority.
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California
Congress
Georgia
Californi
Pioc
Platform of Southern Rights Party for Union and Separation
The piece argues that Southern rights supporters should unite on a platform resisting abolitionist actions. It warns that Congress could abolish slavery in the District Forts and arsenals or repeal the fugitive slave law, and says Georgia should secede if such contingencies occur. It appeals to Toombs and Stephens and urges a unified response to defend southern rights.
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Ccn
Congress
Southern Rights Party
Georgia
Messrs
Toombs
Stephens
State Convention
Ossa
Pelion
South
Resistance Press
Mexicau
New Mexican
Federal Union
Columbus Times
Augusta
Constitutionalist
Washington (Wilkes) Gazette
Hamilcar Toombs
Submission versus resistance in Civil War era rhetoric
An editorial discussion argues two grounds for submission to federal policies: their benevolence and fear of resistance. It rebuts pacifist apologists and urges readers to defend rights and states against aggressive congressional acts. The piece cites a Harris county notice about James Hamlet’s return from slavery and public reaction.
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Congress
South
North
Meeting cheers for Journal of Commerce in exile support
Supporters praised the Journal of Commerce for its reporting and urged fugitives to stand firm. Hamblet was cheered as he was carried away by the crowd after the meeting, with the group marching to the Journal offices and shouting three cheers in succession.
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Journal of Commerce
Canada
Hamlet
Slurs Quashed on Ex-Gov McDonald amid Southern Rights Debate
A Marietta Advocate report cites a Southern Rights meeting in the Court House with EX-GOV MC DONALD Col. WS Johnson Col. Green and W H Hunt. The piece denounces rumors of McDonald’s disloyalty as false and argues the Mexican territorial question keeps the South from entering new lands.
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Mc'donnald
Washington
Mc’Donald
Marietta
Southern Rights Association
Court House
MC Donald
WS Johnson
Col. Green
Pike County
W H Hunt
Gov. McDonald
Southern Rights barbecue reunion stirs Harris County
Correspondence reports a large Harris County gathering for a Free Barbecue by the Southern Rights Party on Oct 10 1850 at Wairaker's Court Ground. Speakers included Ingram Ramsey Crawford Moses and Harper. They denounced submission tickets and praised patriotism, unity, and a spirit that unsettles submissionists.
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Wairaker’s Court Ground
Harris County
Harris
Messrs
Ingram and
Ramsey
Crawford
Moses
Columbus
Harper
West Point
Southern Rights Convention delegates elect Muscogee county ticket
Delegates from Muscogee county districts met at the Southern Rights Association room to choose candidates for the Southern Rights Resistance party for the State Convention in Milledgeville on November 25. The body elected Alfred Iverson, John Howard, Martin J. Crawford, and H. W. M. Barden to the ticket and adjourned to a committee to finish other business.
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Muscogee County
Southern Rights Resistance Party
Said
Milledgeville
Southern Rights Association
AS Rutherford
H F Sneed
Glenn
P A Clayton
Rutherford
John Forsyth
L D Monroe
JL Howell
MD Johnson
River District
Robt Chapman
Wyatt W Smith
Russell
Caleb Napier
John Morris
JJ Hunter
Col Owen Thomas
The Union Is Not Safe Says South in Secessionist Rhetoric
A Southern pamphlet argues secession is the only remedy to protect rights and liberties, blaming the North for abolitionist encroachment and Union betrayal. It criticizes Toombs and Stephens turning toward sanity, and predicts dissolution as inevitable with Northern aggression and political pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seersston
Confederacy
Georgia Convention Adopts Southern Rights Platform
The convention pledges harmony and efforts to uphold Georgia in the conflict with the Federal Government and Northern abolitionists. A letter from James N Bethune declines any nomination to represent the Southern Rights Party, stating he will not be a candidate.
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Ecogee
Georgia
Hampton - Smith
Owen Thomas
Rutherford
Congress
HS Smith
Sneed
Ror Herrorbd
Peorstary
J Forsyth
Columbus
Southern Rights
James N. Bethune
Cla
Wilkes dinner marks return of Mr Toombs after Washington triumph
In Wilkes last Saturday about 500 people attended a dinner for Mr Toombs post Washington scene. Mr Gartrell challenged the two Southern rights leaders to debate, and witness accounts praise Gartrell for bold, cool defense of his cause. The crowd cheered as Gartrell exposed their disunion and desertion.
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Toombs
Wilkes
Jim
Washington
Mr Stephens
Gartrell
South
Congress
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Geo
W- Barbour
Cozencraft
Kasibet
Marietta Advocate
Europe
Tyes
Grand Jury
Freemen of
N. Y. Journal of Commerce
Ransomep Stave
James H Hamlet
Philadelphia
John B. Thompson
James Hamlet
Hicmine Hiesain Galicdio
Onie
J. P. Raymond
Correspondence OF the Times
Southern Rights Convention For the
Muscogee
M M McCrary
Joseph Dent
John Huff
Wm R Russell
Upper Town
Hampton S Smith
A S Rutherford
John A Jones
Lower Town
Joseph L Morton
John H. Howard
Barden
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Nashville Union
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