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Newspaper
Columbus Times
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1850
Page
2
A Confederate era editorial argues separation from the Union is necessary to end Northern oppression. It praises Mason and Hunter for opposing compromise and praises Judge Wellborn while criticizing federal policies. It references the Nashville Convention and discusses political mood in Alabama and Georgia, with notes on cotton markets and regional loyalties.
The Richmond Times frames the Fugitive Slave Act as a test of loyalty between North and South, arguing Southern refusal to enforce or Northern repeal would prove Northern hostility to slavery. the South must choose between Union or abolition, with abolition or dissolution presented as the stark options.
The piece asserts secessionist sentiment is growing across the South and urges persistent truth telling. It notes the Syracuse convention and its mockery, predicting a dominant future secession party while hinting at conflict with Free Soilers and Abolitionists. A dinner invites John McPherson Berrien and W T Colquitt as Southern Rights figures.
The Macon Telegraph reports Alexander Hamilton StepHeNs spoke in Bibb at the Court House on Thursday night appealing to supporters of Compromise bills and submissionists. His reception was tepid and he failed to convert listeners, with critics noting his opposition to the measures and mocking his defense.
A northern religious and political confrontation erupts over the Fugitive Slave Law. Baptist and Presbyterian groups in New York and New England push repeal, while public figures like Stephens and Toombs criticize the compromise and warn of disunion amid rising abolitionist influence in the North.
Regional tensions flare in Henry and Barbour counties amid Southern Rights meetings. The Montgomery Advertiser notes Patience shows as leaders like Maj George Williams reject submission doctrine while speakers May Howard and Iverson push unity. Georgia figures Stephens and Tooms campaign to defend the Union amid disunion pressures.
The piece reports on anti fugitive slave law meetings with a Syracuse Star claim of deputy marshal resistance to enforcing the law and calls for his resignation under higher law rhetoric. It notes Augusta Manufacturing declares a five percent dividend and mentions ongoing repeal sentiment in Northern and Western states. It ends with frost reports in Augusta and local weather notes.
A Confederate era letter from Gen C DuPont of Florida argues for Southern unity against federal measures seen as attacking slavery and calls for redress within the Confederacy or beyond. It notes Georgia’s lead in opposing abolition and details party dynamics and district nominations amid fugitive slave law disputes. A Philadelphia dispatch reports on Judge Grier's ruling in a fugitive slave case and local election reactions.
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