The Fearful Tragedy in Missouri and Abolition Controversy
The piece rails at a Missouri massacre linked to abolitionists, denouncing federal authority, praising opponents of the Lincoln era actions, and urging continued opposition to what it calls tyranny. It condemns the murder, names victims, and condemns the government’s suppression of dissent.
Lincoln salary protests and auctioned names in St Louis
The Philadelphia urge questions Lincoln not drawing his salary as patriotic, while Curtis's three names sold for 8455 in St Louis, scarcely covering transport. Abolition board members in Portland faced trouble as tensions rose and outsiders intervened amid heated rhetoric from a County Limerick of locals.
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Board of Trade
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Aroostook
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James Bong
New Orleans
James
Tragedy on the Island of New Madrid
The New Madrid correspondence describes a white family led by Major Beckham under siege by armed Black laborers from Island No. 10. Eleven of Abraham Lincoln’s soldiers, led by Gwin, attacked A F P Buckham’s house harming Maj. Beckham and others. The document portrays racial terror and a violent clash between white settlers and Black residents.
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Great Britain
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Owensboro
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Gwin
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Muthervity
A. F P. Buckham
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Massacre of Beckham Family Shocks Island No 10 Area
A brutal attack near Island No 10 results in the murder of Mr. Beckham, his wife, and several children, with witnesses describing the sequence of killings by enslaved workers under white supervision. Nine suspects are jailed. gunboat aid assists in recovering bodies and valuables. The account links the atrocity to abolitionist influences and local authorities face scrutiny over handling and motives.
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Abolition
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School of
Abolitionism
America
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Thomson
Alvise
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