Debate on race and liberty in the United States era
A legislative committee condemns abolitionist agitation and warns of a growing faction seeking immediate emancipation. It argues free blacks in Ohio fare worse than Kentucky slaves, cites social exclusion and crime, and urges no immediate action while fearing disruption to the Union.
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Free States
Ohio
Kentucky
United States
Friends of Peace
Kopmtc
Virgini
Carolinas
Southampton
Great Britain
British West Indian Isles
Inquiiies
Senate Defends Journal as Sacred Record Against Expunging
The Senate rejected a motion to expunge its journal over a March resolution accusing the President’s conduct of revenue policy as unconstitutional. The vote affirmed that records shall not be tampered with, preserving the journal’s integrity and denying external attempts to erase proceedings.
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Senate
Yeas
Ywras
Messrs Bell
Bibb
Black
Calhoun
Clay
Clayton
Ewing
Frelinghuysen
Goldsborough
Kent
Knight
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Naudain
Poindexter
Porter
Prentiss
Preston
Robbins
Silsbee
Smith
Southard
Swift
Tipton
Tomlinson
Tyler
Waggaman
Webster
Benson
Brown
Buchanan
Cuthbert
Grundy
Hill
Kane
King
Ala
King of
Geo
Leigh
Er McBent Moore
Morris
Robinson
Ruggles
Shepley Tallmadge
White
Expunging Resolutions Debate in Senate Moves Forward
In Sruare on March 3 Mr Mangum denounced expunging resolutions as degrading to himself and his state. Mr Crayfox opened Benton’s expunging measure. Mr Winrix proposed repealing and voiding the resolutions. After debate, votes sided with 39 to 7 as Webster praised the senate’s decision.
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Congress
Sruare
Mangum
North Carolina
Ile
Crayfox
Benton
Senate
Winrix
Kang
Alabama
Yeas
Banks in Ohio Reflect Strong Soundness in State Report
An Ohio banking table shows fifteen institutions meeting annual statutory requirements with a total capital of 2,371,953.57 dollars, notes in circulation 2,978,836.80 dollars, specie on hand 872,767.79 dollars, and notes discounted 3,903,482.45 dollars. The article notes a favorable solvency that justifies uniform quotes and highlights a wholesome banking system overall.
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Ohio
Bicknell
Four men killed and one maimed in accident at night
A deadly blast at midnight killed four men including John Wright and severely disfigured another named Schoog. One man was stunned. the rest regained their footing after the explosion as a sobering crowd dispersed. The report contrasts this with political quarrels over canal funding and Erie Canal debt.
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John Wright
Shoog
Circleville Herald
Stre Wed
Emancipation Debate Highlighted by Virginia Society
A Washington meeting of the Golonizali Society heard a Virginia speaker assert that emancipation existed in the South more than some realize and that many free colored people already lived in Virginia. The discussion noted significant financial and social implications amid a 700,000 population in the state.
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Golonizali Society
Washington
Ayson
Virginia
South
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