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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1855
Page
2
The Kalamazoo convention drew a crowded hall despite rain and harvest duties. Resolutions urged immediate unity against the slave power and pledged an organized Republican effort across districts, led by a spirited, nationwide push from Michigan.
A fragmented speech exhorts Republicans to rise from a political grave, promising renewed vigor and unity. The speaker criticizes past omissions and predicts a swift, collective response when action time arrives, asserting widespread resolve despite absence of physical presence.
The speech attacks dissolution of law by heresy and tyranny while defending Territorial self government. It cites the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the 1854 turmoil as evidence of constitutional threats, condemning Missouri mob violence and the Reeder ouster as legal breaches amid partisan conflict.
A fiery Kansan-era appeal denounces President Pierce over Kansas slavery policy. The writer accuses him of aiding expansion of slavery through the Nebraska Bill, urging Northern lawmakers to resist admission of Kansas and protect freedom. The speaker vows public sentiment will punish support for slavery in Congress.
A harsh political piece extols Pansmore Williamson, captive in prison amid legal bias, as a martyr for freedom. It frames his nomination by Pennsylvania Republicans for a state commissioner post as a milestone, urging voters to rebuke the alleged tyranny and support his cause against perceived injustice.
Fragmentary account recounts a Kansas Territory debate on slavery and governance. Governor’s address hints at constitutional questions and removal of a library chair, while correspondents note competing pro slavery and anti slavery factions led by Henry M. Rice and David Chadron, with Marshall as a hopeful Republican challenger.
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