05 Feb 1847
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Newspaper
The Anti Slavery Bugle
Location
Salem, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1847
Page
1
A fragment from Salem in Columbiana County Ohio mentions Avery Priday James Barnaby Benjamin Jones and other local figures Samul Brooke Tamer Barnaby Jr David Le Galbeath Lot Holmes in an apparent public notice or community roll call.
A committee reports that laws restricting Black and mulatto rights conflict with the state and U.S. constitutions. It asserts that all men are born free and equal, argues for repeal of discriminatory provisions, and denounces enforcement that treats colored citizens as lesser. The text cites the Ohio and New York precedents and calls these statutes a violation of natural rights and constitutional guarantees.
The undersigned minority committee flags expediency in revising state laws on slavery in the wake of a Supreme Court decision. It notes a steamboat slave case where no slave bore cost for removal, a slave hired aboard a vessel, and doubts about master authority over a slave after emancipation. The text references Polk and questions providence and the Mexican War.
From the New Orleans Tropic we publish an account of Me. Tanne Frihlins who died in April last in Louisiana, leaving about four million dollars to endow an institutional trust in Lawer county. The piece connects the deceased with Franklin & Anniehl, famed slave dealers, noting the South’s mixed view of such traders and the scandal surrounding this wealth transfer.
An article argues abolitionists vary in approach, contrasting quick impulse with deliberate duty. It critiques lukewarm commitment and calls for consistent action to oppose slavery, citing public rhetoric, religious critique, and differing paths into the abolitionist cause. The piece questions if moral consistency depends on disciplined effort and judgment.
The Supreme Court today ruled on the Jere my Phinney kidnapping trial at Franklin. Chief Justice Woon delivered the opinion holding that a juror cannot withdraw consent in a criminal trial, that Houdemons as a judge cannot be questioned for voting, and that judicial immunity protects him from indictment though impeachment remains possible.
The text outlines subscription terms and penalties for late payment, with a renewal rate of 81.50 per annum and 1.70 monthly, plus a clause about notices to editors. It references a court judgment in a Common Pleas case and the Attorney General's potential order to discharge a prisoner, though details are unclear due to damaged text.
Fragmented reminiscences recount a public auction of enslaved people near Washington with a horse drawn wagon and guards. The juxtaposition notes clergy at the event and a call from a Unitarian group in Boston to condemn the war as unjust and inhumane, urging church members to abstain from prayer for the war.
A Troy Port correspondent surveys proposed wartime taxes and defends slavery as essential to public conscience. He cites a Defense of Necessary Slavery and critiques anti slavery activists while noting support and opposition voices in the southern press and Mr. Parker Pillsbury.
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