12 Feb 1847
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Newspaper
The Anti Slavery Bugle
Location
Salem, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1847
Page
1
A fragmentary report on the Thirteenth National Anti Slavery Bazaar described as a Salem Ohio event. It notes a large fundraiser opened December 22 and lasting through early January with donations from many districts and nations. It mentions performers, exhibits, and memorials, including contributions for the abolitionist cause and a long list of donors and objects displayed.
A lengthy letter dated December 5th 1810 defends emancipation and criticizes slavery, urging Southern states to yield to abolitionist pressures. The writer argues enslaved people have suffered and urges reform, referencing religious sentiment, public opinion, and the political climate across northern and southern states. He appeals for support and notes growing dissent among some white populations while warning of conflict and social upheaval.
A Springfield volunteer, John Teffit, returns on a New Orleans boat crippled and discharged from service. A jailed runaway enslaved woman cares for him on deck as bystanders mock and the crowd later funds water and care, highlighting white Christian cruelty to wounded soldiers and enslaved people.
The text rails against Christian leaders and the government, accusing them of oppression, slavery, and cruelty. It laments a persecuted figure, condemns entrapment and coercion, and pledges resistance while urging aid for the wounded and vulnerable amid a charged political climate.
Extract discusses Foms Stephens Incidente of Travel in Greece and compares Russian serfdom to slavery in the United States. It notes Stephens’s abolitionist stance, parallels between white serfdom and African bondage, and remarks on emancipation trends among Russians while focusing on social and moral critiques.
An observer describes servile labor in Russia where masters control peasants, some slaves earning freedom through wealth while others remain bound. A Russian noble remarks that free labor on estates could yield better returns, noting masters and peasants alike are shaped by customary duties, holidays, and land tenure.
A Baltimore Saturday Writers piece urges opponents of slavery in Maryland to form an Anti Slavery Society. It argues concealment harms reform, praises associations in history, and invites readers to join now, stressing moral strength over numbers to advance abolition peacefully.
The fragment mentions MAPCOOD and Publishing Dinamitice Ag 8 in unclear terms, suggesting an internal note or shorthand. No concrete events, people, or places are clearly readable to form a proper newspaper item with verifiable details.
A fragmentary letter discusses Northern and Southern attitudes toward slavery, noting Marylanders and Virginians' memories of oppression. It cites New Englanders observing the public exhibit in Charlestown andBaltimore mercantile houses, urging Southern solidarity and equality. The writer questions interracial harmony and condemns prejudice while praising changes toward better thinking.
The text argues that slavery divides the nation along riverine lines yet shows Virginia’s wealth and power as the old dominion, while free labor advances threaten slave expansion. It contends political power and territorial growth in Missouri and new states reveal the clash, predicting free labor will push slavery back and shape mankind’s destiny.
The Missouri question pits Southern lawmakers against extension of the Missouri Compromise line. Southern Senators and Representatives plan a meeting to resist abandonment of the compromise, warning it could erode Southern support for the Union. A Paris court decision on a New Orleans slave case is noted, and a new Catholic Cathedral is proposed in Dubuque Iowa, 177 feet long and 100 feet wide with a 177 foot tower, pictured as a grand regional landmark.
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