26 Feb 1847
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Newspaper
The Anti Slavery Bugle
Location
Salem, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1847
Page
1
A frenzied anti slavery tract denounces Southern tyranny and calls for immediate action against the slaveholding union. The author argues equality before the law, condemns politicians who enable oppression, and laments the nation’s drift toward bondage while urging unity among northern republicans to resist coercion.
A reader recounts a slave's tale from Kentucky describing mistreatment, family bonds, and a desire for freedom. He recalls a man who could find liberty in Ohio yet stayed to protect kin, and reflects on the moral tension between comfort and liberty under slavery.
A 1846 Minnesota and Maine anti slavery discussion features Wendell Phillips delivering remarks on the slave system. The report highlights Phillips’s analogy of slavery to a black mountain and notes Baptist ministers urging swift abolition measures and prayers for national salvation.
A damaged OCR fragment shows garbled text about a communications matter and a misdirected notice. Readable items hint at a public notice or editorial misprint affecting local readers and officials.
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