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Newspaper
The Philanthropist
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1838
Page
3
A harsh rebuke denounces compensation for the poor mechanic whose property, valued at fifteen hundred dollars, is cited as deserving pity. The speaker rejects sympathy as sickening and sinful.
The excerpt reviews debates on Wisconsin Iowa territorial government and suffrage limits, noting a shift toward slaveholding ideals. It cites the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, contrasts free color rights, and outlines petitions and resolutions from Connecticut’s General Assembly opposing Texas annexation and defending liberty, petition rights, and anti-slavery actions.
An abolitionist writer from Logansport Indiana endorses the Phi lanthropist as a Western paper and urges Cass and Carroll County meetings to back its wider circulation. He thanks an Indiana friend and appeals to abolitionists to boost subscriptions and support the paper’s expansion.
An Anti-Slavery Society was organized in Morgan Township Morgan County last November 10 with 58 members 32 males and 26 females. President James Cope Malta P.O. address Secretary James Smith.
An account from the Emancipator notes abolitionist speakers before two joint legislative committees in New Haven addressing the removal of color distinctions from state law, opposition to colonization schemes, and the District of Columbia slave trade. Birney Culver Stanton and others spoke over six hours, with church and civic leaders present. the result, it is said, has improved understanding and softened prejudices, signaling a salutary legislative impression.
Responses to the call for a State Convention in Indiana continue to arrive. The latest batch adds 85 names, to be published with part of Graves’s communication in the next issue. Abolitionists should stay active as the window for action closes in just over two months.
A witness in the late rioters trial testified that a defendant in conversation approved destroying the Philanthropist press. He cited the remark that the South required a demonstration of that kind, calling it an exalted motive.
A correction states that Judge Wright was not among the counsel employed by the defendants in the Riot trials. The notice clarifies prior reporting and amends the record to reflect the actual legal team involved.
The Liberator reports the fifth annual anti slavery convention held in Boston last week with Sera Seracus of Duxbury presiding. Eight public meetings occurred, delegates from eleven states attended, and strong resolutions on political action and Texas annexation were debated amid fervent abolitionist sentiment.
From New York papers June 12 reports three packet arrivals from Europe with Liverpool Havre and Paris dates through May 15. European news covers British Parliament reforms, French rail project defeat favoring private builders. Also an Earthquake in St. Louis described with chimney damage and tremors felt in other cities.
A record of pledges and donations received across multiple counties including Muskingum Portage Stark Richland and others. Totals list old and new pledges with individual donors and amounts, plus a call to Anti-Slavery Societies and friends to prepare and forward names of citizens for a state convention to form the Indian State Anti-Slavery Society.
Market notes show varied pricing across commodities with estimates like 637 per barrel for coal and ranges for soybeans and other goods. Price bands include per ton and per bushel figures, indicating fluctuating values and multiple grade levels across items in the trade.
A house and lot in Fulton near the Turnpike Gate is offered for sale. For further particulars inquire in Cincinnati. Dated May 1, 1838.
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