27 Mar 1838
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Newspaper
The Philanthropist
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1838
Page
1
Publishing agent Beardsleer announces rates for advance and postpaid subscriptions with pricing for renewal and delivery notices. Direct business letters to the agent and editorial inquiries to the environment, all postage paid where applicable.
The memoir is complete and headed to the stereotype founder for binding while the printer works. The work aims to honor a slain brother as a liberty martyr and to reveal his intellectual and literary merit. The piece includes a quoted early verse about a peaceful isle free from strife, with imagery of serenity, angels, and faith.
A detailed argument from the New York Evening Post asserting Congress may abolish slavery in the District of Columbia under constitutional power. It contends slavery violates property notions, invokes common defense and general welfare, and cites Madison and Virginia cases to support using federal authority to establish justice and protect citizens by ending slave status in DC.
William Jackson recounts in strong terms the long groundless prosecution of Dr. Crandall, praising his intelligence and character and detailing extended imprisonment, danger, and flight from the capital after vindication and acquittal. The letter laments suppression of press freedom and the mistreatment of a dissenting thinker under abolitionist fears.
Abolitionists are charged with exaggerating slave brutality. The testimony cites provisions and clothing practices, noting slaves are often scantily supplied where purchases occur. It analyzes a Louisiana senator's plantation costs, including provisions, clothing, and a 3 percent annual loss on 54,000 dollars, claiming ninety slaves would perish in 36 years without addition.
The letter from Hon. Wm. Jackson to Francis Jackson, read by Mr. Birney to a legislative committee, argues slavery divides the nation. It recalls Franklin Jay and Rush, asks to drive slavery from the capital, and labels freemen as outlaws in the District of Columbia. It notes Dr. Crandall’s trial and subsequent acquittal after ten days and eight and a half months' imprisonment.
A historical note estimates about 2.5 million enslaved people in the United States and argues that roughly 250,000 slaveholders held them. It breaks down numbers by household holdings and discusses the relationship to a free population of around thirteen to fourteen million, highlighting the scale of bondage and its social impact.
The Emancipator outlines Kentucky’s long effort to amend the state constitution with a slavery abolition aim. It details the difficult amendment process, recent legislative debate in Frankfort, and the push to call a convention, noting supporters and opponents among lawmakers and press commentary.
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