01 May 1838
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Newspaper
The Philanthropist
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1838
Page
1
The Julius oO Beardsler publishing agent announces subscription rates: two dollars and fifty cents in advance, three dollars if paid after the year begins. Letters on business go to the publishing agent and editorial inquiries to the editors, with all mail postpaid.
In a Washington DC report dated February 1837, J. M. M'Kim recounts a visit to slave trader W Williams in Natchez linked facilities. He describes a brick cellar prison where about 30 enslaved people, including children, are kept in darkness and cold, fed twice daily at 25 cents a head, with tight security and open-air meals, exposing the brutal reality of licensed slave trading near the capital.
The piece argues that Northern democracy is unfairly tied to Southern slavery while noting abolitionist influence in Massachusetts Vermont and New Hampshire. It contrasts Democratic and Whig stances, cites Van Buren supporters and abolitionists, and laments the Globe's framing of party loyalties. It also discusses ultra-abolitionism and Bible justifications for emancipation. It closes with Massachusetts petition and right of petition resolutions to Congress.
A Senate bill fixing the Attorney General salary at 1800 dollars faced House opposition. Mr. Sisson of Fall River urged striking the section and criticized the AG’s Faneuil Hall speech on the Alton tragedy. He argued public servants must come with clean hands and condemned remarks against Dr. Channing.
The passage praises Mr. Sisson for boldly confronting criticism in a political clash and commends the House of Representatives for its decisive vote, noting that the people of the Commonwealth can hold leaders to account. The Liberator lauds the orderly public for supporting the confrontation and the political process.
The April 13 1838 Philadelphia report notes a heated debate over Texas annexation in the Pennsylvania legislature. Stevens moves to separate Texas from the bill, Garretson proposes an Independent Treasury amendment, Johnston seeks indefinite postponement, and party lines dictate votes.
The Emancipator reports France has unconditionally acknowledged the independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Hayti after two treaties with Haitian plenipotentiaries. France also reduces its indemnity by half, allowing payment in twenty annual installments, and urges the U.S. to follow with prompt recognition.
A Southern editorial defends self defense amid abolitionist violence and condemns northern press for inciting insurrection. It cites mob law, slaveholder rights, and fears of abolitionist influence, urging resistance and warning of widespread prohibition of anti slavery agitation. The piece also notes petitions to Methodist Annual Conference and recalls incidents of slave trade cruelty witnessed by southern travelers.
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