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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus.by American Anti-Slavery Society.VOL. I. AUGUST, 1836
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus.by American Anti-Slavery Society.VOL. I. AUGUST, 1836. NO. 1.TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES; OR, TO SUCH AMERICANS AS VALUE THEIR RIGHTS, AND DARE TO MAINTAIN THEM.FELLOW COUNTRYMEN!A crisis has arrived, in which rig
- 264 John Davis Joseph Fornance James Gerry George MCullough David Petriken William S. Ramsey OHIO. D.P. Leadbetter William Medill Isaac Parrish George Sweeney Jonathan Taylor John B. Weller INDIANA. John Davis George H. Proffit ILLINOIS. John Reynolds. Let us
- 263 over 100, 2-1/2 cts. Please Read and circulate.ADDRESS.TO THE FRIENDS OF CONSt.i.tUTIONAL LIBERTY:-- There was a time, fellow citizens, when the above address would have included the PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. But, alas! the freedom of the press, freedo
- 262 To import, is rightful. After-taxation, against my consent, cannot make it wrong. Neither am I obliged to smuggle, in order to avoid it.I include in these remarks, all taxes, whether on property, or imports, or railroads.A chemist, hundreds of years ago,
- 261 Certainly we can be under no _such_ responsibility to become and remain _citizens_, as will excuse us from the sinful acts which as such citizens we are called to commit. Does G.o.d make obligatory on his creature the support of inst.i.tutions which requi
- 260 I swear to support the Const.i.tution, _as I understand it_. Certain parts of it, in my opinion, contradict others and are therefore void.ANSWER. Will any one take the t.i.tle deed of his house and carry it to the man he bought of, and let him keep the co
- 259 It contains the following clauses: Art. 1, Sect. 2. Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States, which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the
- 258 No. 13.THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER.CAN ABOLITIONISTS VOTE OR TAKE OFFICE UNDER THE UNITED STATES CONSt.i.tUTION?"The preservation, propagation, and perpetuation of slavery is the vital and animating spirit of the National Government."NEW YORK: AME
- 257 Ohio legislators may deny that negroes and mulattoes are citizens, or people; but they are estopped by the very words of the statute just quoted, from denying that they are "_persons_." Now, by the Const.i.tution every _person_, black as well as
- 256 ON THE CONDITION OF THE FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR.It appears from the census of 1830, that there were then 319,467 free colored persons in the United States. At the present time the number cannot be less than 360,000. Fifteen States of the Federal Union have e
- 255 These, sir, are the specific parts of the Const.i.tution of the United States, which in my opinion are essentially vicious, hostile at once to the liberty and to the morals of the nation. And these are the princ.i.p.al reasons of my refusal any longer to
- 254 "Gray Plymouth Rock hath yet a tongue, and Concord is not dumb; And voices from our fathers' graves and from the future come: They call on us to stand our ground--they charge us still to be Not only free from chains ourselves, but foremost to make free!
- 253 The manner in which the 9th Section was agreed to, by the national convention that formed the const.i.tution, is thus frankly avowed by the Hon. Luther Martin,[91] who was a prominent member of that body: "The Eastern States, notwithstanding their aversi
- 252 THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER.DISUNION.ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY AND F. JACKSON'S LETTER ON THE PRO-SLAVERY CHARACTER OF THE CONSt.i.tUTION NEW YORK: AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.142 Na.s.sAU STREET.1845.BOSTON: PRINTED BY DAVID H. ELA, N
- 251 [Footnote 80: See Kuinoel's Prolegom. to the Gospel of John.][Footnote 81: Mark, i. 19, 20.]Slavery among a people who, from the highest to the lowest, were used to manual labor! What occasion for slavery there? And how could it be maintained? No place c
- 250 How gross and hurtful is the mistake into which he allows himself to fall. The relation recognized in the precepts of the New Testament had its basis and support in "justice and equality;" the very opposite of the chattel principle; a relation which may
- 249 'Receive him as myself.' And that nothing may hinder you from complying with my request at once, I hereby promise, without adverting to your many and great obligations to me, to pay you every cent which he took from your drawer. Any preparation which my
- 248 Who a "stranger," but the man who is scornfully denied the cheapest courtesies of life--who is treated as an alien in his native country?There is one point in this awful description which deserves particular attention. Those who are doomed to the left h
- 247 3. All the human family are included in this description. Whether men or women, whether bond or free, whether Jews or Gentiles, all are alike ent.i.tled to the benefit of this doctrine. Whether Christianity prevails, the _artificial_ distinctions which gr
- 246 In other words, the Savior here teaches us, that in the principles and laws of reason, we have an infallible guide in all the relations and circ.u.mstances of life; that nothing can hinder our following this guide, but the bias of _selfishness_; and that
- 245 "THOU THOUGHTEST THAT I WAS ALTOGETHER SUCH AN ONE AS THYSELF."In pa.s.sing by the worst forms of slavery, with which he every where came in contact among the Jews, the Savior must have been inconsistent with himself. He was commissioned to preach glad
- 244 Is Jesus Christ in favor of American slavery? How can a system, built upon a stout and impudent denial of self-evident truth--a system of treating men like cattle--operate? Thomas Jefferson shall answer. Hear him. "The whole commerce between master a
- 243 I verily believe that, giving all due consideration to the benefits conferred upon this nation by the Const.i.tution, its national unity, its swelling ma.s.ses of wealth, its power, and the external prosperity of its multiplying millions; yet the moral in
- 242 Secede, then, from the government. Submit to its exactions, but pay it no allegiance, and give it no voluntary aid. Fill no offices under it. Send no senators or representatives to the National or State legislature; for what you cannot conscientiously per
- 241 "The Eastern States, notwithstanding their aversion to slavery, (!) were _very willing to indulge the Southern States_ at least with a temporary liberty to prosecute the slave trade, provided the Southern States would, in their turn, _gratify_ them b
- 240 Mr. SMITH (of S.C.) said, the gentlemen from Ma.s.sachusetts, (Mr.GERRY,) had declared that it was the opinion of the select committee, of which he was a member, that the memorial of the Pennsylvania society, required Congress to violate the Const.i.tutio
- 239 Mr. SMITH (of S.C.) declared his intention of calling the yeas and nays, if gentlemen persisted in pressing the question.Mr. CLYMER (of Penn.) hoped the motion would be withdrawn for the present, and the business taken up in course to-morrow; because, tho
- 238 Mr. SCHUREMAN (of N.J.) hoped the gentleman would withdraw his motion, because the present was not the time or place for introducing the business; he thought it had better be brought forward in the House, as a distinct proposition. If the gentleman persis
- 237 Negroes were our wealth, our only natural resource; yet behold how our kind friends in the North were determined soon to tie up our hands, and drain us of what we had. The Eastern States drew their means of subsistence, in a great measure, from their s.h.
- 236 The second, third, and fourth clauses, were then read as follows: The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.No bill of attainder or ex post facto law s
- 235 Mr. President, shall it be said, that after we have established our own independence and freedom, we make slaves of others? Oh!Was.h.i.+ngton, what a name has he had! How he has immortalized himself!but he holds those in slavery who have a good right to b
- 234 13 Thos. Mifflin, do.14 Robert Morris, May 25.15 Geo. Clymer, " 28.16 Thos. Fitzsimons, " 25.17 Jared Ingersoll, " 28.18 James Wilson, " 25.19 Gouv'r Morris, " 25.Delaware, 20 Geo. Reed, " 25.21 G. Bedford, Jr. " 28
- 233 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1787.Article 7, Section 6, by the Committee of Eleven reported to be struck out (see the twenty-fourth inst.) being now taken up,-- Mr. PINCKNEY moved to postpone the Report, in favor of the following proposition: "That no act o
- 232 Mr. Wilson wished for a commitment, in order to reduce the proportion of votes required.Mr. Ellsworth was for taking the plan as it is. This widening of opinions had a threatening aspect. If we do not agree on this middle and moderate ground, he was afrai
- 231 On the question, on the motion to insert "free" before "inhabitants,"New-Jersey, aye--1; New-Hamps.h.i.+re, Ma.s.sachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, no--10.--pp.
- 230 Mr. PINCKNEY moved to amend Mr. RANDOLPH'S motion, so as to make "blacks equal to the whites in the ratio of representation." This, he urged was nothing more than justice. The blacks are the laborers, the peasants, of the Southern States. T
- 229 General PINCKNEY. The Report before it was committed was more favorable to the Southern States than as it now stands. If they are to form so considerable a minority, and the regulation of trade is to be given to the General Government, they will be nothin
- 228 A motion was then made by Mr. BLAND, seconded by Mr. LEE, to strike out the clause so amended, and, on the question "Shall it stand," it pa.s.sed in the negative; New Hamps.h.i.+re, aye; Ma.s.sachusetts, no; Rhode Island, no; Connecticut, no; Ne
- 227 The first of these clauses, relating to representation, confers on a slaveholding community additional political power for every slave held among them, and thus tempts them to continue to uphold the system: the second and the last, relating to insurrectio
- 226 The representation, ostensibly of slaves, under the name of persons, was in its operation an exclusive grant of power to one cla.s.s of proprietors, owners of one species of property, to the detriment of all the rest of the community. This species of prop
- 225 According to the census of 1830, and the _ratio_ of representation based upon that, slave property added twenty-five members to the House of Representatives. And as it has been estimated, (as an approximation to the truth,) that the two and a half million
- 224 Her vanity, her treachery, her oppression, her self-exaltation, and her defiance of the Almighty, far surpa.s.s the madness and wickedness of Edom. What shall be her punishment? Truly, it may be affirmed of the American people, (who live not under the Lev
- 223 But, while circ.u.mspection and prudence are excellent qualities in every great emergency, they become the allies of tyranny whenever they restrain prompt, bold and decisive action against it.We charge upon the present national compact, that it was formed
- 222 Mr. Baldwin (of Ga.) was sorry the subject had ever been brought before Congress, because it was a delicate nature, as it respected some of the States. Gentlemen who had been present at the formation of this Const.i.tution, could not avoid the recollectio
- 221 Mr. Hartley (of Penn.) then moved to refer the address of the annual a.s.sembly of Friends, held at Philadelphia, to a committee; he thought it a mark of respect due so numerous and respectable a part of the community.Mr. White (of Va.) seconded the motio
- 220 BY JAMES MADISON It were doubtless to be wished, that the power of prohibiting the importation of slaves, had not been postponed until the year 1808, or rather that it had been suffered to have immediate operation. But it is not difficult to account eithe
- 219 Mr. George Mason. Mr. Chairman, with respect to commerce and navigation, he has given it as his opinion, that their regulation, as it now stands, was a _sine qua non_ of the Union, and that without it, the States in convention would never concur. I differ
- 218 This proves that the advantages of the plan are not confined to the southern states, but extend to other parts of the Union.Mr. M. Smith. I shall make no reply to the arguments offered by the hon. gentleman to justify the rule of apportionment fixed by th
- 217 Extract from a Speech of Luther Martin, (delivered before the Legislature of Maryland,) one of the delegates from Maryland to the Convention that formed the Const.i.tution of the United States.With respect to that part of the _second_ section of the _firs
- 216 Mr. Butler moved to insert after Article 15, "If any person bound to service or labor in any of the United States, shall escape into another State, he or she shall not be discharged from such service or labor, in consequence of any regulations subsis
- 215 Mr. Randolph was for committing, in order that some middle ground might, if possible, be found. He could never agree to the clause as it stands. He would sooner risk the Const.i.tution. He dwelt on the dilemma to which the Convention was exposed. By agree
- 214 On the question to strike out _wealth_, and to make the change as moved by Mr. Randoph (of Virginia), it pa.s.sed in the affirmative,-- Ma.s.sachusetts, Connecticut, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, ay
- 213 Tuesday, July 10; 1787.Mr. King remarked that the four Eastern States, having 800,000 souls, have one-third fewer representatives than the four Southern States, having not more than 700,000 souls, rating the blacks as five for three. The Eastern people wi
- 212 On Friday, the twelfth of July, 1776, the committee appointed to draw the articles of Confederation reported them, and on the twenty-second, the House resolved themselves into a committee to take them into consideration. On the thirtieth and thirty-first
- 211 No. 11.THE CONSt.i.tUTION A PRO-SLAVERY COMPACT.OR SELECTIONS FROM THE MADISON PAPERS, &c.NEW YORK: AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.142 Na.s.sAU STREET.1844.CONTENTS.Introduction.Debates in the Congress of the Confederation Debates in the Federal Convention
- 210 The honorable Senator has said the pet.i.tion, though from a city, is the fair expression of the opinion of the District. As such I treated it, am willing to acknowledge the respectability of the pet.i.tioners and their rights, and I claim for the people
- 209 ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER.No. 10.SPEECH of HON. THOMAS MORRIS, OF OHIO, IN REPLY TO THE SPEECH OF THE HON. HENRY CLAY.IN SENATE, FEBRUARY 9, 1839.NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, NO. 143 Na.s.sAU STREET: 1839.This No. contains 2-1/2 s
- 208 Murphy S.B.Napier T. and L.Natchez Courier " Daily Free Trade National Intelligencer Nelson Dr. David " John M.Nesbitt Wilson Newbern Sentinel " Spectator New Hamps.h.i.+re, legislature of Newman Mrs. B.New Orleans Argus " Bee " B
- 207 Eaton, General William Edmunds, Nicholas Edwards, F.L.C." President " Junior "Ellison, Samuel Ellis, Orren Ellsworth, Elijah Emanc.i.p.ation Society of N.C.English, Walter R.Evans, R.A.Everett, William Faulkner, Mr.Fayetteville Observer Fer
- 206 Starvation of a female slave " " slaves Statement of a physician State, abuse of power in Stealing of freemen Stevenson, Andrew, letter by St. Helena, S.C.Stillman's, Dr. medical infirmary at Charleston Stocks for slaves "Stock without
- 205 I.Idiot slaves Ignatius Ignorance of northern citizens of slavery " " slaveholders Impunity of killing slaves Inadequate clothing Income from hiring slaves Incorrigible slaves Incredibility of evidence against slavery Incredulity discreditable t
- 204 A.Absolute power of slaveholders Absurdity of slaveholding pretexts Abuse of power Acclimated slaves Adrian Adultery in a preacher's house Advertis.e.m.e.nt for slaves Advertis.e.m.e.nt for slaves to hire Advertis.e.m.e.nts Affray African slave-trade
- 203 "We would notice, as a subject of painful interest, the appointment of Wm. N. Bishop to the high and responsible office of Teller, of the Central Bank of the State of Georgia--an inst.i.tution of such magnitude as to merit and demand the most unslumb
- 202 "The writer has never conversed with a traveled and enlightened European or eastern man, who has not expressed the most undisguised horror at the frequency of homicide and murder within our bounds, and at the _ease with which the homicide escapes fro
- 201 "A most atrocious murder was committed a few days ago at Lagrange, in this state, on the body of Mr. John T. Foster, a respectable merchant of that town. The perpetrators of this b.l.o.o.d.y act are E. Moody, Thomas Moody, J.E. Dougla.s.s, W.R. Harri
- 200 "We think then that in the circ.u.mstances in which we are placed, the Legislature ought to sanction such measures as the situation of the country render necessary, by giving to justice a _convenient lat.i.tude_. There are occasions when the delays i
- 199 From the "Huntsville Democrat," Dec. 8, 1838."The Aberdeen (Miss.) Advocate, of Sat.u.r.day last, states that on the morning of the day previous, (the 9th) a dispute arose between Mr.Robert Smith and Mr. Alexander Eanes, both of Aberdeen, w
- 198 The "Manchester (Miss.) Gazette," August 11, 1838, says: "It appears that Mr. Asa Hazeltine, who kept a public or boarding house in Jackson, during the past winter, and Mr. Benjamin Tanner, came here about five or six weeks since, with the
- 197 "Large numbers of them paraded our streets, grossly insulted our females, and were otherwise extremely riotous in their conduct. One of the squads, forty or fifty in number, on reaching the bridge, where there was a small guard of three or four men s
- 196 While Wilson's trial was in progress, Mr. Gabriel Sibley was stabbed to the heart at a public dinner, in St. Francis co., Arkansas, by James W. Grant. (_Arkansas Gazette, May 30, 1838._) Hardly a week before this, the following occurred: "On the
- 195 "8th. The wrist of the left arm of each party shall be tied tight to his left thigh, and a strong cord shall be fastened around his left arm at the elbow, and then around his body. Rejected."9th. After the word is given, each party shall be allo
- 194 Rev. Dr. GRAHAM, of Fayetteville, N.C. at a Colonization Meeting, held in that place in the fall of 1837 said: "He had resided for 15 years in one of the largest slaveholding counties in the state, had long and anxiously considered the subject, and s
- 193 "In the kitchen of the minister of the church, a slave man was living in open adultery with a slave woman, who was a member of the church, with an 'a.s.sured hope' of heaven--whilst the man's wife was on the minister's farm in Fay
- 192 "We have been among the slaves at the south. We took pains to make discoveries in respect to the evils of slavery. We formed our sentiments on the subject of the cruelties exercised towards the slaves from having witnessed them. We now affirm that we
- 191 "Ranaway, a negro woman named Rachel--_has lost all her toes except the large one_."From the "Huntsville (Ala.) Democrat," June 16, 1838: "TEN DOLLARS REWARD.--Ranaway from the subscriber, a negro woman named Sally, about 21 years
- 190 From the "Natchez (Miss.) Daily Free Trader," Feb. 12, 1838."_Found_.--A NEGRO'S HEAD WAS PICKED UP ON THE RAIL-ROAD YESTERDAY, WHICH THE OWNER CAN HAVE BY CALLING AT THIS OFFICE AND PAYING FOR THE ADVERTIs.e.m.e.nT."The way in wh
- 189 In the "Winchester Virginian," August 8, 1837, Mr. R.H. MENIFEE, offers ten dollars reward to any one who will catch and lodge in jail, Abram and Nelly, _about_ 60 _years old_, so that he can get them again.J. SNOWDEN, Jailor, Columbia, S.C. giv
- 188 From the "Charleston (S.C.) Courier," Jan. 12, 1838."$100 Reward.--Run away from the subscriber, his negro fellow, John.He is well known about the city as one of my bread carriers: _has a wife_ living at Mrs. Weston's, on Hempstead. Jo
- 187 From the "Richmond (Va.) Whig," July 25, 1837."Absconded from the subscriber, a negro man, by the name of Wilson. He was born in the county of New Kent, and raised by a gentleman named Ratliffe, and by him sold to a gentleman named Taylor,
- 186 "RANAWAY, from the subscriber a negro man known as Frank Pilot. He is five feet eight inches high, dark complexion, and about 50 years old, _HAS BEEN FREE SINCE_ 1829--is now my property, as heir at law of his last owner, _Samuel Ralston_, dec. I wil
- 185 The following extract from the Diary of the Rev. ELIAS CORNELIUS, we insert here, having neglected to do it under a preceding head, to which it more appropriately belongs."New Orleans, Sabbath, February 15, 1818. Early this morning accompanied A.H. E
- 184 The Missouri Republican, April 30, 1838, gives the particulars of the deliberate murder of a negro man named Tom, a cook on board the steamboat p.a.w.nee, on her pa.s.sage up from New Orleans to St. Louis.Some of the facts stated by the Republican are the
- 183 The following advertis.e.m.e.nts, testimony, &c. will show that the slaveholders of _to-day_ are the _children_ of those who shot, and hunted with bloodhounds, and burned over slow fires, the slaves of half a century ago; the worthy inheritors of their ci
- 182 "TEN DOLLARS REWARD will be given for my negro woman Liby. The said Liby is about 30 years old and VERY MUCH SCARRED ABOUT THE NECK AND EARS, occasioned by whipping, had on a handkerchief tied round her ears, as she COMMONLY wears it to HIDE THE SCAR
- 181 The reason a.s.signed by the legislature for enacting a law which punished the wilful murder of a human being by a _fine_, was that 'CRUELTY _is_ HIGHLY UNBECOMING,' and 'ODIOUS.' It was doubtless the same reason that induced the legis
- 180 "Immediately after these men were released, two others were arrested.They attempted to escape, and being pursued, ran for the river, in the vain hope of being able to swim across the Mississippi, a distance of a mile, with a current of four knots. On
- 179 _Their wages depend princ.i.p.ally upon the amount of labor which they can exact from the slave_. The term "good overseer," signifies one who can make the greatest amount of the staple, cotton for instance, from a given number of hands, besides
- 178 From the "Richmond (Va.) Enquirer," April 10, 1838."LABORERS WANTED.--The James River, and Kenawha Company, are in immediate want of SEVERAL HUNDRED good laborers. Gentlemen wis.h.i.+ng to send negroes from the country, are a.s.sured that t
- 177 They have commonly great sway over the other slaves, their example is contagious, and their influence subversive of 'plantation discipline.'Consequently they must be made a warning to others. It is for the _interest_ of the masters (at least the
- 176 "It may be that this will be considered censorious, and the proverbial generosity and hospitality of the south will be appealed to as a full confutation of it. The writer thinks he can appreciate southern kindness and hospitality. Having been born in
- 175 The following facts from the pen of CHARLES STUART, happily ill.u.s.trate the same principle: "A young lady, the daughter of a Jamaica planter, was sent at an early age to school to England, and after completing her education, returned to her native
- 174 "For such are the effects of subjecting man to slavery, that it _destroys every humane principle_, vitiates the mind, instills ideas of unlawful cruelties, and eventually subverts the springs of government."--_Buchanan's Oration_, p. 12.Pre
- 173 "No food or lodging shall be allowed to a Quaker. If any person turns Quaker, he shall be banished, and not be suffered to return on pain of death."These objectors can readily believe the fact, that in the city of New York, less than a hundred y
- 172 2. Were there nothing else to prove it a system of monstrous cruelty, the fact that FEAR is the only motive with which the slave is plied during his whole existence, would be sufficient to brand it with execration as the grand tormentor of man. The slave&
- 171 "Mr. W. kept, what he called a 'boy,' i.e. a _man_, to go to mill. It was his custom not to give his slaves anything to eat while he was gone to mill--let him have been gone longer or shorter--for this reason, if he was lazy, and delayed, t
- 170 As she did not immediately return, search was made, and she was found dead in the cellar, and the horrid deed was kept a secret in the family, and it was reported that she died of sickness. This wretch at the same time was a member of a Presbyterian churc
- 169 TESTIMONY OF REUBEN G. MACY AND RICHARD MACY.The following is an extract of a letter recently received from CHARLES MARRIOTT of Hudson, New York. Mr. Marriott is an elder in the Religious Society of Friends, and is extensively known and respected."Th
- 168 Lewis, where have you been, and what were you doing?' She had heard a strange _pounding_ and dreadful _screams_, and had smelled something like fresh meat _burning_. The answer he returned was, that he had never enjoyed himself at a ball so well as h
- 167 The two following facts are stated upon the authority of the REV.JOSEPH G. WILSON, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Salem, Was.h.i.+ngton co., Indiana."In Bath co., Kentucky, Mr. L., in the year '32 or '33, while intoxicated, in a fit o
- 166 Mr. HENRY P. THOMPSON, a native and still a resident of Nicholasville, Kentucky, made the following statement at a public meeting in Lane Seminary, Ohio, in 1833. He was at that time a slaveholder."_Cruelties_, said he, _are so common_, I hardly know
- 165 "50 DOLLARS REWARD, for Adolphe, 28 years old, _two of his front teeth_ are missing."Were it necessary, we might easily add to the preceding list, _hundreds_. The reader will remark that all the slaves, whose ages are given, are _young_--not one