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UNITED STATES

... without it. The question of slavery now occupies the most prominent place in the public mind, and in the House of Representatives it is the source of endless divisions. By the resolution of Cali- fornia to reject slavery, under the constitution which ...

Published: Wednesday 02 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 443 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... caused the revolt of IS48. -end of having subsequently, without the Kinig's authorisrition;,6emantcipated the blacks from slavery, and aerrerded them more privileges than they demanded. Aletter fromi Rome, dfr the '20th tilt., in'h fauoo Florence. says: ...

Published: Wednesday 02 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3088 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN

... n issaft had been tried, and great excitement existed in Wasb'in ton and throughout the country, The Free Soil, or A:ti. Slavery, advocates remained firm in their refusal to vote fe any eai didate for tUM speakershitv who was not pledged tw their views ...

Published: Wednesday 02 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1757 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

SLAVERY AND THE SUGAR ACT OF 1846

... complete-and the laboure of the Anti-Slavery So- ciety, of Clarkson, of Wilberforce, and oh Buxton, instead of terminating in the emancipation of the universe, will have had for their results-the transfer of slavery from British to Spanish and Portuguese ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2202 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

... she has guarded it for the world, and prevented it from falling into the bands of any indivi- dual nation. The question of slavery agitates the Union to its centre. It was expected that the President would give a e definite utterance on this important matter ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 974 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... extensioin of the frnhsehtd t~eeahehA wndreaute1 in t' tio-n4iltinn of a - rice'i ftirtheralie 's uf that ol'ject. 'Two atati slavery meetings IP131n1 beet, held, thle fit-st ettihed b-y the Ltori Bishop. the Chief .Jntic, 'rridm~tof heCounel, ?? of the F'lout- ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4726 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE RUSSIAN LOAN

... 1moral end than thle abolition of' the slave traffic,- an object higher -thass that of abolishing war, iii propos-tisit as slavery is, i cvr05eu than aisy wvar cwiiatevei' by the geiseral judgment of -mintskissd. Nor cousle thore be any instansce in which ...

Published: Wednesday 23 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2161 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

MR. COBDEN AND THE RUSSIAN LOAN

... 'there--is room -for'iioprovement in the morality of merchandise as well as in hte morality of free trade-thatgave an impetus to slavery by purchasing its produce to the ruinof ourown colonies, Butwewish to give all parties perfect justice; and apart from the ...

Published: Wednesday 23 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1630 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

UNITED STATES

... which occupied much attention was the territorial bill for the districts acquired by the late war from Mexico. The subject of slavery gives thin matter more importance than it would otherwise possess. Some of the southern districts are assuming a rather r ...

Published: Wednesday 30 January 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 511 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

Imperial Parliament

... remarkably advanced in both respects of late years; anI he found that the West India islands-notwith- standing the change from slavery to freedom, and notwith- standing the admission first of free labour, and then of slave- labour sugar-had largely increased ...

Published: Wednesday 13 February 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6311 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... after a-run of 17 days from ?? 9ork T we news is not of much importance, Congress Wasoccpie inidetally with the'question of slavery, and I the Sen.ate there. had been nn animated discussipo on the *ropriety ?? the original manuscript of Washing- - tttsareel ...

Published: Wednesday 20 February 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2413 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LITERATURE

... natives, and disgraceful to this country, was the system of ehforciug obedience by- corporal punishments. This last badge of slavery,.we understand, 'still hangs over the peor Cingadce-lthe pooreit of whom are sub- jected to public burdens equal to those ...