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Slavery in the United States.—The State of Arkansas has passed a law to banish all free negroes from its bounds,

... in that State after September 1860, shall sold into slavery; and that all such negroes as shall enter the State after September, 1861, and remain there twenty-four hours, shall be sold into slavery for ever. Mississippi, the chief of the repudiators, ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1860
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3151 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

READING

... triumph of the Anti-Slavery party. Lincoln, the Republican candidate, has been elected by large majority. The Southern slaveholders are much incensed at their loss of influence and the check that will be given to the extension of slavery, and threaten a ...

Published: Saturday 24 November 1860
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 914 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

UNITED STATES

... consequence that Slavery must be proscribed and abolished] Suppose a repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law;—does that prevent the South from taking such efficient measures as may he required to keep its slaves from flight and escape If Slavery has indeed come ...

Published: Saturday 24 November 1860
Newspaper: Windsor and Eton Express
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1053 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ANTECEDENTS OF THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

... continued to belong to it till 1849, He was a strong Abolitionist, and repeatedly expressed his sentiments on the subject of slavery. In the stormy debates which took place on the Wilmot proviso, be bore active part, and voted not fewer than forty-two timeb ...

Published: Saturday 01 December 1860
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 538 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE UNITED STATES

... blessings, is threatened with des ? The long-continued and intemperate interference of the northern people with tbe question of slavery in the southern states has length produced its natural effects. The different sections of the union are now arrayed against ...

Published: Saturday 22 December 1860
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1408 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY

... issued the following decree: Considering that a free people should abolish every custom which calls to mind the old state of slavery: « Art. 1. The title of ' excellency' is abolished without respect of persons. Art. Doing homage by kissing hands prohibited ...

Published: Saturday 30 June 1860
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... motive is inconceivable, since its pro-slavery vote was safe. In the very hearing of the negroes the Democrats imputed Mr. Lincoln and his party, the fixed intention of violating the constitution in order to abolish slavery, and raise the negro to political ...

Published: Saturday 24 November 1860
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2172 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

UNITED STATES

... the difficulties, and on the consolidation of the public debt. Notwithstanding the Governor's veto, the bill abolishing slavery had again been passed in the Legislature of Kansas. Galway, Tuesday.—The Atlantic Royal Mail steamship Prince Albert arrived ...

Published: Saturday 17 March 1860
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 366 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

UNITED STATES

... he says, is close hand. It is the long-continued and intemperate interference of the Northern people with the question of slavery in the South, which has given rise to servile insurrection, and inspired the slaves-with vague notions of freedom. Hence sense ...

Published: Saturday 22 December 1860
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 389 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... persons can have failed to remark the extraordinary change which has recently affected American opinion on the subject of Slavery. Ten years ago the Abolitionists appeared to be getting things all their own way. The Slaveholding States were not, indeed ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1860
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2228 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

UNITED STATES

... inquire into the expediency of reducing the ocean postage. The Governor of Nebraska had vetoed the bill passed abolishing slavery that territory. A day of humiliation had been observed at Lawrence on account of the late catastrophe. . California dates ...

Published: Saturday 04 February 1860
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 427 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

READING

... The Speakership of the American House of Representatives is still vacant, owing to the struggle between the rYee-soil and slavery parties. Mr. Sherman, the Republican candidate, on several ballots had reached within three of the required majority. The ...

Published: Saturday 28 January 1860
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 458 | Page: 5 | Tags: none