Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
A fugitive slave recently arrived in Canada shares the story of his flight to freedom.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer expresses his opinion regarding the position of the Methodist Episcopal Church including slave-holders in their congregations.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
After living off charity and donations of food and clothing, the editor tells his readers that the time has come for the fugitive slaves and the poor to begin fending for themselves. He suggests that now they "produce what they consume" and stop living as beggars. The cost of shipping donations of food and clothing would be better spent on education and land.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer discusses recent incidents where free people of color have been kidnapped under the Fugitive Slave Law.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The editor warns his readers to take care to avoid men who are hunting fugitive slaves. If they let down their guard, they may be dragged into slavery whether they are fugitives or not.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 26, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The editor answers queries regarding missing charity donations by telling his readers that these have never been received.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column