Title: Elevator - October 27, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer considers the principles that the United States legal system is based on. He notes that these principles were violated by the institution of slavery. If this country is to remain free, the American people can never return to this form of systematic injustice.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
Title: Pacific Appeal - January 23, 1864
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer comments on the way African American soldiers have distinguished themselves on the battlefield and proven wrong those who believed they would not fight for their country. He suggests that other misconceptions and fears about African Americans are being proven incorrect one by one.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
Title: Provincial Freeman - December 1, 1855
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer expresses his thoughts on the universal truth of love and how this relates to God's plan for mankind.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page