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Miss Webster

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
March
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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Gov, Ovvsley hospardoned this woman, who was convicted and sentenced to State Prison, for stealing slavos. She departed at once with her father for Vermom, arfter having publicly declaiKed. frkèt she was no Abolilionist, but an Emaacipator. She also declares her iiinocence, but concedes that under the testimony, circamstantinl and direct, she was properly found guiJty. - Det. Adv.CCiMr. Morcliend, a Whig Senator from Kcntuoky, made the following sensible remarks in the Senntc, in discussing the Annexation question: "He was opposcd 10 the mensure, because it was proposed and udvoQOted asa means of strengthening and conh'rming the interests of one particular section of ihe Union. Ue.presenting a slaveholding State himself, he denied to Congrcss the right to ndopt nnv mensure looking to the perpetuaron and exïension of Slavery; for if thoy could do this, they could also pass laws for circnmscrib'mg and ïcssening it. ile would nol ndmit the e.istenoe of snch a riglu, especinlly when iie contemplated tuk trogrkss of the Faxatical Party in the Union, wiio JIICHT ATSOMETIMEHOLD A MaJORITY IN COMGRESS." 05a Accurfiing to the tax returns of Texas in 1843, the number of tlaves was 22,410. Ann Arbok, Mnrch 14, 1845. The Wheat market remains os usual nt 75 fents. Flour retnils at S4.00 a bnrrel. .

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Signal of Liberty
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