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Letter to Editor
October 17, 1817
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A Washington resident urges the city Corporation to enact an ordinance banning the passage of slaves purchased in Maryland through local streets en route to southern and western markets, or to petition Congress, while hoping Virginia and Maryland follow suit, condemning the domestic slave trade as odious.
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GENTLEMEN :
If the Corporation have the power, I entreat them to pass an Ordinance to prevent our sight being offended by the passage of Slaves, bought up in Maryland, through our streets for the Southern and Western country. If they have not the power, I hope they will memorialize Congress on the subject. The day is not far distant, I hope, when Virginia and Maryland will pass similar statutes. This Domestic Slave Trade is odious to all who come within its poisonous sphere, and to none more than to
A resident on the Avenue.
October 17, 1817.
If the Corporation have the power, I entreat them to pass an Ordinance to prevent our sight being offended by the passage of Slaves, bought up in Maryland, through our streets for the Southern and Western country. If they have not the power, I hope they will memorialize Congress on the subject. The day is not far distant, I hope, when Virginia and Maryland will pass similar statutes. This Domestic Slave Trade is odious to all who come within its poisonous sphere, and to none more than to
A resident on the Avenue.
October 17, 1817.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Ethical Moral
What themes does it cover?
Slavery Abolition
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Domestic Slave Trade
Slavery Ordinance
Maryland Slaves
Washington Avenue
Abolition Appeal
What entities or persons were involved?
A Resident On The Avenue
Gentlemen
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Resident On The Avenue
Recipient
Gentlemen
Main Argument
entreats the corporation to pass an ordinance preventing slaves bought in maryland from passing through city streets to southern and western areas, or to memorialize congress; hopes virginia and maryland will enact similar laws, as the domestic slave trade is odious.
Notable Details
Condemns Domestic Slave Trade As 'Odious' And 'Poisonous'
Appeals To Prevent 'Sight Being Offended' By Slave Passages