Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
December 26, 1835
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
The Lexington (Kentucky) Luminary merges with the Cincinnati Journal, a pro-Colonization Society paper, prompting concerns over free discussion of slavery in its columns due to differing views between Kentucky and Ohio audiences.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
A PERPLEXING CASE. The Lexington (Kentucky) Luminary has lately been united with the Cincinnati Journal, (a paper in favor of the Colonization Society,) of course, the subscribers to the Luminary are henceforth to be supplied with the Journal. The editor of the Journal already begins to find that the free discussion of slavery in his columns is 'a perplexing case.' Ohio will doubtless listen calmly to the Kentucky arguments, but it is feared that Kentucky will not be as courteous to Ohio—so a check must be put upon free discussion!
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Newspaper Merger
Slavery Discussion
Colonization Society
Free Speech
Kentucky Ohio Tensions
Where did it happen?
Lexington, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio
Story Details
Location
Lexington, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio
Event Date
Lately
Story Details
The Lexington Luminary unites with the Cincinnati Journal, supplying its subscribers with the latter; the Journal's editor finds free slavery discussion perplexing, fearing Kentucky's intolerance compared to Ohio's calm, necessitating a check on open debate.