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Editorial
February 14, 1862
The Manitowoc Pilot
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Editorial proposes Congress draft signers of abolitionist petitions into the army for guard duty, limiting their interactions to Black people, to eliminate the 'nuisance' of such petitions from Republican abolitionists.
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Draft The Niggerites -There is one way in which Congress could get rid of the offensive petitions which the niggerous Republican abolitionists are continually sending to that body Pass a law requiring the signer of every free nigger petition to be drafted into the army, and made to perform guard and picket duty incessantly, and allowed to hold intercourse with no one but niggers. This would dry them up and rid the National Legislature of a dirty nuisance. These nigger worshippers are not in the army to any extent, unless holding commissions, and some plan ought to be adopted whereby they could be compelled to render the country a service, instead of being a disgrace to the age they live in.
What sub-type of article is it?
Slavery Abolition
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Abolitionists
Petitions
Draft
Army
Niggerites
Republicans
Congress
What entities or persons were involved?
Congress
Republican Abolitionists
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Drafting Abolitionists Into The Army To Suppress Petitions
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Abolitionist And Derogatory
Key Figures
Congress
Republican Abolitionists
Key Arguments
Pass A Law Drafting Signers Of Anti Slavery Petitions Into The Army
Require Incessant Guard And Picket Duty
Limit Interactions To Black People Only
This Would Eliminate The Nuisance Of Such Petitions
Abolitionists Avoid Army Service Unless As Officers
Compel Them To Serve The Country Instead Of Disgracing It