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Domestic News
February 18, 1854
Daily National Era
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Editorial commentary on Richmond Enquirer's remark that John Minor Botts opposes the Nebraska bill due to lacking slavery interests, rebuking Northern subservience and affirming opposition to human bondage.
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MR. BOTTS.
"It will surprise nobody to learn that Mr. John Minor Botts is against the Nebraska bill. He was never bound to the institution of Slavery by any tie of interest?"—Richmond Enquirer.
What a rebuke is this to Northern flunkeyism! What a keen perception of motives has the Richmond Enquirer! What man, with the heart and soul of a man, whose judgment is not controlled by his interests, can sanction so great a wrong as that of human thraldom?
The Enquirer understands this, and speaks forth in all candor. The South understands this, and contemns and despises the supple tools it uses.
"It will surprise nobody to learn that Mr. John Minor Botts is against the Nebraska bill. He was never bound to the institution of Slavery by any tie of interest?"—Richmond Enquirer.
What a rebuke is this to Northern flunkeyism! What a keen perception of motives has the Richmond Enquirer! What man, with the heart and soul of a man, whose judgment is not controlled by his interests, can sanction so great a wrong as that of human thraldom?
The Enquirer understands this, and speaks forth in all candor. The South understands this, and contemns and despises the supple tools it uses.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Slave Related
What keywords are associated?
Nebraska Bill
John Minor Botts
Slavery
Richmond Enquirer
Northern Flunkeyism
What entities or persons were involved?
John Minor Botts
Richmond Enquirer
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Key Persons
John Minor Botts
Richmond Enquirer
Event Details
The Richmond Enquirer notes that John Minor Botts opposes the Nebraska bill because he has no personal interest in slavery. The article rebukes Northern flunkeyism, praises the Enquirer's perception of motives, and argues that no unbiased man can support human thraldom. It states that the Enquirer and the South understand this and despise their tools.