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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Colored American (1837 - 1842) | | Date Published: | 1837-09-02 | | Notes: | The writer expresses his opposition to the proposed annexation of Texas that will be decided at an upcoming session in Congress. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844) | | Date Published: | 1844-05-15 | | Notes: | The writer comments on letters received from presidential candidates who all opppose the annexation of Texas. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844) | | Date Published: | 1844-06-12 | | Notes: | The writer comments on the current political debate regarding the annexation of Texas. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844) | | Date Published: | 1844-08-28 | | Notes: | The writer briefly comments on the presidential campaign currently underway. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851) | | Date Published: | 1849-10-24 | | Notes: | The writer comments on Judge Jay's review of the U. S. government's dealings with Mexico. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-01-15 | | Notes: | The writer responds to recent statistics regarding trade between Canada and the U.S. Purchasing goods from the U.S. not only encourages the continuation of slavery, but opens the possibility of the American annexation of Canada. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-02-12 | | Notes: | The writer questions the change in policy of James G. Birny who previously stood in opposition to Colonization, but now seems to have changed his thoughts on the subject. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) | | Date Published: | 1852-12-16 | | Notes: | The writer discusses the current debate over the acquisition of Cuba from Spain. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-05-26 | | Notes: | The writer discusses the present Presidential Administration's desire to annex Cuba and parts of Mexico. He believes if this territory is annexed that slavery will increase to help develop it. He also fears a war with Spain may ensue over this. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817 | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1854-06-10 | | Notes: | In a letter to the editor, the writer describes two types of aboltionists: both want freedom for the slave, but one type wants this freedom limited and restricted. There are more of this type than of those working for true human equality. His view of freedom includes human equality and civil rights, and it's this view that he encourages among those who claim to be abolitionists. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-06-23 | | Notes: | The writer discusses the current crisis in the push to purchase Cuba from Spain. He believes the country is on the verge of war with Spain over this effort. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1854-06-23 | | Notes: | The writer notes the irony of designating the Dominican Republic as a "white" Republic since there are only 300 white people out of a population of over 100 thousand inhabitants. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1854-07-01 | | Notes: | The writer shares an article published in a Virginia newspaper about the idea of annexaction of Canada. He tells his readers that this article does more harm than good in its attempt to explain the political position of Canadians on this subject. |
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| Speaker or Author: | S. | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Title: | Letter from Hermosillo. | | Date Published: | 1854-11-11 | | Notes: | The writer shares an article published in another newspaper regarding the ongoing debate over annexation of parts of Mexico by the U.S. |
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| Speaker or Author: | Watkins, William J. | | Newspaper: | Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851 - 18??) | | Date Published: | 1855-02-09 | | Notes: | The writer describes the current status of the negotiations with Spain as the U.S. attempts to obtain Cuba. The issue of slavery is playing a major role in this. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1855-12-22 | | Notes: | The editor expresses his opinions regarding the best candidates for the upcoming election. He encourages his readers to vote for the candidates that the newspaper is backing. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1856-02-02 | | Notes: | The writer discusses ideas regarding leasing and farming land in the Canadian provinces. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1856-03-08 | | Notes: | The editor draws similarities between the recent war in Russia and the human "war" with slavery. He suggests too that if Great Britain is inclined to go to war with the United States it should begin at once. |
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| Speaker or Author: | editor | | Newspaper: | Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859) | | Date Published: | 1856-06-14 | | Notes: | The writer counters recent attempts to discredit Sir Allen MacNab, Canadian political leader. |
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