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Speaker or Author:
editor
Newspaper:
Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
Date Published:
1862-04-05
Notes: b>
The writer comments on various newspapers who help sign a petition for African Americans to enjoy "the right of oath" or the right to give testimony. He emphasizes one newspaper in particular that is against this idea.
Speaker or Author:
editor
Newspaper:
Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
Date Published:
1863-12-12
Notes: b>
The writer provides a brief commentary on Abraham Lincoln's recent address to the nation. Included here is an excerpt from that speech.