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On slavery in Missouri...
On slavery in Missouri...
Item # 699385
December 04, 1819
THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, Dec. 4, 1819
* Slavery in Missouri question
* Expansion of United States
* Prelude to Statehood - free or slave state ?
An uncommon title that existed from March 2, 1816 thru Dec. 7, 1820. As the photos show the format was very much like the more popular 'Niles Weekly Register' which began in 1811, but not remotely as successful.
Inside has an article: "The Missouri Question" which is prefaced with: "...publication of Mr. King's observations in the Senate...on the seclusion of slavery from the State of Missouri...". It would end with the Missouri Compromise with Maine entering as a free state.
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, scattered foxing, good condition.
AI notes: In 1819, Missouri was at the center of a growing national debate over the expansion of slavery in the United States. At that time, Missouri was applying for statehood as part of the Louisiana Territory, and its population included both free settlers and enslaved African Americans. The admission of Missouri as a slave state threatened to upset the delicate balance in Congress between free and slave states. This tension eventually led to the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, maintaining the balance in the Senate. The compromise also prohibited slavery in the remaining territory of the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′, except for Missouri. Thus, in 1819, Missouri was a flashpoint for the sectional conflicts over slavery that would continue to escalate in the coming decades.
Category: Post-Civil War
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