Letter from Andrew Barry Moore in Marion, Alabama, to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.

Letter from Andrew Barry Moore in Marion, Alabama, to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.

In the letter Moore discusses public sentiment over states' rights violations by the United States Congress: "I trust that public meetings throughout the state, will be held, for the purpose of enlightening the masses, and causing them to understand, and properly, to appreciate the wrongs...

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Letter from Andrew Barry Moore in Marion, Alabama, to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Southern States; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Compromise of 1850; Legislation--United States; Secession--Alabama; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--Southern States; Southern Convention (1850 : Nashville, Tenn.); States' rights (American politics); United States. Fugitive slave law (1850); United States--Politics and government--1783-1865
description In the letter Moore discusses public sentiment over states' rights violations by the United States Congress: "I trust that public meetings throughout the state, will be held, for the purpose of enlightening the masses, and causing them to understand, and properly, to appreciate the wrongs that have been done them, by an unprincipled majority, in Congress...I think I may safely say, that 99 out of every hundred of our people are for any sort of resistance, short of secession, at this time, & if any further aggressions are perpetrated on our rights, they will go for secession, or any other remedy, that the South, or any state in the South may propose." He also mentions the Fugitive Slave Bill, the upcoming convention of delegates from pro-slavery states in Nashville, Tennessee, and local political elections. At the time the letter was written, Hall was serving in the Alabama House of Representatives; he served there from 1849 to 1852 and from 1853 to 1854. A transcript of the letter is included.
spelling Q0000011966 - Q0000011971Q11966 - Q11971Letter from Andrew Barry Moore in Marion, Alabama, to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.In the letter Moore discusses public sentiment over states' rights violations by the United States Congress: "I trust that public meetings throughout the state, will be held, for the purpose of enlightening the masses, and causing them to understand, and properly, to appreciate the wrongs that have been done them, by an unprincipled majority, in Congress...I think I may safely say, that 99 out of every hundred of our people are for any sort of resistance, short of secession, at this time, & if any further aggressions are perpetrated on our rights, they will go for secession, or any other remedy, that the South, or any state in the South may propose." He also mentions the Fugitive Slave Bill, the upcoming convention of delegates from pro-slavery states in Nashville, Tennessee, and local political elections. At the time the letter was written, Hall was serving in the Alabama House of Representatives; he served there from 1849 to 1852 and from 1853 to 1854. A transcript of the letter is included.1850 November 151850-11-151850-1859Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Southern States; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Compromise of 1850; Legislation--United States; Secession--Alabama; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--Southern States; Southern Convention (1850 : Nashville, Tenn.); States' rights (American politics); United States. Fugitive slave law (1850); United States--Politics and government--1783-1865TextCorrespondenceBolling Hall familyBolling Hall family papersLPR39, Box 5v3459Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.;600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1765
title Letter from Andrew Barry Moore in Marion, Alabama, to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.
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