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Albion (Maine, United States) (search for this): entry lovejoy-elijah-parish
Lovejoy, Elijah parish 1802-
Abolitionist; born in Albion, Me., Nov. 9, 1802; graduated at Waterville College in 1826; edited a newspaper which advocated the claims of Henry Clay for the Presidential nomination.
In 1833 he was licensed to preach after a course of theological study at Princeton Seminary, and, returning to St. Louis, established The observer, a religious periodical, in which he strongly and persistently condemned the institution of slavery.
In 1836 he removed to Alton, Ill., because of threats of personal violence in St. Louis, and there his printing establishment was attacked four times by a mob. On the last occasion one of his assailants was killed by the friends who were aiding him to defend his building.
This caused a momentary lull in the movements of the mob, and Mr. Lovejoy, under the belief that his assailants had withdrawn, opened the door of the building, and was immediately shot, five bullets entering his body, causing his death within a few minutes,
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Elijah Parish Lovejoy (search for this): entry lovejoy-elijah-parish
Lovejoy, Elijah parish 1802-
Abolitionist; born in Albion, Me., Nov. 9, 1802; graduated at Wate ech at Faneuil Hall, Boston, on the murder of Lovejoy and the freedom of the press, of which the fo d the mob at Alton, the drunk en murderers of Lovejoy, compared to those patriot fathers who threw t this, his parallel falls to the ground, for Lovejoy had stationed himself within constitutional b more than half that number.
Among these was Lovejoy.
It was, therefore, you perceive, sir, the p has been stated, perhaps inadvertently, that Lovejoy or his comrades fired first.
This is denied ivil officer has to resist violence.
Even if Lovejoy fired the first gun, it would not lessen his ountry?
It is this very thing which entitles Lovejoy to greater praise.
The disputed right which er than money, so much is the cause in which Lovejoy died nobler than a mere question of taxes.
J t Alton for resisting.
We must remember that Lovejoy had fled from city to citysuffered the destru
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Henry Clay (search for this): entry lovejoy-elijah-parish
Lovejoy, Elijah parish 1802-
Abolitionist; born in Albion, Me., Nov. 9, 1802; graduated at Waterville College in 1826; edited a newspaper which advocated the claims of Henry Clay for the Presidential nomination.
In 1833 he was licensed to preach after a course of theological study at Princeton Seminary, and, returning to St. Louis, established The observer, a religious periodical, in which he strongly and persistently condemned the institution of slavery.
In 1836 he removed to Alton, Ill., because of threats of personal violence in St. Louis, and there his printing establishment was attacked four times by a mob. On the last occasion one of his assailants was killed by the friends who were aiding him to defend his building.
This caused a momentary lull in the movements of the mob, and Mr. Lovejoy, under the belief that his assailants had withdrawn, opened the door of the building, and was immediately shot, five bullets entering his body, causing his death within a few minutes, N
Winfield Scott Hancock (search for this): entry lovejoy-elijah-parish
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James Otis (search for this): entry lovejoy-elijah-parish