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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08952 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1843 |
| Title | Henry Clay to Calvin Colton regarding a pamphlet opposing abolitionists |
| Date | 2 September 1843 |
| Author | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Recipient | Colton, Calvin |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Suggestions for a pamphlet opposing Abolitionists. "Shew that the agitation of the question in free states will first destroy all harmony and finally lead to disunion. That the consequences of disunion - perpetual War - the extinction of the African race - ultimate military despotism...The slaves being free would be dispersed throughout the union; they wd. enter into competition with the American, the Irish, the German, and the free Colored; reduce his wages; be confounded with him; & affect his moral & social standing...Show...That the object is to unite in marriage the laboring white man and the laboring black man" He goes on to discuss colonization in Africa, and opposition to it by the Abolitionists. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Abolition Politics Immigration and Migration Freemen Morality and Ethics Labor Colonization Africa |
| People | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Colton, Calvin (1789-1857) |
| Place written | Ashland, Kentucky |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Calvin Colton was Clay's biographer. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |