Men.
Women. Total.
For abolition in the District, 51,366 78,882
130,248 Against the annexation of Texas, 104,973
77,419 182,392 Rescinding the gag resolution,
21,015 10,821 31,836 Against admitting
any new slave state, 11,770 10,391 22,161 For
abolition of the slave-trade
between the states, 11,864
11,541 23,405
For abolition of slavery in the
territories,
9,129 12,083 21,212
At the extra session for rescinding the gag resolution
of Jan. 21, 1837, 3,377 3,377
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Total, 213,494 201,137
414,631
The number in the Senate, where some difficulty was interposed that prevented its being taken, is estimated to have been about two-thirds as great as that in the House.
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APPENDIX H.
[On the 1st of December, one of the secretaries of the American Anti-Slavery Society addressed a note to each of the Governors of the slave states, in which he informed them, in courteous and respectful terms, that he had directed the Publishing Agent of this society, thereafter regularly to transmit to them, free of charge, the periodical publications issued from the office of the society. To this offer the following replies were received:—]
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL’S LETTER.
JAMES G. BIRNEY, Esq., New York
“RICHMOND, Dec. 4, 1837.
SIR,—I received, by yesterday’s mail, your letter of the 1st instant, in which you state that you had directed the publishing agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society, hereafter, regularly to transmit, free of charge, by mail, to all the governors of the slave states, the periodical publications issued from that office.
Regarding your society as
highly mischievous, I decline receiving
any communications from it,
and must request that no publications
from your office be transmitted
to me.
I am, &c,
DAVID CAMPBELL.”
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GOVERNOR BAGBY’S LETTER.
“TUSCALOOSA, Jan. 6, 1838
SIR,—I received, by due course of mail, your favor of the 1st of December, informing me that you had directed the publishing agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society to forward to the governors of the slaveholding states the periodicals issued from that office. Taking it for granted, that the only object which the society or yourself could have in view, in adopting this course, is, the dissemination of the opinions and principles of the society—having made up my own opinion, unalterably, in relation to the whole question of slavery,