Following the Treaty of Washington, the Creek Indians were removed from the Apalachicola Bay. To take part of this new settlement a steamboat service was chartered in 1827 which would eventually reach areas of Georgia and Alabama. This project did not start off smoothly; it would take years after its inception for a corps of engineers to clear obstructions in the water. Many reports during this...
In 1827, the editors of The Genius of Universal Emancipation published a portion of a letter "from a gentleman in Illinois to his friend in Philadelphia" that relates the story of a slave that was brought from Illinois to Missouri. The slave, "there having been treated with cruelty" was afterwards taken and sold in Louisiana. This slave then "found his way", in a manner unclear, back to St. Louis...
During the 1810’s and 1820’s, resettlement attempts of African Americans back to Africa took place, most of which were largely unsuccessful. One of the notable attempts was Liberia, where around 6,000 freed slaves were brought to form a colony and escape racial prosecution in North America. Two organizations were responsible for this settlement attempt, The American Society for the Colonization...
Ever since American colonists had moved into Texas, relations between the United States and Mexico were at a precarious position. President John Quincy Adams had the auspicious task of keeping both sides happy in a desperate attempt to avoid any kind of armed conflict. The first of what would become many troubling incidents for both parties occurred on January 21st, 1827. Friar Joaquin Aremas...
The harshness of the institution of slavery is something that historians can agree on. The lifestyle that enslaved people had to endure is one that many cannot imagine today. It is not surprising therefore when slaves wished to be free of their masters and escape from plantations. The reasons for slaves running away varied but usually included fear of punishment or resentment because of punishment...
The bank crisis is one issue that plagues American history during 1827 and throughout the Jacksonian Democracy. On February 1st, 1827 Charleston opened up its branch of the National Bank of the United States to private stock. Limits were placed on the minimum and maximum amount of stock that could be purchased. These bonds were meant to help the United States economic problems, but many saw a...
On February 1st, 1827 the United States Senate voted 2 to 1 against a bill presented by Senator Hayne advocating a bankruptcy bill. By this time, indebtedness was stretching through the country. It had become a vicious cycle that most people cannot escape from once they are caught in it. This bill was meant to provide some relief for the debtors but as the Charleston News and Courier put it the...
In 1827, Mr. Clarke presented a resolution that had gone through the state assembly in Kentucky. With the backing of Delaware Senator Louis McLane, they presented a petition by the American Colonization Society (ACS) “requesting the Senators and Representatives of that State, in Congress, to use their best efforts to facilitate the removal of such free people of color as may desire to emigrate...
The expansion of slavery into Missouri had almost led to a Civil War in 1820, seven years later Northerners worst fears were confirmed with a report by Missouri leaders. The St. Louis Enquirer published an article that would soon be republished throughout the South trumpeting the success of tobacco crops in the newest slave state. The soil of Missouri was considered by planters of Maryland and...
On April 27th, 1827 a verdict was reached in the William Henson case. The court convicted this free black for “forcibly breaking into a house and stealing items of a small value.' His punishment was death, to be carried out on May 3rd. This punishment was certainly extreme for such a petty offense, but the court was using what was called the Bloody Act of 1806. This act as the Raleigh...