Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Letter from Gerrit Smith to Rev. Dr. John Marsh; Letter from Gerrit Smith to Joshua R. Giddings.

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GLC04717.41-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
12 November 1858
Author/Creator
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Title
Letter from Gerrit Smith to Rev. Dr. John Marsh; Letter from Gerrit Smith to Joshua R. Giddings.
Place Written
Peterboro, New York
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 31.7 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Smith responds to an editorial published by Marsh, editor of Journal and Prohibitionist, New York. Marsh accused Smith of being "unsound on Temperance." Also replies to a published letter from Giddings, in which Giddings sought to defend the Republican party. Calls Republicanism a "one-idea-Party" unwilling to eradicate slavery.

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