Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: The Cabalistic Letters. Title: Elevator - June 9, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??) The writer tells his readers about the questionable rise to political power of a lawyer from San Francisco who moved to New York. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Committee on Commerce; Congress; Democratic party; Federalists; government; politics; Tammany Hall; Whigs People: Cambrelling, Churchill C. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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