The motto under the masthead reads “The Past–The Present–For the Future”
The front page of this small newspaper, p. 377, has an article titled “Insurrection in Mississippi:” “Madison county, Mississippi, has been the scene of some violent proceedings caused by a rumor that the slave population, headed by some whites, intended to raise en masse and murder the white population, rob the ban, &c.”
More information follows, as well as a first-person account which begins: “Dear sir: I set down to give you, in as brief a manner as possible, an account of the awful condition of our country. An intended insurrection of the slaves, assisted by many white men, has been disclosed by a negro. …”
Another front page article is titled: “Insurrection at Havana” and describes quelling this with violence and death.
A third front page article, continued on p. 382 titled “Abolition of Slavery” reads in part: “An account of a meeting of certain southern gentlemen in New York, to take into consideration the conduct of the abolitions… These will eventually stifle the efforts of the fanatics; but not until an awful retribution has fallen upon their heads and the misguided people whose welfare they affect to be desirous of promoting…” p. 382 describes the content of the meeting and their resolutions: “Resolved, That whether slavery in our country be an evil or not, it is a question belonging solely to the states in which it is tolerated…” “Resolved, That the people of the south cannot for a moment indulge any serious apprehension thathe efforts of the abolitionists, on the subject of slavery, can seriously affect public opinion…”