The Philanthropist (Cincinnati, Ohio)

The paper often gave readers two sides of an argument, printing news items from the South that were proslavery and then critique them.

One incident occurred on July 30, 1836, when rioters broke into the printing offices of the paper and vandalized the interior, scattering the types throughout the streets.

They returned to the offices and debated on whether to burn the material, deciding not to do so because they were feared that the homes in the area might also catch fire.

At this point mayor Samuel W. Davies, who had watched the destruction of the office earlier, instructed the crowd to disperse.

Indiana's Neel's [Neil's] Creek Anti-Slavery Society subsequently approved a set of resolutions condemning the attack, which "aimed a death-blow at the freedom of the press & the liberty of our country.