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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1860
Page
2
A story from Lincoln's early career recounts his defense of Armstrong, an innocent man amid mob frenzy over a riot murder. Lincoln's meticulous trial strategy aided a venue change and revealed false testimony, leading to a Not Guilty verdict and freeing the young prisoner, with Lincoln consoling the widow as sunset neared.
A fragment from a Lincoln speech replying to Douglas. Lincoln notes Douglas attracts national attention with posts and honors while Lincoln admits he is unlikely to be President. He argues Republicans fight the campaign on principle, without external aids, to secure the right result.
A well dressed woman in Fourth Street, Cincinnati, swindles a salesman of a shawl worth forty dollars using a counterfeit hundred dollar bill. After examining a blemished shawl, she tries to return it, then offers a different price and departs in a carriage. The bill is found counterfeit by bank later. Also notes the death of Samuel B. Cugham, aged 81, at the Treasury under President Jackson era.
The Covade Committee traces alleged naturalization frauds in 1856 producing 6000 votes for Buchanan. Officials may have aided or known of the scheme. Report says 1200 men were moved from New York to Connecticut to vote Democratic. Patrick Laffity disclosed testimony by Edward Power about a trunk of fraudulent papers carried to a depot by Baker, then Philadelphia collector.
The handsome residence of Rev. Dr. Bauamin, north of the Borough, near the Campus, is up for sale as advertised today. It overlooks Gettysburg with views of the surrounding country, suitable for a home that blends town and country life. Dr. Bauamin, president of the College, moves to the new campus residence and parts with his current home.
A compilation of reports notes suspensions by The Harper's Horry Committee, critique of the John Brown raid theories, and reflections on Northern influence. Also covered are a Cumberland county fire at the Craighead heir’s barn with losses, the Persix passenger steamship voyage, Berks county senator death shaping fall elections, a York disease outbreak, Lincoln anecdotes, and early war news including Garibaldi and Palermo.
Mr. Seward returned to Washington on Tuesday night and resumed his seat in the Senate on Wednesday. He vows the Democrat hopes from his friends are absurd and that any Baltimore candidate will be defeated by 70,000 in New York. His greeting was warm, with Democratic members rushing to welcome him, signaling altered support after prior political tension. News comments discuss Lincoln in the South, Chicago nominations, and cross-party reactions to the Lincoln ticket.
The Washington Constitution attacks the Republican nominee Lingoln as an obscure partisan unknown in higher American politics. It argues Buchanan's administration signals future corruption, praising Lineulu for not being entangled in such infamy. The piece claims the people deserve a fresh, uncontaminated president.
The piece extols Lincoln and Hanlin as self-made men who began in humble trades, noting they started together on similar paths and rose to prominence by 1861. It contrasts their early careers in printing and law with the broader theme of ascent from working-class roots. It also mentions Pike's Peak traffic, tragic deaths, and various local incidents in a collage of 19th century notes.
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