Dagger's Springs Lauded By A Virginia Visitor
A Richmond Whig correspondent extols Dagger's Springs in Botetourt County as a premier mountain retreat. The piece praises mineral waters analyzed by Dr. Baker, scenic beauty from nearby landmarks such as Clifton Forge, and easy routes from Richmond and Norfolk via Lynchburg and Fincastle. It highlights ample accommodations, elites and rustic pleasures, and appeals to families, sportsmen, and lovers of nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Whig
Patroxisunc
Borevount County
Virginia
Peniaiey
Dagger’s
Botetourt
James River
Jackson
Lexington
Fincastle
Buchanan
Richmond
Norfolk
Lynchburg
Otter
Bedford County
Rockbride
Blue Ridge
Potomac
Harper's Ferry
Dagger’s Springs
Baker
Clifton Forge
Alleghany
James
Vallombrosa
Italy
Luci
Isaac Walton
West India Abolition Debate on Slave Unrest and Trade
A condensed critiquing sketch from Blackwoon's Magazine on the Melbourne ministry, arguing emancipation harmed West Indies through insurrection, sugar decline, and slave trade growth. It cites St Lucia, Demerara, Barbadoes, Jamaica crises, costs of magistrates, and fears for 800,000 colonial lives amid Whig reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Woon’s
Melbourne
Whigs
England
West India
West Indies
St. Domingo
British West India Islands
Stanley
St. Lucia
Demerara
Barbadoes
Jamaica
Lord Sligo
Whder
British Islands
Europe
Reform Ministry
Reform Parliament
Charmichael
Elopement Allegations Stir Georgetown Letters
The Louisville Journal reports multiple Georgetown area letters about a Col. Johnson scandal. An excerpt claims Col. R. M. Johnson’s second wife Madame Parthene eloped with an Indian student named Jones, taking $1000 by check and $300 in cash. The item notes potential sensational fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Georgetown
Johnson
Groxcetown
Col. R. M. Johnson
Madame Parthene
Jones
Georgia political notes on Union ticket and state candidates
Milledgeville hosts a meeting of the Union Democratic Republican Party of Georgia. Wooten of Wilkes elected president. Jabez Jackson and Jesse F. Cleagland named for Congress. Van Buren and Johnson listed for national tickets. Editorial critique condemns Baltimore convention dictation and praises state rights figures. Public notices from Hillsboro and Madison comment on governors, sovereignty, and party loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
Union Democratic, Republican Party of
Georgia
Milledgeville
Col. Wooten
Wilkes
Congress
James M. Wayne
Supreme Bench
William Schley
Jabez Jackson Esq
Jesse F. Cleagland
Baltimore
van Buren
New York
Col. Johnson
Kentucky
United States
Union Party
Mr. van Buren
Martin van Buren
Richard M. Johnson
Hillsboro
Jasper County
Freedom
Union
Maine
Florida
Cuanurs Dovener
Jackson and
James L. Greene
Charles Dougherty
George W. Richardson
John C. Calhoun
Watch Tower of
Liberty
Jackson
Georgia Campaign Rally Promotes States Rights Figures
The piece extols Cartes Covensary over William Schley in October voting, lauds Calhoun Parsley and McDerriz as defenders of Southern rights, and urges Nullification as a cure for political disease, with endorsements by Wm. F. Van Landingham and Maj. J. G. Colbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fannin
Georgia
Cartes Covensary
William Schley
Carolina
Calhoun
Parsley
McDerriz
Wm. F. van Landingham
State Rights Party of
Wm. H. Campbell
Maj
J. G. Colbert
Cuannes Duvenerty
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Blackwood's
Michaud
Rosetta
d’Orient
Michaud Et Poujoulat
Bhort
Monsieur
Messieurs
Editeurs
Thoraffy
Bordeaux
L’ Amerique
van Weesel
Monsieur le Medicin
Lin
Messieurs Editeurs
Philadelphie
Six-street
Washington
la Belle France
Spardonne
Companie
von Oder
Mr. Barnard
Hudson
Gaul
Miss Power
Barnard
New Brunswick
M. F. Evening Star
Julia
Colonel Johnson
Choctaw Academy
The
Louisville Journal
Madison
Morgan County
Fraxxuin Correa
Wm. J. Pearman
Maj. F. C. Hranp
Augusta
J. D. Beers
I. R. ST. John & CO
Woodlawn
Central Bank of Georgia
Chronicle Office
Robert C. Jones
Milledgeville Street
Epee Wright & Cosnard
Establshed Prize
Broad-street
Masonic Hall
G.I. Scott
Globe Hotel
W. J. Hobby
Owand
Ranaway
Ruben
Thos. Key
Burke County
Key
WM. J. Hobby
Orse Shoe Robinson
Sismondi
Mrs. Leslie
Moore
Ireland
Gibson
Percy
Ge TI. Dortic
Broad Street
Avcnstus Lafstte
G. T. Dortic
OCF
Dortic & Lafitte
Augustus Lafitte
Kilburn’s
W. R. Huff
Ongstreet & Guennon’s
Mur
LER
Honrox, & Co’s
Montgomery
Warrenton
Sparta
Macon
Knoxville
Columbus
Charleston
New Orleans
Joan McLeay
Washington City
Columbia
Camdenn
8. C
Fayetteville
Raleigh
N. C
Tate & Newland’s
Gainsville
Appling
Wrightsborough
Athens
Gitsent Lonestaeer
Savannah
Millhaven
Jacksonboro
Joan McLran
Greenville
Aiken
Abbeville
Anderson
Pendleton
S. C
Warm Springs
Ashville
N.C
Edmund
Robert W. Bell
Columbia County
James Gouedy
John E. Kean
WM. H. Howard
Magusta
Broad
Jackson Streets
L. D. Fenn
John W. Wilde
Sec
Board of Trustees
David Alexander Torrance
WM. B. Douglass
Snowden & Shear
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