Dearborn County Meeting Aims to Organize for Canvass
Citizens of Dearborn County gather at the Lawrenceburgh Court House on March 1 1856 at 2 PM to organize for the upcoming canvass. Speakers J J Spooner and others address the assembly as local organizers and committee members list names. The piece also reports on national tensions and the 1856 political conventions with debate over party loyalties and anticipated outcomes.
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Peoples
Dearborn County
Court House
Lawrenceburgh
J. Spooner
Jazez S. Ferns
Grover B. Suetpoy
Republican Convention at Pittsburgh Adopts Principles
The Republican Convention met in Pittsburgh on Friday with full attendance as an animated declaration of principles was issued. It urges repeal of slavery laws in territories, support for Kansas as a Free State, and opposition to the Administration over the Kansas affair. The body adjourned to meet in Philadelphia June 17 to nominate a President and Vice President.
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CarpipatEs
National Council
Wednnesday
Brownlair
Perkins
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Pennsyvania
Millard Fillmore
Andrew Jackson Donaldson
Fillmore
Law
Rayner
McLean
Ballance
A. J. Donaldson
Gardner
Walker
Stuart
Kansas
Philadelphia
Local accusation ends with warning against slander
A community letter disputes an insinuation about a prominent figure. The writer claims affidavits could prove drunkenness at a past event and accuses the subject of provocation through public slanders of respectable men. The piece warns to stop slandering or the truth will emerge.
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Za Oour
The
Register
Brookville American backs Milliken for Governor in strong terms
The Brookville American endorses Mr. Milliken for Governor and hails him as a friend to Americanism while criticizing the opposing press for prior derisive remarks. The paper questions the decisiveness of rival editors and urges readers to consider Milliken’s stance on American values.
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Brookville
Milliken
Brother Goodwin
Faithful Fourth Indiana District Representative Praised
The Cincinnati Gazette notes there is no constituency with a more faithful representative than the people of Indiana's fourth district in Mr. Cumsack. The Indians State Fair premium list for 1856 totals over six thousand dollars, and a Wayne county resolution by Mr. Dennis aims to open it to the world.
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The
Cincinnati Gazette
American Council
Greensburg
Fourth
Indiana
Cumsack
Dennis
Wayne
County
Tucfland
Arch Street
Haulland
Carter
Richmond
Missing Steamer Pacific May Have Foundered After Icebergs
Report notes that no trace of the steamer Pacific remains. One ship sent to search returned after cruising off the Banks as huge icebergs blocked the route. The most probable belief is the vessel struck an iceberg and all aboard perished.
Larrabee Nominated Amid Far-Reaching Wealth Claims
The Locofocos back Larrabee for Superintendent of Public Instruction touting his money making talents. The piece cites vast land holdings in Jasper and Putnam counties, a stake in the State Sentinel, and lavish spending, while noting a disputed origin of funds and alleged library bonus gains.
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Frvaxciznina
Larrabee
Jasper Co
Town
Putnam Couty
Greencastle
State Sentinel
Barnum
Mr. Larrabee
Harper & Brothers
New York
Temperance leaders urge united front at miller township meeting
At a largely attended Miller Township Temperance Society gathering on the 15th inst, Rev C Mapes Rev T Hargitt and Mr D Cloud reported preamble and resolutions adopted to rally the county. They urge organizing the County Temperance Society and appointing delegates to meet in Guilford on the second Saturday in April to plan the coming contest. Copies go to the Independent Press and the Aurora Standard for publication.
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Miller Township Temperance Society
C. Mapes
T. Hargitt
D. Cloud
Dearborn County Temperance Society
Friends of Temperance
Indiana
County Temperance Society
Friends of the Cause
Guilford
Independent Press
Aurora Standard
Herod D. Garrison
Ice floe sinks eleven steamers on Licking River
The Licking River rose early and ice flowed toward the Ohio shore. By 11:00 am four steamers on the near bank sank, and by 4:00 pm eleven were lost with more damaged. Cargo and debris, including barrels and furniture, covered with ice, estimate total logs near 250000 dollars. News from Cincinnati Gazette.
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Licking
Ohio
Cincinnati
Washington report on Gov Shannon and Topeka convention
Washington dispatch says Gov Shannon was told to avoid complications and to contact the President if US troops are needed. No authority to arrest or interfere with the Topeka convention members is granted. Commanding officers must protect proceedings or risk abuse of trust if force is used.
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Kansas
New York
Washington
Shannon
United States
Topeka
Indiana Prohibitory Liquor Law Convocation Resolutions
A large Indianapolis convention denounces liquor traffic and endorses the Indiana Prohibitory Liquor Law, urging unwavering support and immediate organization of Temperance friends. It claims public officials pressed for a signed bill, notes court decisions on unconstitutionality, and criticizes party alignment.
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Supreme Court
Indiana
Friends of Temperance
Indianapolis
Wright
Perkins
Beche
Brown County
the Register
Pendery Rules on Fugitive Slave Claimants in Cincinnati
The Azar Commissioner Pendery decided in favor of the fugitive slaves' claimants, placing the enslaved individuals in their masters' possession. Reports from Kansas note letters from Missouri indicating rising hostilities around March 4, Judge Elmore warns state officers, and Robinson vows to take the oath. Paris scientists discuss eating horse and rattlesnake meat, while Nebraska considers women’s suffrage. Aurora women joke about marriage if not wed this leap year. Georgia legislature restricts manumission in new laws. Missouri Border ruffians return to Kansas amid stock price shifts. caution urged on Illinois bank notes. News from the warfront mentions a Russian battle loss and a tall horse exhibited in Kare.
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Azar
Pendery
Cincinnati
Kansas
Curoaco
Missouri Democrat
Elmore
Robinson
Paris
Nebraska
Aurora
Missouri
New York
Ohio
Illinois
W d
Kare
Tarke
Kansas correspondence and early federal clashes in 1850s session
The report covers Senate and House actions from February 21 to February 25, detailing debates over the Kansas correspondence, the election of a Chaplain Rev Daniel Wells, proposals for a Pacific railroad and telegraph line, the push for a Military Academy, and tensions with Britain over Central American protectorates. Also notes Seward’s remarks on Philadelphia platform conflicts and the President’s three million war fund request.
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Concarssiovat
Semarz
Senate
Hovsk
House
Daniel ‘Wells
New York
Congregational Church
Dencer
Pacific
Mazon
Britain
United States
Kansas
Thorington
Committee On
Mississippi
Orr
Committee On Naval Affairs
Tepeste
Bell
Askass
Mosquito Protectorato
Evry
England
Binaio
Europe
Seward
Electel
Phiadelphia
Divorce and marriage jump in Crawford county scene
A wife obtained a divorce in Crawford county court then remarried the same evening in the presence of the court and bar. Notices from Maryland and Kentucky discuss laws on private prisons and married women's earnings. Observations on fashion excesses and a New York writer note extravagant trims.
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Lucinda Thompson
Crawford County
Common Pleas
Talcott
Chicago
Atlantic
Charlestown
S. C
Maryland
Liverpool
Salt Lake City
Perth
New York
Womer
Ricuts M
Kentucky
Paris Conference Signals Armistice Talks Near
Reports from Paris indicate preliminary conditions for talks with Prussia and Austria, with a likely armistice limited to land operations to be agreed by March 21. Liverpool dispatches note Mr. Buchanan demanding passports and a social absence linked to tensions between Earl Clarendon and Buchanan, amid silent English press. The Times predicts reciprocal steps if an American minister is recalled from Washington.
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A. Prostocek
Paris
Riaz
Earl of Clarendon
Earl Clarendon
Ir. Buchanan
United States
London Times
Washington
New Fashion at a Buffalo Soiree Dispenses With Chairs
The Buffalo Republic reports a fashionable gathering where guests sat on the floor, abandoning chairs and divans. An elderly Morristown woman gains hair growth and new teeth, with vision improving a second time. Five Kentucky men vanish after a sleigh ride across the Ohio River. Wather Alathew becomes a Church of Rome missionary in the Feeiie Islands. Judge Kane seeks to move Passmore Williamson's suit venue. Abbott receives a French gold medal for Napoleon history. Michigan notes 1000 deer slain in Van Buren and 600 venison shipped from Paw Paw. Cherokee Chief John Ross vetoes a law barring Anti-Slavery teachers from mission schools.
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Buffalo Republic
Morristown
N. d
Secon
Mason County
Kentucky
Ohio River
Wather
Alathew
Church of Rome
Feeiie Islands
Kane
Pennsylvania
Passmore Williamson
Delaware County
Philadelphia
John
Michigan
van Buren Co
Paw Paw Atone
John Ross
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