GASESVILLE GA TEXT ON DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES AND DOUGLAS
Writings reflect a Cass County Agricultural Society address plan and a debate over Democratic nominees. The piece discusses the 1856 Cincinnati and 1860 Baltimore conventions, secessionist delegates, and the regular ticket of Douglas and Johnson versus Breckinridge-Lane. It cites editorials by the Daily Free Democrat in Augusta and names James M. Smythe as editor.
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Davin W. Lawn
Hancock County
Cass County Agricultural Society
Fair Grounds
Cartersville Express
Douglas
Johnson
Cincinnati
Charleston
Richmond
Teithier
Baltimore R
Baltimore
Fitzpatrick
Breckinridge
Lane
Daily
Augusta
Kennickell, Taylor, Digi’ Co
James M. Smythe
Slavery unrest and Cassville College notice in Floyd area
A Rome Courier report warns of slave insurrection plots among African Americans in Floyd County and urges strict patrol laws. The piece also endorses Cassville Female College reflecting on fall term start, new president Arnocast, and strong faculty to attract more students and uphold education with economy and moral community.
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Cassville Female College
Arnocast
A. G. Johnson
Savannah Medical College Ad Promises High Standard
Advertisement extols Savannah Medical College with a strong faculty and expanded buildings and apparatus. It touts winter climate, access to a large hospital, a museum, and aims to elevate medical education, urging students to attend for the opportunities in Georgia’s principal seaport. The notice also lists Breckinridge electors and includes a forwarded political letter praising patriotism.
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Medical College
Savarnnah
Savannah
Georgia
The Presidential Vote Reported in The Chronicle and Sentinel
The Chronicle and Sentinel tallies presidential votes with Lincoln at 1 275 000 Douglas 1 380 000 Bell 902 000 Breckinridge 580 000. The Air Line Eagle from Gainesville Georgia is cited with editor W H Morenti aiming for neutrality. A Cassville Georgia reader complains of negro meetings and urges strict Sabbath conduct and restraint on enslaved people.
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The
Chronicle & Sentinel
Lincoln
Douglas
Bell
Breckinridge
Air Line Eagle
Gainesville
Georgia
W. H. Morenti
Electoral Vote Recapitulation from 1860 and 1856 Voters
A list details state by state electoral votes for 1860 with 1856 popular counts, listing Maine to Texas and others, including New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois figures. The article also recounts a Detroit wedding tale where John Wilson vanished with a borrowed watch and other items, leading to pursuit and capture.
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Maine
Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Wisconsin
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Lecer Escare
Berrers
John Wilson
Detroit
Aptes
Vigilance rises in Texas counties amid abolition fears
Reports from Anderson, Hempstead, Wood and Lamar counties describe vigilance committees, expulsions of suspected abolitionists, and runaways heading toward Mexico. In Grimes and Henderson areas, secret meetings and armed groups are noted. Dallas and Denton cited as hubs. Controversy over Syria massacres is summarized with European power dynamics.
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Dilta
Texas
Anderson
Hempstead
Wood County
Quitman
Grimes County
Lamar County
Paris
Fayette County
Mexico
Gilmer Tribune
Henderson County
Houston Telegraph
Dallas
Denton
Vigilance urged as Memphis fears crime wave
The Memphis Avalanche calls for a Vigilance Committee to curb rampant crime. It reports 25 to 30 men attacked Rev. Samuel Watson’s Christian Advocate offices, tore fences, fired at a Black man and shot at Mrs Watson, before fleeing. Groundbreaking work on Polk Slate Quarry Railroad to begin soon, with contractor John R Winters starting shanties amid vigorous prosecutions. Census figures show Illinois population at 1,800,900 in 1860, granting 15 House seats. Missouri Arkansas vote Aug 6 with Breckinridge and Douglas factions vying. Alabama electors back Gibson for Breckinridge Lane ticket in Blount County.
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Memphis
Union
Samuel Watson
Christian Advocate
Mr. Watson
Cushing as Supreme Court contender outlined
Washington States reports nervous chatter over a Supreme Bench vacancy with General Cushing seen as favored by some for a life appointment if Senate confirmation can be secured. Black is ruled out, while Cushing hopes to win Republican support, fearing Douglas and allies yet seeking Wilson's votes.
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Cushing
New York Herald
Supreme Bench
Douglas
Charleston
United Democratic Party
Senate
Black
Pugh
Nicholson
Brown
Wilson
Baltimore
United States
Washington States
Insurrection Plot Uncovered in County Settlement
Rome Courier reports that in the upper county three enslaved men tied to Dr Chaney and Mr Sledge planned to incite a whites riot before Christmas. One whipped by his master confessed. Green, Sledge's son, exposed the scheme and intended uprising included a Baptist Church gathering at Armachee creek. Authorities planned to banish Green. no white men named as participants. Vigilance urged to deter future plots.
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Arkansas
Rome Courier
Floyd County
North
Chaney
Sledge
Green
Armachee Creek
A Soldier of Fortune and Kentucky Parlor Politics
The Yancey Breckinridge men claim mischief over Humphrey Marshall’s conversion. The Little Rock Gazette notes Marshall urged Baltimore Union delegates to back Douglas, ignoring Bell and Houston, and claims Democrats won the elephant at a raffle.
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Yancey-Breckinridge
Kentucky
Humphrey “Marshall
Little, Rock (Ark
Col. Marshall
Baltimore
Douglas
Mr. Bell
Gen. Houston
Breckinridge
Blondin’s Leap at Niagara Falls Amazes Crowd
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser recounts Blondin crossing the Niagara Gorge on a single cable under two hundred feet above the falls. He wheels a chair out over the chasm, seats himself, adjusts supports, and returns toward America with calm navigation amid roaring water and perilous height. The report blends marvel at the feat with sweeping notes on Garibaldi, Kansas kidnappers, and other varied items in a late nineteenth century column.
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Blondin
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
America
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