Stephens and Toombs Defend Know Nothing Opposition
A dense crowd heard Mr Stephens condemn Know Nothing secrecy and anti foreigner restrictions while praising constitutional liberty and northern allies. He warned of abolitionism and urged backing pro South and anti abolition legislators. Mr Toombs echoed liberty and religious tolerance, urging unity and cautious emulation of historic republican virtue. The assembly dispersed after brief remarks from Mr Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Stephens
Sitan
Garden of Eden
Tie
Toombs
Stephens
Thomas
Ebert
Sam
Virginia
Coast & Rep
Minutes of Points from Georgia Supreme Court May Term 1855
Abstracts of diverse Georgia cases including Walker vs. Admis of Woo ten from Wilkes and Reynolds vs. Inferior Court. Notes cover defenses by administrators after death, statute of limitations on trust, probate acts, county taxation limits, jail funding, void tax executions, and slander amendments under 1850 act. Also mentions Know Nothing candidate Samuel Gage and New Orleans grand jury embezzlement letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Georgia
Milledgentle
Walker Et al
Wooten
Wilkes
G J. Green
Toombs
T. Sutton
Chenault
Iron Lincoln
Barnett
Reese
Thomas
Reynolds
Inferior Court
Elbert
van Duzer Aud Toombs
Thomas Aml Cobb
Hawks
Patton-Avom Oglethorpe
T. B. Cobb
Thomas W. Thomas
Know Nothing State Council of
Maine
Samuel ©. Gage
Augusta
Guand
New Oelonns
Kendall
Announcement of Col Joseph Brows for Blue Ridge Circuit judge
The notice proclaims Col Joseph Brows as a candidate for judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit in the upcoming October election. It also outlines a campaign newspaper rate plan, urging Democratic support across Fifth Congressional District counties and offering five month subscriptions with various copy options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Joseph
Blue Ridge Circuit
Scott
Little Giant
Loves or the Adventures of an American Student
Our Nouvellette announces the upcoming installment in the Three Golden Links series titled Loves or the Adventures of an American Student by contributor Miss C. W. Barber. The prose is described as capital and new subscribers are urged to order promptly to begin with the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Barber
Crowded Out at Democratic Meeting in Catoosa
Proceedings of the Democratic gathering in Catoosa are crowded out by other material. Communications from Brutus and Pulaski will appear next week. Mr Stevens remarks at Augusta and Gov McDonald’s letter fill space, with other Democratic meetings items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catoosa
Brutus
Pulaski
Stevens
Augusta
Worrent Announces New School Here
A notice in the advertising columns announces Mr A S Worrent plans to open a school in the house now occupied by Rev Mr West. Worrell, a Mercer University graduate and Georgian, is described as a talented scholar and moral gentleman. We hope he receives suitable encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Worrent
Unseasonable Cold Brings Brief Frost Delay
This week brought sudden cold that required winter coats and fires but produced no frost. The cold is expected to set back cotton and corn a few days while plans push ahead with wheat planting. A 100 acre field on the Alatoona is said to promise thirty bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alatoona
The Literature and Manners of the Ancient Scandinavians
A series of articles begins this week detailing the literature and customs of ancient Scandinavians. Written by a distinguished literary gentleman, the pieces promise careful work and valuable information about a people scarcely known.
Leave the Know Nothing Order Behind Georgia Voters Urged
The Milledgeville Union reports twenty to thirty members in a Macon County Know Nothing lodge have recently withdrawn. A polemic urges Democrats Whigs and Temperance men to quit the secret order, accusing leaders of office seeking and demagoguery, and calls on Georgia voters to vote freely without oath coercion or fear of perjury. The piece warns that remaining members face moral peril and a tarnished honor if they stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order
Stephens
Georgia
Kansas
Congress
North West
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Douglass
Richardson
Ilinois
Noth
Friends
Massachusetts
Boston Common
The
Milledgeville Union
Macon County
Know Nothing bloc in Columbus meeting destabilizes party
Fragmentary report shows Know Nothing and allied factions meeting amid disunion talk. Authors claim the middle country organization will stay steady, opposing midnight conclaves and Disunionists while criticizing the Virginia election and Mr Stevens’ letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Virginia
Stevens
Virginia Election Victory Over Know Nothing Candidate
Virginia elects Wise, Democratic candidate for Governor, defeating Flourney the Know Nothing candidate by over 10 000 votes. The paper hails Know Nothingism as defeated, praising Virginia for firmness and patriotism and predicting the party’s death on Southern soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Old Dominion
Wise
Flourney
Old Virginia
Free States
South
Letter from Texas on Western growth and railroads
An 1855 Texas letter from Austin to a Georgia friend extols Texas climate and soil, claims population growth to hundreds of thousands, and notes state effort to build railways by offering 640 acre grants per mile and 300000 dollars collateral seeking external investors. It contrasts Texas vigor with Georgia and urges emigration to the Lone Star State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Middle Georgia
Reetus
Curia
Austix
Tom
Red Hills
Georgia
Cassville
Cassville Ga
T W
Watkinsville
Tripod
Far West
Lone Star
Union
Wi. M
Know Nothing Convention News From Philadelphia and Georgia Delegates
The Know Nothing national convention met in Philadelphia on a Tuesday in late September. Georgia delegates from Polk and Catoosa counties are listed, while Milledgeville reports no fresh news. The Pacific news is minor. cotton prices edged up. The Rome Courier endorses Col. 8. Fouche for Congress in the district. Washington reports Egypt plans a Suez Isthmus canal to create an international funding venture, shortening the New York to Indian Ocean route by about 2,449 leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gardener and Wilson
Massachusetts
Milledgeville
Calhoun
Polk County
Mosses F. Tiddell
Leonard I. Wathall
Catoosa
A. A. Barry
N. Barner
Pacific
Rome Courrier
State Department
Washington
Egypt
Isthmus
Suez
New York
Indian Ocean
Desuistos
Juvet
Trishman
Americky
Ivery
Ivery Pathrot
Min
George Wapling
George
Sayin
Forgin
Col. Fudge
Junius
Amzen
Bela
Col. Cotherwood
Jabors
Nancy Doolan
Biddy
Cohmer
Gintilmani
Oliver
Pat
Barnes
Hilmethier
Col. Padge
Col. Budge
Lucifer
Odin and the Norse Origins in Europe and America
The article traces Odin as founder of Norse religion, describes Viking prowess and influence across Europe, and notes Icelandic myths. It links Scandinavian feats to later transatlantic voyages, suggesting Vinland exploration near Greenland and America per Icelandic chronicles and Prof. Rosa’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian
Scandinavia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Teeland
England
France
Germany
Russia
Europe
Odin
Wodin
Scyth
Funen
Odensee
Christ
Ionar
Gyas
Frigga
Thor
Earth
Tyr
Bragi
Loki
Greenland
America
Rosa
Copenhagen
Vinland
Mara's
Newport
R. I
Silent cities and Norse ancestry argued in antiquarian essay
An antiquarian essay argues that ruins across the landscape prove ancient Norse and Phoenician influence. It suggests Vikings and Icelandic contacts shaped later populations, linking Scandinavians to English Irish Welch Scots and American forebears through language and enduring traits. It cites Col Valeney on Irish antiquities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Genoa
Iceland
Silys
Vinland
Scythia
Colonel Valeney
Ireland
Quod Correspondence Hinted By Irish Em Alders On Know Nothing Meeting
A Cassville Standard letter from Patrick O’Shea discusses a weekly junta of three men including a Dutchman and a Frenchman, who gather to smoke and discuss state questions. The writer mocks Know Nothings, defends Irish patriotism, and rails against political factions while noting local publication plans for future letters. The piece blends satire with political sentiment and reflects mid‑19th century immigrant and party tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassville Standard
Quad
Patrick O'Shea
Emalder
Patrick
Jorin
Specter of Democracy and Know-Nothings in Irish Dialogue
A garbled but vivid late 19th or early 20th century Irish dialogue features anxious Pat and the editor as they discuss politics. The speaker railed against Know Nothings, Native Americans, and abolitionists, praising the Democratic cause and lampooning rivals, while lamenting political misdirection and urging social unity. The text blends humor and accusation, ending with a toast to democracy and Pat’s resilience.
Ode to Sam the Great McKrakin from a devoted admirer
A long letter praises Sam the great McKrakin as a brilliant, virtuous, and powerful figure. It blends flattery with playful satire, urging him to pursue reform, mock corrupt demagogues, and sustain his exalted career. The writer, Big Black Bog alias Fine Mexico Savaym, warns Sam not to exhaust his genius and notes humorous asides about snuff and sleep among heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam the Great McKrakin
Sammy
Emerald Isle
Magni
Pascall
Thucidides
Ovid
Bacon
Junius
Johnson
Sam
Houser
Grinders Factory
Alexander
United States
Rea
Mexico
P.S
Stephens
Lone
Democratic Meeting in Morganton Deliberates Delegates
At Morganton Court House on Saturday 27th a Democratic meeting chaired by Wr. M. Denton appointed five members to draft resolutions for delegations to the Milledgeville June convention and the Fifth District Congressional Convention. The body reaffirmed loyalty to Democratic principles and the Union guided by Jefferson, Jackson and Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Cassville Standara
Fanniz
Court House
Morganton
Wr. M. Denton
Wm. Franklin
JR. Alsebrook
F. W. Chastain
Col
E. Wy @hastain
James Kincaid
J. E. Atsebrook
W.R. Quory
Hl. Addington
S. Tl. Crayford
Wreneas
Usag
Democratic Party of Georgia
Milledgeville
Calboon
Corgress
Ogeasio
Democrat
Jefferson
Jack
Son
Polk
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Hampshire
William T. Wofford, Thomas A. Burke
Editors
Cassville, Geo
Nat
Man Citi
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