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Newspaper
Cassville Standard
Location
Cassville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1855
Page
2
An unauthorized notice announces Col. Jasera E. Brows as a candidate for Judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit at the election on the First Monday in October next. The item appears in Cassville Georgia on May 17 1855. Scarlet Fever is raging in Calhoun Georgia and vicinity.
The piece notes editors were glad to be without at times, receiving a finest strawberry gift from Col. W. Wayton of Kingston. It remarks on their delight and questions why anyone would resist being an editor.
The article cites lengthy preambles and resolutions from Democrats in Monres County. It emphasizes bold statements of views and faith, noting the party’s proud name and public, not secret, meetings.
The Pennsylvania Legislature passed a unanimous resolution thanking Governor Reeder for his conduct in Kansas. The article notes readers can reference today's Kansas Sovereign to form an opinion on what his conduct entailed.
The announcement names Col Joseph FE Brown as a candidate for judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit. The editorial notes his self made rise, legal prominence, and belief that Democrats should prefer competent, well qualified men for offices of influence. It asserts Brown’s public duties would be handled satisfactorily and honorably if elected.
The Chronicle d& Sentinel prints a long awaited letter from A H Stephens. He delivers a bold stance against the Know Nothings, praised by the Macon Telegraph as logical and conclusive. The letter is described as a monument to his fame and civil liberty. The full text will run in next week's issue.
The May number marks the tenth volume for Harpir's New Monthly Magazine with a large subscriber list. Household Words May is from Mexe Dix Edwards New York and priced at 3.00 a year or 26 cents per number. 2.00 delivers Household Words free of postage plus Putnam's Monthly and one copy of Thirper's Story Books No. 6 Vimma. Harper Brothers present Vimma to illustrate endurance over ornament and support for a woman married or engaged.
The Southern Statesman reports Col J W Dodds has sold his interest to a group of gentlemen who will control the paper and appoint an editor later. He cites two reasons for selling: independence compromised by party passions and financial gain. The piece notes the editor’s difficult path ahead. Kansas mentions Massachusetts legislators backing free soil in Kansas, with skepticism about trap soil leaders facing peril.
Editorial correspondence from Moncantox Georgia notes Morganton in Fannin County thriving with shops inns and new houses. Spring term of the Superior Court opens with Judge Irwin and a heavy docket. Copper Fever wanes as the White Path Mines and Sally Jane Mines near Pierceville yield ore. a fine copper oxide specimen is reported. Weather brings good crops though rain is uneven and water scarce. The Ellijay road reveals scenic hills and abundant honeysuckle colors. I shall write again from Ellijay.
A Times & Sentinel column warns that abolitionist efforts to influence Kansas threaten bloody clashes on the Missouri border. It argues territories are open to citizens but that Kansas must regulate its institutions, predicting a possible independent Kansas and renewed federal vs state power battles, with war as a looming outcome.
Intelligence from the Atlantic warns of grave import as peace talks fail Russia will not surrender national honor Russia has discarded the scabbard and only the sword remains Battles in the Baltic and Sebastopol loom with vast forces ready to clash Heavy fighting is anticipated in the Baltic fortress fleets and in the French English lines near Sebastopol The world awaits tidings in coming weeks with solemn expectation of a mighty tempest by May 8th
Boston May 10 Governor sends message to House declining to remove Judge Loring from probate. Message laid on table with no action. Five thousand copies ordered printed.
A Democratic meeting at the Court House Summerville on Tuesday 8th elected two delegates to each convention for the Fifth District and State, with Col Wesley Shropshire chairing and J S Taylor as secretary. A five member resolutions committee led by Jesse A Glenn urged fidelity to Democratic ideals and named delegates and alternates for the district and state conventions.
Weston resolves to expel abolitionists and protect slavery with rope and river as the line. Parkville actions ratified with presses and types tossed into the river as crowds vow help to Kansas. Fort Leavenworth reports rising tension as mob sentiment grows.
The Atlanta Intelligencer reports the Etowah Bridge test last Saturday with a single locomotive and then a heavy New York engine pulling 12 carloads of iron weighing about 420000 pounds. The 1900 foot structure rises 70 feet high and cost around 40000 dollars. Credit is given to Maj. Cooper and Mr Walker for overcoming disasters and restoring State Road service with minimal reinforcements and under favorable weather.
Long-standing suits between Tennessee parties and the Western and Atlantic Railroad were moved to Bradley county for arbitration due to rolling stock shortages. The award heavily favored plaintiffs, totaling 85,945 49 dollars, with multiple firms and individuals listed as victims. Additional cases remain pending until the next court session.
The Cassville Standard urges holding the Fifth District Congressional nominating convention on June 12 at Calhoun. Delegates from Polk and Carroll are urged to ensure full district representation. Also notes Polk’s delay and calls for a strong, reliable delegation. In Philadelphia, printer Wm Maughan, 70, killed instantly at Stavely MacValla plant after being caught in steam press machinery.
The Richmond Enquirer and St. Helena Intelligencer publish a heated 1860s-era stance arguing that England and France cooperate against slaveholding interests. The writers claim abolition threatens Southern wealth and social order, urging resistance and warning northern aggression fuels war.
The Squatter Sovereign denounces A T Reeder as corrupt and self serving, alleging he abandoned duty to campaign in Pennsylvania, pursued land speculation, and used his office to benefit Abolitionist interests. It claims he became a large shareholder in Leavenworth and opposed the Delaware Indians by locating government offices on their lands.
A critique accuses a political figure of self serving speculation, manipulation of elections, and abolitionist ties in Kansas, while reports from the Crimea detail ongoing bombardment, cholera, earthquakes, and shifting European perceptions of the siege as of April.
Dispatches from Prince Gortschakoff recount siege activity on the 16th 18th and 19th with the bombardment weakening. A battalion sortie aimed at destroying the enemy’s works succeeded. Losses to the garrison are noted as light, while the telegraph line to the Crimea approaches completion though protected by British control.
The piece condemns Know Nothingism as a spring of New England fanaticism and intolerance. It claims electoral gains in Massachusetts and Iowa, including Gerritson to the Senate and the removal of Loring, plus anti abolitionist actions, school integration, and the defeat of freesoilers and abolitionists in Congress.
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