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Newspaper
Cassville Standard
Location
Cassville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1855
Page
2
Cassville Benj F Bennett Samuel H Smith publishers announce that the sheriff sales of this county will in future be published in The Standard as heretofore.
A historical roll shows legislators by county with names such as Appling Reddish Mobley Baker J G Sapp Jesse Slocum Baldwins D Brown and Butts Bibb J Hardeman W Williams E Davis to Campbell J Carlton LB Watts Chattooga W Shropshire L W Crook and many others across Bulloch Bryan Cass Catoosa Calhoun Campbell Chattooga DeKalb Dougherty Dade Early Elbert Emanuel Fannin Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Glynn Gordon Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hancock Harris Henry Heard Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jefferson Jones Kinchafoonee Laurens Lincoln Lee Lowndes Lumpkin Liberty Macon Madison Montgomery McIntosh Merriwether Monroe Murray Madison Muscogee Newton Oglethorpe Pike Polk Pickens Pulaski Putnam Rabun Randolph Richmond Scriven Spalding Stewart Sumter Talbot Telfair Thomas Taliaferro Troup Twiggs Upson Union Warren Washington Wilkes Wilkinson Ware Worth Wayne Whitfield First named Senators Know Nothings balance Democrats and others.
The Cassville Ga newspaper Wofford Bennett Smith editors issue for Thursday morning October 18 1855. Contains local notices and regional items typical of 1850s Georgia publications.
The Democracy of Cassville District will meet in the Court House on Saturday the 27th to appoint three delegates to the county convention to be held on the first Tuesday in November.
The piece defends publishing Outside-Baptist Minutes despite reader misgivings. It explains necessity due to on-hand materials and staff limits, urges readers to read, and invites critique while steering minds away from political bile toward literary and religious content.
The column records a meeting in Cartersville district appointing delegates to a Cass County Democratic convention to be held on the first Tuesday in November to choose candidates for sheriff and county offices. It urges full district representation to defeat Know Nothings in January elections.
The Result reports Johnson with about 54,023 votes, Andrews 42,548, Overby 6,198, total 102,769 ballots. Johnson leads Andrews by 11,475 and over both by 5,277. Legislature totals show Senate 75 Democrats 36 Know Nothings. House 96 Democrats 66 Know Nothings, Democratic majority 79.
Citizens may view Rossiter's Paintings this evening at the Court House in Cassville. The exhibit promises lifelike light and shade on flat surfaces, portraying statuary rotundity and chaste moral entertainment. Rev. Mr. Enavu of Marietta says the Captive Israelites scenes accurately show Jewish dress and Oriental twilight, with real-seeming depictions. A $500 reward is offered to anyone who can name a painting equal to these.
The Athens Herald reprints Concord Tribune extracts to show C. L. Wheler, former Athens editor and current American Democrat editor in Florence Alabama, was a strong abolitionist during the last presidential canvass. It recounts Wheler's career from Georgia to Concord Virginia and hints at tar and feathers for Alabama readers' treatment.
The Federal Union endorses Hon. Wm. H. Stiles for Speaker of the State House, praising his tact, experience, and familiarity with parliamentary law. It notes the coming legislature faces vital questions on Federal relations, the State Road, and the Supreme Court, and calls for a skilled presiding officer to guide prudent legislation.
A young man named Alonzo Griffin hostile to slavery is driven out of Macon by a large crowd amid threats of tar and feathering. The Macon Telegraph and Rome Southerner comment on northern abolitionists and warn against intruders. A local joke about sweet potatoes backs a pro-Democratic stance and editorial caution.
M A Cooper announces premiums for the 1856 wheat crop shipped to Etowah mills. Awards include silver items for best Cooper and Walker wheat crops, 500 bushel white wheat, red wheat, and smaller Cooper and Walker wheat lots. Shipper can choose price timing by Oct 1 1856. accompanying bill and ERR receipt required. A statement on cultivation and seeding methods will accompany the shipment. Awards determined on the first Tuesday in October 1856 at Etowahoe.
The Savannah Georgian hails Pennsylvania for repudiating Know Nothingism Federalism and Abolition incendiaries, describing the Keystone State as binding the South and North in indissoluble bonds. It notes similar issues arose and claims the Democracy triumphed against a harsher foe.
At Cassville on 2 1855 a Democratic meeting elected A Milner as chair and J R Wikle as secretary. A five member committee was formed to appoint delegates to the Cass county convention in Cagsville on the first Tuesday in November to nominate county officers. Maj Nicholson J G Ryals and P J Guyton were reported as delegates. report adopted. Proceedings ordered published.
An 1855 Independence letter recounts a seacraft voyage from Columbus to Houston Galveston with comic misadventures aboard. The writer details crowded decks, seasickness attempts, a stay at Port Isabel and Brownsville, and encounters with locals, including Gringolandia’s peculiarities and taxi-like water carriers.
An observer recalls a Sunday in Matamoros with ferry fares, a crowded church scene, and vivid images of fashion and ceremony. The narrative shifts to reflections on beauty and memory, ending with a personal, poetic farewell to a companion.
On Monday October 1 in Walker County Alabama the anti Know Nothing faction in Chestnut Flat met to vote. The result was sixty seven anti Know Nothings to one Know Nothing. Their march to Lafayette drew cheers and a flag was presented by the Ladies of Lafayette urging continued loyalty to liberty in voting and government. Dr Harris spoke for the Chestnut Flat voters pledging to rally under the banner against foreign or domestic foes and to defend freedom of expression, voting, and religion.
A Charleston writer, renowned in other fields, publishes The Hireling and the Slave, praised by the Carolina Times as didactic and descriptive. The piece, part of Southern literary discourse, argues poetry thrives in the South and honors the Nine muses.
The excerpt praises a didactic American poem on emancipation and slavery. It commends the poet’s refined yet forceful style, vivid imagery, and moral argument. It warns against radicalism, extols masters’ guidance, and envisions a structured path from slavery to improved moral virtue under providence.
The Grand Jury of Patton county recommends annual sessions of the Legislature. A Central Railroad collision on the 10th injured the engineer and damaged cars. Gordon county Grand Jury favors selling the State Railroad if it serves the State. Calhoun lanes plan a supper and fair on the 18th to aid three local churches. The Hancock Fair set for October 25–27 at Sparta. Wm Hr Stiles suggested as Speaker of the Georgia House. Inauguration Ball slated for November 7 at Concert Hall Milledgeville. Elected judges named for four circuits. Aulsata Republican and American Discipline merge. a Daily paper to follow. Greene & Co. cut copper ore in Polk county. Whitfield County Superior Court in session. heavy docket, most cases continued. A long train of freight cars noted near Chattanooga. New Baptist Church to be dedicated in Rome, sermon by Rev. S. G. Hillyer. Cotton crop losses reported above Savannah. Miscellaneous maxims and aphorisms. Russians begin fortifications on the 16th. French move toward Bakehi. Allies vow to raze Sebastopol. Jefferson Davis reportedly chosen as Buchanan's Vice President slate.
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