Democracy of Kent County Convenes for Campaign Push
The Kent County Democratic gathering at Dover on June 23 delegates to the State Convention and a platform reaffirming union, constitutional rights, and opposition to Know Nothingism and abolitionism. Officials reported large attendance, harmony, and determination to carry the county in November, with resolutions endorsing President Buchanan’s policies and urging statewide unity.
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Kent County
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Sussex
Kert
Mueeling
New Party
Old Whig Party
Democracy
Know Nothings
Tism
Pas
Acaf
New Castle
New Castle County
Dover
Kent Coanty
Court House
BR W Reynolds
Chuman
George Cumming
Duck Creek Hundred
W. L Cannon
Little Creek Hundred
W Slaughter
Dover Hundred
Wo. Townsend
Murderkila Hundred
Alex Johnson
Mispithon Hundred
B B. Fiddeman
Nalford Hundred
Os. Mehelson
Mark A Greer
J. B. Penington
Waxasas
Democratic Party
Cincinnati
James Buchanan
Gulf of Mexico
Utah
Kansas
Union
Congress
People's Party
Dames Buchanan
Pack Creek
Lattle Creek Hundred
Murderkiln Hundred
Milford Hundred
Mrspilhon
J B. Penington
J.B. Penington
Democratic State Central Committee
G. Saulsbury
Edward Ridgely
Daniel M. Bates
R. W. Reynolds
Charman
G. W. S. Nicaolson
M. A. Gaser
Laurel Letter from 1858 Bridgeville to Laurel
A traveler from Bridgeville praises Manlove Adams hotel the Cannon store and West foundry with plows and farming implements. He notes Laurel as a thriving lumber market with four churches and strong temperance sentiment. He describes crowds at Van Amburgh circus and comments on Broad Creek navigation limits.
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Manlove Adams
William Cannon
George West
Dawson
Old
Sussex
Messrs. Jacobs
Loxley R. Jacobs
Wootten’s
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Laurel
Broad Creek
Levingston
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Edward Bowline
Jamestown
Virginia
Abraham
Slavery and politics in a 19th century town scene
The narrative recalls a heated political gathering with pro slavery views, referencing biblical justifications and a slaveholder’s benevolence while denouncing abolitionists. It notes local hotels, prominent residents, and the town’s Democratic leanings as preparations for an anticipated fall victory over abolitionism.
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