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Delaware State Reporter

Location

Dover, Delaware, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1855

Page

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Delaware State Reporter Subscription and Advertising Terms

The Delaware State Reporter lists terms for subscriptions at 2.00 yearly prepaid and 3.00 for non prepaid, with single issues at five cents. Notices of cancellation require timely notice else continuation and charge. Advertising rates are 50 cents per square for first insertion, 26 cents for each subsequent. longer ads prorated. Reports of meetings except Democratic Party and personal notices billed as regular ads. Official paper status and agent Edward Potts named for business.

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Religious toleration and civil rights in early America

A 1855 discussion argues religious liberty as an unalienable right rooted in conscience and divine command. It compares England France Spain and the US, urging vigilance to preserve a state with no official church and broad protection for all denominations. It warns against encroachments threatening church and state harmony.

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Rain spares drought struck area but scarce fodder persists

The district saw a weekend rain that briefly revived vegetation but left the soil still soggy and dusty. Stockmen report scarce hay and limited old feed, with new crops failing to grow enough to meet demand, urging more rain to avert widespread hardship. An excursion by Chief Justice Hannixeton and others rode the Delaware Railroad, touring part of the line now near completion.

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New Castle County Items and court actions

Local items report court cases including Elihu Jefferson v Houston over guano payment and Bartholomew v Edwards on land rights. Fires destroy barns and sheds in St George’s Hundred and near Middletown. Rail line cutbacks foretell expense curtailment. Notes on crops, a paper sale, and government notices follow.

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Baltic Arrives One Week After Europe War News

Reports from New York May 18 summarize Baltic arrival with Europe war dates. Updates include Prussia king illness, London return of Lord John Russell, and Parliament budget passage. Rumors of eight Russia Turkey treaties, high ally risk, and French levy for Crimea. Descriptions of Napoleon assassination bid, Austrian marching orders, and rapid war activity in St. Petersburg. Sebastopol reinforcements near 100000, mines and cannonades, and price shifts in flour and corn.

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Forts and fortifications funding in the United States 1854

The act provides detailed appropriations for fortifications and repairs across multiple sites including Fort NeBeo Florida Fort Gaines Alabama Fort Taylor Florida Fort Jefferson Tortugas Florida and others in Texas California Maryland South Carolina Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and New York. It lists specific sums for construction repairs magazines batteries and contingencies approved March 8 1854.

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