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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1855
Page
2
The Dover newspaper discusses evening schools as a remedy for idle youth during long winter nights. It argues such programs provide structured activity, reduce mischief, and foster future success, especially for apprentices and workers with limited schooling. The piece also urges cheaper publication of legislative acts in newspapers to improve public access to laws and civic information.
Our New Castle correspondence reports the Delaware court session with the Virginia Burns trial set for Monday and broad talk of political consequences. It notes the Hog Law execution, rail expansion toward Dover and Smyrna, Thanksgiving observances, local music notes, and a kidnapping-related scare near Cooper’s Corner.
Philadelphia correspondence reports Hon J J Crittenden of Kentucky arriving after a late town reception at Girard House. The writer questions public demonstrations for visiting figures, criticizing mass crowds and damp late-night scenes while noting Crittenden’s status and prior senatorial service. The piece also touches on Missouri senators, theater news, and tightening money markets with bank restrictions and broker hesitation.
The report shows various grain prices and sales with large quantities and mixed demand. Wheat quoted at $6.50 for one grade and $4,124 per barrel for Graive. Rye steady with 2 200 bushels Western at $1.18. Corn in steady demand at last quotations. Oats dull at 40 to 41 cents per bushel.
A Tennessee citizen attacks Northern and Southern Democrats who oppose federal interference with slavery in territories. The letter argues for territorial self rule, preservation of the Fugitive Slave Law, and equality of states in admission to the Union, warning that Wilmot proviso and anti slave policy threaten the Union and Southern rights. It asserts the South will resist federal overreach and vows unity against abolitionist pressure.
Oppression strengthens bonds among Catholics and enslaved peoples as the nation debates who will yield constitutional rights in the North. The piece defends the Democratic party, critiques abolitionists, and notes a corrected House composition. It also mentions Frank Lesum's Journal and a New Jersey murder reward, then reports on railroad and road projects in the Delmarva area and a Kane rumor debunking.
A Sunday attempt to lay the corner stone of a new Roman Catholic Church in Bath Maine was disrupted by rowdies who drove the crowd from the site. The Bishop announced the ceremony would be dispensed with. A mail bag for Buffalo New York was opened on Sunday morning and six contents removed near Philadelphia.
The Quebec Gazette notes a "war feeling" spreading in the United States as camps for cavalry infantry and artillery are forming in several cities. The report suggests authorities are aligning forces and preparing for potential conflict.
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