Democratic County Convention at Dover October 17 1854
The Democratic County Convention convenes in Dover on Tuesday October 17 at 10 o'clock A M to form the county ticket. Delegates oppose Whig tactics and religious prejudice and rally around civil and religious freedom principles linked to Washington Jefferson Jackson and Polk. Notables Cashel Bates and George Read Biddle will address attendees. WM N W Dorsey, Chairman East County Meeting, October 4, 1854.
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Dover
Gotober
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Polk
Castel ML Bates
George Read Biddle
WM. N. W. Dorsey
East County
Democratic Ratification Meeting at Georgetown on Tuesday
A notice announces a Democratic ratification meeting at Georgetown on Tuesday October 10 to endorse the nomination of Burbon and Riddle and to address county ticket vacancies. Committees from each hundred are urged to meet to fill county ticket vacancies and appointing members listed.
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Georgetown
Bur- 4Qon
Riddle
Know Nothing Movement Chooses Causer and Coates
A Tuesday convention in Dover elects Perse F. Causer of South Milford for Governor and ExisHA D. Coates of Georgetown for Congress with a 56 to 27 vote. The assembly, led by Cons Manis and officers, adjourned to a noon session for resolutions and speeches attacking Roman Catholics while affirming American party aims.
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Howe
Doser
Perse F. Causer
South Milford
Exisha
D. Coates
Georgetown
Susex County
Congress
Deniesses
New Castle County
Denicxsox
Cowen
Cons. Manis
George P. Pisner
Jomn H. Joses
Phil
Jose P. Couzars
N. B. Saarramis
Mr. Ssara
Phidelphis
Jersey
Wurcerny
Know Nothings
Brrrox
Repere
Ccanes
Milford Democratic Meeting Nearing County Ticket
A Milford district Democratic gathering outlines plans for county slate. Speakers discuss Know Nothing and Whig influences, local candidates for office, and preparations for the October county meeting. The text notes attendance aims to unite supporters and publish proceedings in state papers.
Secret midnight Know Nothings rhetoric in a Democrat letter
A Democratic letter denounces secret Know Nothing plotting during midnight meetings and warns members to deny affiliation when pressed. The writer claims authorities and politicians manipulate voters while urging cautious, covert action before an upcoming election. The piece contrasts condemned conspiracies with calmer Democrat spirits and ends with a respectful sign-off.
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Eaditor
Kent Couple Secretly Wed Prompted by Scandal
A fragment notes a marriage in Kent County Delaware involving Miss Suzan A Hexecretos and James to, with dates and names garbled. It hints at a teenage marriage amid local gossip and societal scrutiny.
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Gilroy del Pans Jacobox
Kent Caesty
James
Suzan A- Hexecretos
Kent County
Del
Richmond Va Patent Remedy Ad Claims Harmless Bottle
A Richmond advertisement touts a bottle described as harmless with no dangerous ingredients. It claims to be safe for infants and asserts over five hundred people in the city can testify to its effects, noting there is no morphine or other noxious substance.
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England
Whig Party
Fem
Dellor Artes
Tee
Exeem
Midi
Wiy Sock
Saint Briene
Brittany
Richmond
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Urem
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Democratic Party
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French Academy of Scene
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Limerick Chronicle
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County Limerick
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Kent County Medical Society
E. D. Dailet
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Delaware Railroad Company
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Smith’s Mill
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