Temperance Debate Stirs Carroll County Courthouse Address
Gen S F Cary to address Carroll County citizens on temperance at the Court House on the 98th day of the month. The Times is accused of misprinting January resolutions instead of those from July. The piece defends Prohibitory Law and opposes a search seize and confiscation framework, urging support for suppressing liquor traffic.
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Tor
S. F. Cary
Carroll County
Court House
DOP the Times
Nebraska
Deer Creek Township
Delphi
Carrollton Bridge
John Wingard
Weekly Times
State of Indiana
James M. Darnell
John M. Longstreth
John Gregory
Court of Common Pleas
James H. Stewart
State of
Indiana
Carroll
Elmira
Postmaster Shakeup and Grievances Over Nebraska Nod
The article notes the removal of D Hovey from the Pittsburgh postmaster role and a Nebras cal appointee taking the position. It critiques the Greytown affair and President Pierce for not drinking publicly with Forney allies, urging readers to consider the political implications and the Nebraska plank in the platform.
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Oal. D. Hovey
Pittsburgh
Greytown
Pierce
Forney
San Juan
Arkansas
Solan Borland
Hovey
Nebraska
Democratic meeting ends without audience at Centre School House
J C Applegate, candidate for Representative, spoke at Centre School House in Democrat township but no attendees appeared. He delivered his speech anyway and walked back to town pondering a possible seat in the next General Assembly to defend the old line Clay Whigs from ruin and Abolitionism.
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Centre School House
Democrat Township
J. C. Applegate
Locofocos Fear to Endorse Nebraska Swindle Debate Maine Law
Powerful local factions dodge the Nebraska swindle as public opinion heats around the 1851 Maine Law repeal. Citizens oppose the scheme while leaders avoid clear statements and push for discussion of law reform.
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Nebraska
Maine
Editor challenged over Maine Law publication
The Times editor is urged to publish a genuine copy of the Maine Law after two failed attempts. Readers deserve access to the correct text, not a repealed version, and the editor is asked to try a third time to provide a proper copy.
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the Times
Odell's Talk Fails to Draw Crowd in Carrollton Township
Odell failed to attract an audience Saturday in Carrollton township. The speaker lamented that people do not turnout to hear the so called wise men who are willing to enlighten them.
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Odell
Carrollton Township
Prohibitory Law Term Questioned by Applegate
CF Applegate argues there is no word search in any resolution from the State Temperance Convention held in January. He urges sticking to the truth and shaming deceit in discussing the issue.
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Applegate
The Times Man Questions Whigs on Renegade Democrat
The Times man asks if the Whigs will vote for a renegade Democrat. He criticizes the notion and asserts there are many honest Democrats who will not support such a renegade hard-fare candidate.
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the Times
Why does not the editor of the Times publish the proceedings
A readers query questions why the Times editor omits published records of township meetings held in Democrat Clay and Carrollton on the seventh. The notice implies public access and accountability concerns.
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the Times
Democrat, Clay and
Carrollton Township
Judge Pettit Resigns Seat as Congressional Nomination Emerges
The judge has resigned his bench seat following his nomination for Congress. A. A. Cole and G. E. Gordon are discussed as potential candidates for the judgeship, each viewed as suited to the role.
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J. A. Pettit
Congress
A. A. Cole
G. E. Gordon
Eyrs
Eith
Locofoco-Slave Candidate James Davis Named for Congress
Dr. James Davis of Fountain county is the Locofoco-Slave candidate for Congress in this district. He will never be heard of after the election, as he will be knocked higher than a kite.
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James Davis
Fountain County
Enthusiastic Assembly Hears Applegate In Clay Township
In Clay township at Esq Moore's School House Applegate spoke to a large attentive crowd. The audience showed great enthusiasm and unanimity as the work to instruct the masses continued, with a hopeful note that the country will be saved.
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Fizzie
Clay Township
Esq. Moore
Applegate
County Ticket Faces Moral Scrutiny After Sunday Allegiance
Local observers note the Locofo coalition candidates grew nearly all to church on Sunday. The remark warns that mere deathbed repentance may not absolve political failings or secure support.
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Locofoco
Double Dealing on Missouri Compromise Repeal Fuels Cross-Party Alliances
Rushville Republican notes unanimous Whig opposition to repeal and slavery extension, while urging Whigs, Democrats, and Free Soilers to unite against the slander and double dealing of the slave democracy. It warns that national honor and pledged rights of Free States must be defended, regardless of party labels.
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Missouri
United States
Batrac
Bowrad
John Pettit
California
New Mexico
Congress
Puymoura
Ind
Graham N. Fitch
District of Columbia
Greve Powerer
Rushville
Free States
Washington
Jefferson
Webster
Clay
Bright, Brown & Co
Douglas
Free Soilers
Double dealing ends in exposure, reform urged in political row
A denunciation targets Brown of the Sentinel and other leaders amid accusations of Abolitionist scare tactics and temperance double-talk. The piece asserts the public will expose hypocrisy and reject schemes to repeal the Missouri Compromise, extend slavery, or bend to altered school laws.
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Free Soil
Free Soilers
Peoples’ Convention
Brown
The
Sentinel
Thoro Ly
A Series of Plain Questions for Jonathan C Applegate
A public inquiry lists seven questions addressing Applegate’s political history. It asks about tenure in the county, prior party ties, editor role, military leadership choices, Temperance affiliation, and alleged political reneging affecting office rewards and loyalty.
Whig Press Responds to Homestead Law Misrepresentation
The National Intelligencer notes confusion over a Pierce approved act on homesteads for New Mexico Kansas and Nebraska. It explains New Mexico alone receives grants and outlines sections detailing surveyors offices and land donations with settlement conditions. The piece cautions about misreadings and mentions a circus advertisement elsewhere.
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Tig
Pierce
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Congress
Oregon
U. States
Polk
Questions on Constitution Residency and Glass House Question
The excerpt asks if a person, recently returned to the state after residence elsewhere, meets the two year residency requirement to support the state constitution while noting a residence a little over one year. It also asks if those living in glass houses should not throw stones and calls for fair candid answers to be above questions.
North Carolina Senate to Democrats in Star report
The Star cites private dispatches from North Carolina predicting the Senate will be Democratic by a three vote margin and a likely House tie, with Bragg, a Democrat, possibly elected governor by over a thousand votes.
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Washineton
the Star
North Carolinia
Senate
House
Bragg
Riot at St Louis polls leaves eight dead
The Chicago Journal reports a bloody riot in the St Louis District on election day sparked by an Irishman stabbing an American at the 5th Ward polls. The assailant dropped his knife and fled as violence spread, eight men died and fifty Irish grocery stores were destroyed before authorities restored order.
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St. Louis
Chicago Journal
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