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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1854
Page
6
The columnist notes Gen Cary will speak in Delphi on Friday September first, not August twenty eighth as previously published. His fame is expected to draw a large crowd and he is regarded as one of the strongest and clearest voices in the Union.
Attendees at a Saturday Nebraska meeting included Dr. J. Davis Hon. G. N. Fitch Hon. John Pettit and Z. Baird Esq. Speakers defended popular sovereignty opposing Know-Nothings and Maine Law. Pettit invoked historic liberty and urged support for Nebraska with modest attendance and three cheers from about a third of the audience.
The passage questions Applegate's possible departure from the state and his residency intentions. It asks if he lived in Cincinnati and whether he resided in Ohio during the two years before the elections, hinting at potential Yankee influence in the issue.
The fragment references a 1840 desertion from the democracy and a rift with the Sons of Temperance. It notes Arreeste claiming drunkenness on hard cider and hints at a temperance political struggle. Colfax is cited as a challenger expected to win big in the southern district.
In Carroll County Zebulon touts free state Kansas arguing more people in free states and Europe would settle the territory. He faults Benton Houston Hunt Calhoun for opposing the bill, but critics call the reasoning shallow and note remaining Henry Clay whigs.
The Crawfordsville Journal records the old line Democrat convention names: Representative Thomas Wilson Whig. County Commissioner Saml Gilliland Locofoco. Sheriff Ben Milner Democrat. Assessor of Union Township Benjamin Hall Whig. County Treasurer John Locofoco. The Ticket is derisively called a mongrel slate blending factions.
The piece voiced by a Northern reader attacks Democratic hypocrisy and anti-Northern bias in legislation. It condemns the Nebraska and Reciprocity measures, claims Canada will undercut Western farmers, cites price gaps in wheat, criticizes the Graduation act favoring slaveholding lands, and urges Freemen of the North to vote in October.
Fragmentary note hints Le Bowman Esq as the Democratic nominee for Prosecutor in the district. It recalls a speaker's planned address and mentions townships and a tactical phrase.
Dr Berry, the anti Nebraska candidate for the Legislature in Montgomery County, is dead. His illness was of short duration.
The note describes John Quincy Adams Perin as a multi party figure with shifts from Whig to Abolitionist to Free Soil and Locofoco. It notes his past temperance stance and hints at his current political platform, comparing it to his opponent J F Suit. The summary reflects a cautious analyst view of Perin’s evolving positions.
The next Carroll County Agricultural Fair will be held at Camden where the largest amount raised by its citizens is noted.
The writer questions CP Arriecate’s claim of drinking in 1940 and becoming sober, suggesting a possible earlier drunken period in 1840s. They argue such a long drunken spell would imply the Nebraska Democrats might be betrayed without clear beneficiaries if another intoxication occurred.
The text suggests Dave M. Down Esq is a nominee connected to Cass County athletics and hints at an election outcome in Nebraska politics. No clear names or events are fully stated.
In a cryptic report from Democrat township, Coxro occupies a quiet post after an October election. The phrasing suggests a symbolic sleep or pause in his labors, with a vow that no sound will rouse him to further glory.
A Camden postmaster, J. R. Laird, Esq., described as an anti Nebraska Democrat, has been removed from the Camden post office amid debates over Nebraska as a test of democracy. The removal underscores partisan tensions in local government.
Governor Wright wed Harriet B. Burbridge of Scott County Kentucky on the 14th. The note adds his stance on slavery rows, aligning him with Jesse D. Bright and Stephen A. Douglas and showing earnest interest in Southern affairs.
Samuel Brenton campaigns as the Anti Nebraska challenger for Congress in the 10th district and is forecast to win by a large majority.
A list of Gen. 8. F. Cary's lecturer appointments has been issued with changes. Public notices urge supporters to publicize the engagements and ensure a warm reception. Speaking times and transportation details are to be coordinated by local organizers.
The South Bend Register reports Iowa leading the column with Governor Grimes as a Whig nominee noted for anti-slavery stances. It cites canvass momentum across the state, predicts Grimes's victory, and mentions Nebraska and Missouri Compromise implications in the 1852 race.
An Iowa dispatch from the Tribune-Dubuque notes the temperance and anti slavery stances shaping national politics. It cites Gov Colfax and legislators as lines in the sand, warning that freedom movements in Iowa and Indiana echo across the North, threatening Democratic hopes and Nebraska prospects.
The piece rails against Southern Whigs joining Democrats to control the Senate and push Kansas as a slave state, arguing that manifest destiny and squatter sovereignty justify expansion. It condemns office-holders, pensioners, and the idea of majority rights, calling democracy a cover for tyranny and corruption.
The text discusses the Presidents veto of the river and harbor bill and reactions from Democratic papers. It criticizes constitutional objections and argues for appropriations to Santa Anna and for recess spending. It hints at corruption and mentions a supposed omission to include a “nigger feature” to secure support.
Pittsburgh Carroll County Post Master presides over a contentious meeting advocating national sovereignty and freedom of name and speech, leading to removal from office. Supporters hail the act. opponents warn the administration has made its mark as Greytown and Pittsburgh protest.
Henry Helmo speaks of his return to a region including Missouri and Kansas, praising the landscape and commenting on farming value. He states beliefs about slavery and race, mentioning reactions to enslaved people and white to black dynamics.
Charley Cathcart of Laporte, four year member of Congress, tells Indianapolis proceedings on May 24 that he has lost several hundred votes in Laporte for the Bright and Pettit ticket, with most people doubting the party line. The Journal notes a cautious stance from Cathcart.
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