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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1854
Page
2
The Delphi Indiana notice calls all men opposed to the Nebraska bill to meet next Saturday to appoint delegates to the Congressional and State Conventions and nominate candidates for Representative and county offices. Distinguished speakers have been invited and several have already signaled they will attend.
The Times editor is accused of leading a Know Nothing movement, hinted to exist locally. The piece notes white hats symbolize nothing and warns Irish residents not to assume guilt by hat color, mentioning Applegate and red ribbon papers as possible signals.
Reports indicate a large crowd attended the Camden celebration on the fourth. A cannon misfire severely injured Mr. J. Cline, tearing off one hand and injuring the other. his life is in danger and medical aid is critical.
The article accuses Mr. Applegate of spreading false claims to farmers about a Maine Law affecting cider production. It asserts no such provision exists and Indiana would not pass a law preventing liquor at homes, accusing Applegate of fraud to win election.
Panis C. Dunnine leads Dunham by one vote in the 3d Congressional District race. The meeting ended after a heated dispute.
The report notes DC Exts did not reach fifty subscribers in Rossville but sees a fair chance to meet that target. The piece mentions backing for the anti Nebraska cause. Separately, the Sandusky Register declares Erie county wheat all lost to the red weevil and midge.
Hon Thomas H. Banton will visit Indianapolis on the 23rd inst turning out. Missouri wheat yields are forecast to be greater than ever before known.
The Times editor partly admits a Maine Law excerpt was repealed and requests a correct copy. Farmers fear losing cider making rights under a prohibitory law and want clarity to vote with understanding.
A large Lafayette gathering Saturday drew hundreds of Democrats condemning the swindle and its advocates. Resolutions approved Mace’s course and condemned Pettit’s position.
Messrs. Tilden Parker and Miller issue the first number of a new large double medium sheet titled the Wurrs Country Register. It is well printed and edited, with a hopeful aim to become a leading local paper, urging Nanticello citizens to support it generously.
Wasumeron July 1 reports the Senate confirmations for Union appointments including Gen Butler as Governor of Nebraska and Thomas Cummings as Nebraska Secretary. Also named are district attorneys, associate justices, marshals, and governors from multiple states. Cholera concerns in Independence and along river shores. New Orleans records 100 degree heat and sunstroke cases.
The piece discusses the Know Nothing movement amid editorials from the South Bend Register and Greeley’s Tribune style notes. It frames the organization as a protest against party tyranny and compares it to historic secret orders.
The author argues that a secret association once linked with sham democracy has hardened into a new political faith seen as anti Irish. They claim Irish in America tended to support slavery and British industry, and criticize Democratic demagogues for exploiting the Irish. Germans are not singled out by the movement.
The piece condemns sham slave democracy and praises the Independent Germans led by Hecxer of Baden for choosing liberty and American principles. It cites hostile northern papers like the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Nebraska politicking while denouncing Irish voters as unfit for freedom and calling for America ruled by Americans.
The True National Democrat, organ of Tammany Hall, blasts Irish voters in New York City over democracy and universal freedom. The broadside argues that democracy serves slavery’s devices and fuels resistance to prior political reliability.
The National Era reports Indiana's Mr. Mace offering a bill to explain and define provisions of the Nebraska and Kansas act and repeal sections restricting suffrage and oath. It calls for open white settlement and ends certain slaveholding prerequisites, with Benton and others opposing the scheme. The piece condemns the Nebraska act as fraud and warns of militia-like tensions, citing a Kansas mission and a deadly assault on the Allisons.
The St Louis Republican reports a Salt Creek Kauss territory gathering near Fort Leavenworth on July 10. Resolutions condemn abolitionists for settling Kansas and declare slavery already exists there, signaling urgent sectional tensions.
In a Missouri dispute, Thomas H. Benton denounces John Pettit as a liar over alleged violations of the Missouri Compromise. Benton asserts the Platte country annexation had northern consent and cites his "Thirty Years' View" and Nebraska speeches as proof of proper procedure and alignment with the compromise.
A man named John King carried a box to Isaac Allison superintendent of the Marine Hospital in Cincinnati. After King left, Allison and his wife opened the box and a concealed brass torpedo exploded, shattering walls and furniture in a distressing early evening incident.
The piece argues the Nebraska and Kansas bill foreshadows slavery in territories. It notes the fifth section limits suffrage to free white male inhabitants and the sixth section allows appeals in slave title cases to the US Supreme Court, implying recognition of slavery and challenging assurances that the institution bears no danger here.
Prices listed for grains and products show Wheat Red 95 White 1.00 Corn in ear 40 shelled 42 Oats 25 Rye 62 Barley 50 Flaxseed 1 Flour 88 Salt 82:25 Hayston 7 8 Tallow 10 Lard 6 7 Hamy smoed 10 shoul urs 7 sides 7 8 Potatoes 60 White fish Bbl gh calves inspected 35:75 86 Pickerel halves 5
Delphi Lodge No 28 will hold a public celebration in Delphi on Saturday July 15. All members in good standing are invited with wives and daughters. Committee signs include JAMES H. STEWART FE W HUBBARD and L B SIMS dated June 27 1854.
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