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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1855
Page
2
Temperance supporters urge an evening gathering at the Court House to discuss enforcing the Prohibitory Law. Town board plans a town cleansing, with the Marshal enforcing street and privy removals to curb filth and disease. Look out for strict ordinance enforcement.
The Salt Shed echoes alarm at the Times over alleged treasonous talk by the Union Savers amid the Nebraska bill and Kansas crisis. The piece argues resistance to slavery's expansion, praises Macr’s pledge against further aggression, and rejects secession while fearing Union jeopardy.
A reader’s letter from Rock Creek rails at old party lines and Northern infidelity, claiming the Union is safe but the party is in peril. It critiques the North’s independence, defends Know Nothings, and questions local election reporting while urging new county officials and healthier civic renewal.
The Rochester Flag appears under J H Scorr supervision and pledges adherence to democracy principles. It is well printed and could become a quality county paper if citizens provide substantial support, with reasonable financial backing desired though not necessarily political endorsement.
The Times defends publishing municipal election results amid a heated exchange with the Lafayette Gazette. The letter accuses rival papers of falsehood and old liner bias, alleging manipulation of tickets and praising native Protestant candidates while attacking Roman Catholics and foreigners.
Read the ordinances in todays paper. For particulars see advertisement in another column.
From New York May 15 the barque Grapeshot arrived with the fugitive Lewis Baker aboard after a 17 day voyage and boarding the Isabella Jewett near Palmas where Baker was captured. The Granda arrived from Havana with dates to the 10th and the El Apereegien Havana on the 10th for Aspinwall.
The Weston resolutions claim the platform now includes all denominations in free states. Ministers traveling in Missouri or Kansas will be judged by the new standard and may face limited privileges unless they preach in support of slavery. The Nebraska bill is viewed as a boon to Kansans and their self chosen Legislature, while Missouri’s influence is questioned. Also reports of a fatal tree incident in Indiana and a family bereavement in Iowa are noted.
The county Clerk office in Peru Miami county was broken into on Monday night week and about thirteen hundred dollars stolen from the vault. No arrests reported. The Baltic reports Allied forces in a critical condition with a large breadstuffs advance and a Russian force gathering in the Crimea. Lord Raglan says bombardment effects were not as hoped. An Italian attempted to assassinate Louis Napoleon. More details to follow on the next steamer.
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