New Goons at the Store of Potter and Sipes
A political pamphlet urges voters to back a pro freedom candidate in the upcoming election. It denounces a wavering ally, criticizes the opponent as a steadfast Democrat, and warns against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and the spread of slavery. It calls for unity to elect a trusted representative who will defend temperance and oppose slave power.
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Potter & Sipes
Adv
Douglas
South
Ture
Nebraska
Court House
Friends of Freedom
Applegate
Applegate’s shifting loyalties under political scrutiny
The article questions J. C. Applegate’s honesty and capacity, arguing he is driven by party interests after deserting the Whigs. It accuses him of betraying his past Whig and temperance stance to serve current factional leaders and political gain.
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Applegate
Court House
Coronen Perrin Defends Prohibition Stance in Speech
In a Saturday address Coronen Perrin argued their Temperance Resolution favors license and regulation, while ours calls for prohibition. The speaker, once aligned with Maine Law ideas, appears torn between personal belief and political ambition to win a Senate seat.
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Coronen Perrin
Maine
Rossville
Senate
Jim Surr
Conversion of Camden Leaders Alleged Temperance Betrayal
In a pointed critique, readers are told private opinion shifts become public property when leaders switch from anti slavery to backing a party that taunts Christian religion. The piece accuses the Camden lawyer and allies of treason against temperance and the Peoples’ ticket, driven by whisky appetite and political expediency.
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Camden
Clay
Nebraska
Applegate
Col. Perrin
Sons of Temperance
Henry Clay
Peoples
Central Dictatorship Challenged in Carroll County
A Times owner denounces a centralized party grip, accusing a single figure of dictatorial influence over county politics. He argues voters must reclaim control, freeing elections from manipulation and freeing the voice of the people to select worthy candidates.
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Carroll County
Old-line Whigs Stand Fast Against Slavery Slavery Slur
The writer asserts a rival boasts of carrying old-line Whigs to aid pro slavery interests and attacks a deserter. He defends Whig integrity and vows Whigs will oppose slavery at the ballot, urging unity and principled resistance amid political infighting.
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Camden
Nationalizing Slavery and Polygamy in Utah Debate
The speaker rebukes a Utah admission with its polygamy, arguing against federal tolerance for state institutions that would be felonies elsewhere. He denounces Slavery Whisky and Polygamy advocates as Nebraska villains seeking to dissolve the Union, urging decisive action against Douglas and allies.
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Utah
Indiana
Despair at Court House Junta In Fifteen Editorial Columns
A critic laments the Court House Junta’s downfall as a string of fifteen editorial columns. He calls the run grotesque and tragic, predicting their final blurt will equal or exceed the present spectacle. He ends by wishing them a hard but near end.
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Court House
Colporteurs urged to seek missionary work instead of anti temperance tracts
The Court house faction is anxious about its lack of approval in the countryside and is advised to switch to distributing charitable religious tracts rather than anti temperance and slavery publications, which would be more creditable and less costly.
Desperate slavery candidates seek Whigs and Democrats at polls
The author urges Freedom supporters to vote on election day to block slavery expansion and denounces the Democratic faction allied with slaveholders. He questions party unity, accuses them of desertion, and warns that only true friends of freedom will stand firm at the polls.
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KFA
National Democrats
Summary of slavery sovereignty critique in Kansas Nebraska debate
A critic argues that popular sovereignty is a sham as the President effectively makes laws in Kansas and Nebraska. The essay claims the people have no real sovereignty and can only gain the right to carry slaves there, highlighting the bill’s pro slavery impact.
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Kansas
Nebraska
One-Horse Constitutional Lawyer Complains of Abuse
The Times quotes a frail lawyer lambasting ongoing antics as abusive. He laments loss of support and public acclamations, but the piece notes there is little sympathy or defense from others.
Suir to Address 3rd Annual Agricultural Society Talk
James F. Suir will deliver the 3rd annual Agricultural Society address at the Camden fair Thursday at 2 o clock in the afternoon. The event highlights farming progress and local agricultural interests.
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James F. Suir
The
Agricultural Society
Camden
Corn Quality Highlighted From Maj Holt’s Farm
The best corn this year comes from Maj Holt’s farm grown by Peter Clawson. The ears are very large and sound and compare favorably with past harvests from prior years.
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Maj.Holt
Peter Clawson
Jooks
Observer notes threats by Know-Nothings in town
The Huntington Observer reports a Council of Know-Nothings formed locally and cites alleged threats and corrupt politicians. Lafayette Gazette questions who is behind the threats and comments on anti Nebraska and regional tensions involving Iowa Vermont and Maine.
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Iowa
Vermont
Maine
Nebraska
Huntington Observer
Lafayette. Gazette
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James F. Suit
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Mathew Simpson
Jonathan Barnett
Thomas C. Hughes
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