Peoples' Ticket Names State Officials and Judge Candidates
Secretary of State E B Collins of Dearborn county Auditor of State Hiram E Talbott of Putnam county Treasurer of State William R Nofsinger of Parke county Judge of the Supreme Court Samuel B Gookins of Vigo county Sop of Common Schools Caleb Mills of Montgomery county
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E. B Collins
Dearborn County
Hiram E. Talbott
Putnam County
William R. Nofsinger
Parke County
Supreme Court
Samuel B. Gookins
Vigo County
Caleb Mills
Montgomery County
Candidate for State Senate Addresses Four Venues
The candidate will speak today at Plank's School House at 4 PM. He then addresses Ellis' to morrow at 4 PM, the Delphi Court House on Saturday at 3 PM, and Stranahan's School House on Monday at 4 PM. A general attendance is requested.
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State Senate
Plank’s
Ellis
Court House
Delphi
Stranahan’s School House
Daniel Mace to Speak at Multiple Campaign Posts
Daniel Mace candidate for Congress will address fellow citizens at several towns in September 1854. He will speak in Delphi at 1 PM on Wednesday the 27th, in Pittsburgh at 4 PM the 27th, in Lockport at 10 AM on the 28th, Camden at 4 PM the 28th, Edwards's Mill at 10 AM on the 29th, Burlington at 4 PM the 29th, Lexington Moore's School House at 4 PM on the 30th, and Detroit on the Th 1854.
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Daniel Mace
Congress
Delphi
Pittsburgh
Lockport
A. M
Camden
Edwards’s Mill
Burlington
Lexington
Speeches by Surr and Mace to Citizens at Court House
On Saturday at 3 o'clock James F. Surr Esq will address fellow citizens at the Court House. On the following Wednesday the 27th Hon Dan Mace will speak there at 1 o clock PM. Turn out and hear these champions of Freedom who are well posted on the issues.
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James F. Surr
Court House
Dan. Mace
Freedom
Applegate
Our Candidates and the People’s Choice in Vermont and Maine
The piece proclaims the People’s Candidates as sterling, urging support against a central faction. It highlights anti Nebrask a and Prohibitory victories in Vermont and Maine, noting Governor and state officers won by large majorities and the defeat of Democrats in Senate and Congress contests. It also salutes anti Nebrask a clergy elected to Congress and praises Morrill in Maine.
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Jans
Nes
Vermont
Maine
Pierce and
Douglas
Congress
Morrill
Times
the Times
Billingsgate
Widespread anger over Nebraska policy and slavery talk
The letter denounces a Nebraska swindle and the so called popular sovereignty claim. It accuses Democratic leaders and editors of pushing a betrayal that would enslave free territory. The writer voices a rallying cry from Iowa Vermont and Maine praising the people’s rejection and urging editors to abandon the plan.
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Congress
Iowa
Atlantic
Green Hills
Vermont
Soaght
Maine
Nebraska
North
Suit Leads in Indiana Senate Canvass Amid Temperance Conflict
James F. Suit, Esq., urged as "People's Candidate," tours Clinton and surrounding counties with steady crowds and strong support. He contrasts with opponent Perrin, cites slavery fears, and predicts Suit wins by large margins in Clinton and Carroll counties, while accusing opponents of doggeries and political slander.
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James F. Suit
Clinton County
Senate of
Indiana
Free North
Perrin
Suit
Applegate
Carroll
Mark
Slander and attack in rival newspapers provoke defiant reply
A penned retort condemns Applegate and his journalistic allies for coarse insults and false charges. The writer accuses Applegate of political treason since 1840 and vows to endure abuse while defending Democratic principles and public integrity.
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Applegate
Billingsgate
Times
Democratic Party
Jonathan C. Applegate
Slavery and Non Intervention Spark Territory Debate
The piece attacks territorial governance under federal supervision, condemning the president's control over territorial officers and veto power, and denounces popular sovereignty as a sham. It warns that admitting states with pro slavery constitutions would reopen bitter conflicts and questions state sovereignty versus federal authority. It also mocks Applegate’s political shift and condemns the Court House Clique.
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Congress
Union
Missouri
Indiana
Congress of the United
States and Territorial Self Rule on Slavery and Admittance
The speaker rejects admitting a state with slavery or social prohibitions, declares such doctrine intolerable in free states, and asserts Congress must settle the question while territories decide as they may. The remark emphasizes congressional authority and territorial choice in determining statehood.
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Free States
Confederacy
Congress
Territories
Nebraska bill misunderstood by critics in the North
The editorial denounces mischaracterization of the Nebraska bill. It argues voters in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Iowa and Indiana understand the issue and will support freedom, accusing opponents of inflaming ignorance and extending slavery through popular sovereignty. It warns southern and northern allies are pushing the bill for slaveholding gains.
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Douglas
Chicago
Territories
North
N. Hampshire
Connecticut
Maine
Iowa
Indiana
Nebraskan bill debate sparks temperate party jab
A Locofoco paper quips that Democrats avoid discussing the Nebraska business and shifts focus to doggerel as a political tactic. It criticizes the slave democracy in Carroll for backing dram shops nationwide and questions public support for such outlets.
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Locofoco
Nebraska
Carroll
Information Wanted at Stranahan’s School House
Citizens of Madison township await update from Applegate and Shorty the constitutional lawyer at Stranahan’s school-house. The call invites public enlightenment on ongoing civic matters.
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Applegate
Shorty
Madison Township
Stranahan’s
Methodists Prepare Delphi Conference in September 1855
The next Methodist Conference will meet at Delphi on September 9 1855. Rev. B. Winans serves as P. E. of the district and will make Delphi his future residence. Rev. Mr Wiley is appointed for the Delphi and Pittsburgh station.
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Delphi
B. Winans
Mr.Wiley
Pittsburgh
Acrostic note in Logansport Pharos praised by Bro Hall
A reader highlights an acrostic published in the Logansport Pharos with the R Y missing from its header. Bro Hall urges reading poetry both up and down and crosswise for deeper value.
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Logansport
Union Club to Convene at Court House This Saturday
The Union Club will meet at the Court House on Saturday evening. General attendance is requested as important business will be presented at the meeting.
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Union Club
Court House
GG Mace Clinches Golden Opinions in District Race
GG Mace leads in the lower district with strong support and appears certain to win the election. Local observers note growing momentum and positive sentiment toward Mace as results shape the race.
Political decline remark sparks debate over rhetoric
CF ApphieaaTE asserts a coming political decline while critics dismiss the remark as slang and unconstructive rhetoric. Responders emphasize the need for substantive discourse over insults and aim to curb disrespectful exchange in public debate.
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Apphieaate
Editor of the Limes in a dire political quagmire
The article mocks the editor of the Limes criticizing his alleged treachery and dirty deeds. It portrays him as a politician heading to a grim fate without a fair reward for his actions.
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the Limes
Carroll County Address Appeals to Freedom Fans in Canvass
The Carroll County Central Committee has issued an address in the Delphi Journal detailing the history of the Compromises and presenting authority on the vexed question. It argues against party attempts to bind the North with slavery and praises the quality of the People’s Ticket supporters in North moral terms.
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Carroll County
Central Committee
Rockville
Delphi Journal
Friends of Freedom
Friends of the People’s Ticket
Maj Mace Addresses Nebraska Speech On Slavery Policy
Maj. Mace spoke for two hours at the court house addressing a large audience. He argued the Nebraska Bill and its ties to slavery, accusing Douglas Pettit McDonald and other Nebraskaites of reversing 1848-1852 positions, and contended the Homestead bill was blocked to favor slavery promotion. He noted opposition from locals and defended his own Democratic stance.
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Maj. Mace
Nebraska
Douglas
Pettit
McDonald
Congress
Becaue
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Peoples’ Ticket
John T.gwinn
Jonathan Barnett
Mathew Simpson
Thomas C. Hughes
George Bolles
J. M. Sterritt
Court House Junto
John L. Robinson
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