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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1856
Page
2
Fragmented letter from Methodist clerics in Boston urging support for a public cause. The text mixes praise for a Plymouth Rock representative with religious appeals, invoking God and freedom, ending with signatures and dates. A referenced Washington and New York Courier context hints at political debate and insults in the Senate.
In a June 5 joint convention the Legislature elected Ralph Metcalf as Governor. Metcalf received 175 votes to Wells 150, defeating the Democrat challenger. Metcalf is to deliver his message this afternoon.
A medical note describes chronic throat and nasal gland issues including mucus, treatment skepticism, and a physician’s report from Boston with a focus on a brief maintenance plan. The second fragment references a Cincinnati convention slang and a Richmond Whig claim about President Fillmore delaying return until Russia elections.
The Ellsworth American front prints heated discussion on a Cadynati Convention outcome and proslavery advocacy. It reports local letters, a call for subscriptions, weather notes, and community notices, alongside political resolutions and plans for independence celebrations.
A fragment from a Northern abolitionist discourse discusses liberty, slavery as tyranny, and the moral duty of elites to oppose oppression. It references the 1776 spirit, the church, and abolitionist sentiment while criticizing Southern leaders and urging readers to judge politicians on support for freedom of speech and anti slavery measures. It notes James Dixons election to the U.S. Senate and mentions Brooks and Pierce honored in effigy in Concord.
A fragmentary critique cites the New York Day Book and other papers arguing for and against slavery, politics, and free speech. It repeatedly references Sumner Hale and anti abolitionist sentiments, with hostile quotes on democracy, negro slavery, and national unity amid partisan tensions.
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