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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1856
Page
2
The dispatch blends Civil War era campaign mood with frontier battles as Fremont’s image dominates crusading rhetoric. Figures like Kit Carson and his band battle Mexican forces while political factions maneuver toward forthcoming Republican nominations and state conventions across the Northeast.
A historical note from Calais lists individuals including Ignatius Salgент and Arno B. Simpson alongside Nahum T. Hill and Joseph Bohall in a June 16 entry. The exact context remains unclear from the fragment.
A fragmentary item shows PREMONT and WM. DAYTON of New Jersey in a political context. The text mentions VICE PRESIDENT with unclear relation to the pair and lacks full details from the torn source.
A long letter from Rorben Gragg of Doduam denounces the Kansas Nebraska bill and the Douglas influence. He accuses governors and judges of bias toward slavery, mocks federal enforcement, and links events to border ruffians and mob actions. The piece calls for union and political action, citing unrest, press destruction, and looming elections as pivotal.
Fragmentary transcript shows Mr. Cis and Mr. Burlingame clashing over fugitive slave laws and party loyalties. Remarks reference North and South tensions, with Keitt rebutting Burlingame and Massachusetts representatives warned about consequences if they withdraw.
The Republican convention in Philadelphia nominated John Fremont for President after an informal ballot. William T. Dayton of New Jersey was nominated for Vice President. The North American Convention in New York adopted Fremont. public cheers followed as speakers praised the ticket and the cause of liberty and popular rights.
The Athansio steamer arrived at the port with Liverpool cargo and passenger mentions including New York and Millard Fillmore era figures. The report cites reactions from The Daily News and The Morning Chronicle about Spain, Crampton, and political tensions. It also notes John Fremont and Wm Dayton surveying a road to the White House and references entertainment and publishing notices in Boston.
Eliza beth Peabody's chronicle recounts John C. Fremonts California explorations and role in the 1846 conquest. The account traces his early action at Monterey, his defiance of Castro, the Bear Flag uprising, and Fremonts leadership under Stockton, Sloat, and Polk, culminating in California’s U S possession and Fremonts command.
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