Endorsement and critique of the Buchanan administration
The piece argues the United States under Buchanan faced strong unpopularity and outlines alleged policy failures. It cites his handling of Jefferson Davis, the Kansas-Nebraska act, a Canada fishing treaty, and rising government costs. It comments on Governor Geary in Kansas and warns that aims to turn Kansas into a slave state persist despite temporary releases of Free State detainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Maa
Heenaxs
United States
Cincinnati Platform
Hinchanan
Samson
Gaza
Pierce
Union
Jefferson Davis
Kansas
Canada
Geary
Kansis
Free State
Leavenworth
Mim Lane
Boston Journal
Buchanan
Richmond Enquirer
Senate
South
Reider
Breath of Life and Political Rants From Old News
A column urges parents to give infants fresh air and light, condemning heavy blankets. It recalls a doctor correcting a mother over suffocating a baby. The rest argues against Kansas Nebraska policy and warns against Fremont and Buchanan in a heated 19th century political scene.
Let the South Alone Theme Spurs Controversy in Politics
The Nashua Telegraph quotes Josiah Randall advocating restraint toward the South while alleging southern efforts to extend slavery in free territories. The piece accuses southern actions of poll intimidation, robbery, and forced return of emigrants, framing the demand as a plea to be left alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josish Randall
Pennsylvaia
Bunker Hill
Nashua Teley
Howling of a hunker crat in Civil War era flare
A partisan letter mocks Union saver critics and a man named Bob as a dimmercrat, taunting with anti slavery jabs and garbled names. It cites Republican triumphs in Maine, Chicago, and New York, notes emigration patterns to slave and free states, and recalls a Canterbury Buck and Break episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Sit
New York Tribune
Col. Remont
Col. F
New York City
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
New York
Fragmented 19th century letter volleys against parties and race
An indignant letter attacks Republicans Know Nothings Black Republicans and clergy, denounces support for abolition and black rights, warns of Kansas slave state talk, names Ellsworth figures and locals, and laments political actions while urging white unity and vigilance. It blends insult, history, and regional accusations with harsh racial rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. K. Sawaen
Republican Party
Washington
Black Republican Party
Lever
Jefarson
Kansas
Uncle Sams
Ellaworth
Adams
Herbert
Connal Dutton
Capt
Ellsworth
Foster
Trenton
Milerkin
Speech and lines in a Kansas border political feud
The piece rails at abolitionists and Democrats amid Kansas politics, mocking Buchanan and Fremont, and deriding Ellsworth leaders. It quotes the Buchanan Kansas speech and notes plans to publish full letters and platform comparisons for readers to judge. It also references Machias Union remarks and stormy weather memory.
Ellsworth Mob Outrage Ties To Fremont Supporters
A 1856 Ellsworth episode is cited linking mob actions to Fremont backers. The document accuses H. Chaney and G. W. Madox of drafting inflammatory resolutions praising harassment of John Bapst and an Irish Catholic, with Chaney named as the instigator in Ellsworths earlier troubles. The piece alleges Chaney boasted of a street fight and describes posturing amid community tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bapst
Fremont
Ellsworth
Jessop Dutton
G. W. Madox
Dutton
Madox
Bapster
Herald
Bapst
W. H. Chaney
Mr. Madox
W.H. Chaney
Chaney
Lora and other Stems and a Glorious Col. Black Estate
The article extols Col. John Black, his stone grey horses and matching carriage, and Henry Rollins harnessing gear, praising the Black family’s republicanism and service. It notes Black’s absence from voting due to weather and recalls the campaign impacts on Maine, with a digression on Pierce and Cincinnati Convention. It also covers the Keystone Club’s visit to Buchanan at Wheatland, Buchanan’s remarks on democracy, and a brief blurb on recent rains and Kansas election plans for a territorial legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Black
Black
Providence R. 1
Henry Rollins
Adams
Hunkers
Hunker
Maine
Mill
Pierce
Samuel Wells
Hamlin
Fires Devour Saw Mills in Foggy Night at Pius in Eotsworth
A heavy damp fog shrouded Pius in Eotsworth last Friday as fire destroyed the Saw Mills known as Isdole's lower gang, with four thousand dollars insured. A barn fire near Me. Beale consumed hay grain and three cattle, then another barn nearby was quickly extinguished. Residents question motive behind suspected arson, forming a night watch at a citizen meeting. A public gathering in Orland discussed Allen Frazier’s drowning on the steamer M. Sanford and criticized Sanford officers for heartlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eotsworth
Cval
Beale
Orland
Ware
Allen Frazier
M. Sanford
Sanford Sur
Keystone State
John M. Reed
W. M. Mere
Secretary of the Treasury
Taylor
Rock operation ends in suspected theft amid market notes
A market owner paid 850 in cash and 850 on a sixty day note for a yoke of beef oxen from a stranger who said he came from Columbia. The next night the oxen were stolen, a constable recovered them at Cherryfield but the thief escaped. The owner pursued without success, and the return of the oxen led to their removal by the rightful owner. The notice also discusses printer arrears, subscription drives, local shipbuilding, and political commentary on Kansas events and election tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck
Ellsworth
Kansas
Buchannan
White House
J C Fremont
Jonar Lama
Bouy
N. C. Reynolds
Columbia
Wim. Johnson
Johnson
Edward
Edmund
Union
Gage
Pearson
Destitute Free State supporters raise funds in Brooklin meeting
In Brooklin, a recent gathering collected twenty dollars for Kansas from attendees who care about the destitute Free State men. The total came in small, willingly given sums from those with an interest in the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklin
Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Berlford Express
Robeson
Epwanp Barrs
St. Louis
Kansas Nebraska
Fillmore
Col. Fremont
Minnesota
Belize
The
Ellsworth American
Peoples Ticket
J. C. Fremont
California
WM. L. Dayton
New Jersey
Knott Crockett
Rockland
Moses H. Pike
Skowhezan
James Morton
Buxter
Edward Swan
Gardiner
Noats Smith, Jr
Calais
Sidney Perilam
Woodstock
Aaron DP. Emerson
Isaac Gross
Turis
Chicago
Dayton
Stephen A. Douglas
Court House Square
Douglas
Canterbury H
Breckenridge
Frewcxr
Lowell Courier
John King
Henry Selden
Janes Brewaxay
Philadelphia
James Buchanan
Elf
Democratic Party
Machias Union
Alman
H. Chaney
Ellsworth Mobs &c
Keystone Club
Hon. Buchanan
Wheatland
Wim. B. Rankin, Esq
Republic
Cincinnati
Europe
Evening Post
Sacramento
Elleworth
Quzay
Wade
Giddings
Cobbs and Benjamins
Sfavery Extension Party
J. C. Breckenridge
Otis L. Collins
Mr. Collins
Messrs. Jones
EGF
Gal
Main Street
Padelford's &Co
Raglan
Krev Run
G&axp
Army of Freedom
Free State Party
Pierce and Company
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