Reopening of African Slave Trade Rumors Reach South
A dated 1809 discussion warns of renewed African slave import activity along the Florida coast and southern ports. Letters claim ships and “savages” are being landed, with estimates of hundreds of Africans arriving and a broader North to South trade network.
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Political rhetoric and social notes from a 19th century gathering
A convention at the court house meets with broad representation from townships, with harmony despite Rapids Township troubles. The piece mocks Know-Nothing ties and signals a sweeping anti Black Republican sentiment, while recalling election expectations and new political alignments. It also includes a Temperance era tone on figures like Webster and Pratt and notes about Stowe, Douglass, and European travel of literary figures.
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Republican County Convention Selects Angle and Ward Delegates
The Linn County Republican Convention met at the Court House on Wednesday the 10th. J. G. Davenport chaired, Hosea W. Gray named temporary chair, and officers chosen. Delegates debated credentials from Cedar Rapids and Rapids township, elected officers, and conducted ballots naming H. G Angle as Senator nominee and Jennings Crawford as Representative nominee. Additional county offices and central committee selections followed, with platform adoption and publication requests.
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James TH. Mason
W. B. Knickerbocker
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Thorpe
C.D. Nelson
M.D. Clark
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A Storrs
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Meson
James Chatten
M.N. Kramer
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Wim, Miller
Eli Johnston
J. W. Handley
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Mitchell
Simon Archer
John Huffman
L. Knott
Ohn Kemp
J. J. Weaver
I. A. Hammer
M. Barge
Gordon
Jennison
M. L. Jackson
Manroys
Robert Smyth
J. W. Gray
N.W. Isbell
LA. Parkhurst
W. G.,thompson
Ames Beall
Joseph Mentzer
M. J. Crosby
H. Ristine
Win, Downing
J. S. Oxley
R. H. Lucore
A. J. King
J. W. Bigger
Custey
D. M. Smith
James Howard
W. BP. Gardner
Purnaw
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Wiley Fitz
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Mason
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Maine
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N. C. Gillian
S. TY. Buxton
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Bourner
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J.D. Wagner
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J. R. Love
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Aa. A. Livingston
B.B. Vanderbilt
Cedar Rapids
Rapids Township
John P. Glass
W. W. Smith
L. Pollock
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A. Harland
Wm. Greene
John Weare
Wm. Stewart
E. L. Mansfield
P. Stone
John Lyons
D. Carpenter
J. M. Chambers
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Committee On Permanent Organization
N. W. Mckean
Mr. Vanderbilt
Dr. Brice
M. D. Clark
Robert Holmes
J. 8. Jennison
G. Bairbanks
G. A. Way
Mowry Warnham
J.J. Davenport
Hubert Holmes
Johison
Republican Party of Linn Co
Arrival and notices from distant mines and currents
Overland mail from California reached St Louis on Saturday night. Reports from Crescent City narrate $30,000 logs and new gold and silver mines in Wa shoe valley. Victoria arrivals total 800 passengers with $13,000 in gold. Fraser River mining resumes as of the 12th. Victorian yield tops $3,000,000 in a year. Oregon advices mention Logan’s Republican win and Horace Greeley in Salt Lake City. Humboldt depredations by Indians implicate Mormons. Major Dodge elected delegate from Carson Valley. Weaverville fire loss at $100,000. Walker River gold discoveries stir Nevada and Eldorado counties. Messenger Bird heading to Tahiti with coffee seized in Rio. captain reportedly earned $50,000. Creek and Cherokee hostilities flare in the plains. Des Moines reports Dodge pursuit of a Missouri fugitive. A tornado damages Millersburg and nearby farms. Infanticide discovered in Mascatine. annual State Agricultural Society fair set for September in Kaloo sa. Dr Warne of Quasqueton makes wine from Rhubarb. Brahmin preacher denied table at the White Mountains due to color. Boston Transcript notes. A Dalas letter hints at Garibaldi’s troops and fidelity to the king. Des Moines notes a farmer shooting a large wild cat. Counterfeit one-dollar notes surface in Davenport. The Leviathan steamer Cormorant nears completion for Atlantic service. Montreal bishop calls clergy to denounce theatre and amusements. Crop reports from Iowa and Milan discuss harvest prospects and Garibaldi’s oath renewal. Sickles acquittal spurred initial Europe travel fund among Democrats.
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