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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1859
Page
1
A lengthy letter analysis argues the upcoming Iowa legislature will lean Republican. It reflects Democratic support for slavery and accuses administrations of bias, citing Harper's Ferry implications, trials, and reactions across Virginia and national press.
Terrible riot hits Baltimore during Maryland state election with multiple deaths and serious injuries. Reports describe Democratic candidate Ton Will Preston beaten and carried away, prompting calls about election day unrest and suppression of opposing views.
The RL W Grand Lodge of Iowa met in Oskaloosa with 80 delegates. grand officers elected and installed. The next session will be at Lor ddd in October 1800. A Torlock session opened with 82 members present and officers installed. Several named grand officers and sentinel roles listed. Authorities note upcoming meetings and regional branches.
Correspondence from Washington notes panic over Brown’s raid, with critics deriding treason accusations and contrasting reactions to Sumner’s assault. Gerrit Smith denies complicity, while Douglas’s whereabouts become uncertain amid Harper’s Ferry fallout and Kansas Free State links.
A French language article from New York critiques Washington journals and Democratic party responses to the Harper's Ferry insurrection. It argues Republicans did not incite civil war and condemns Northern abolitionist zeal while noting slave revolts inspire panic among slaveholders and broader political tensions across states.
A Baltimore crowd gathered Friday night for a party meeting led by Senator Kennedy and Henry Winter Davis. Davis condemned Democratic ties to slavery expansion and Harper's Ferry unrest, while Winnie Davis linked the outbreak to Democratic Kansas and Missouri clashes. The event drew a large audience and vocal support for anti Democratic positions.
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