Political weather shifts and party talks across states
The article notes Democratic splits with Gov. Letcher backing Douglas, amid a flurry of meetings and partisan rhetoric. It cites Northern papers on Abolitionist vs Slave factions in Texas, Missouri Republicans mobilizing, and local editorials praising or mocking various figures as upcoming campaigns heat up.
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Roilogad Road Debate Sparks Cedar Linn County Controversy
The lengthy article argues that the Nebraska road route through Cedar and Linn counties harmed local railroad access and would have been cheaper via Tipton and Mt. Vernon. It claims the Cedar Rapids Company faces competition and a potential monopoly, with legal suits and state acts noted as part of the dispute.
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Immense Republican Demonstration in Indianapolis
A massive 40 000 to 50 000 crowd gathered in Indianapolis for a Republican demonstration. The procession included a wagon drawn by forty three yoke of oxen, fifteen marching bands, and rail splitters handing out rails. Speakers included Tom Corwin F P Staunton F B Blair Underwood Lane Morton and Governor elect. The crowd filled Military Park with excited support and a grand triumphal arch on Washington Street at Meridian.
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Wholesale commodity prices and measuring terms in trade listing
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Douglas speech on slavery and territorial expansion cited
The document quotes Charles Douglas remarks from the Senate on May 16 1860 arguing that non intervention and squatter sovereignty allowed slavery to spread across territory from the Rio Grande to the Gulf of California and from the Republic line to 38 80 minutes, challenging Southern rights claims. It references the Nashville Convention and Senate debates in August 1848 and 1849.
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