Lecompton Debates Postpone State Constitution Vote
The House stood firm against the Senate on Lecompton, voting 119 to 1115 to reject receding. Kansas Constitution framing finishes, new voters to decide on universal suffrage. Living Age offer, Milwaukee election notes, and partial results from national shifts in party support amid the period's political tension.
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Town Elections Historic Party Ticket Appears Strong
Local notices list town election results with multiple officials named across districts. Republicans dominate the ticket though some municipalities note local race detail and names such as Wood, Broughton, Hulburt, Rogers, Cleaveland, and others in supervisors, clerks, treasurers, assessors, school superintendents, and constables.
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Partyism and Principle in a Free Republic
The Sentinel discusses the clash between partyism and principle in a free nation. It argues attachments should be to measures and policy, not to names, and warns against party drills and patronage guiding judgment. It notes real reform comes when principles precede old loyalties and urges readers to resist abandoned policies. It also teases editorial coverage on medical cures.
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Washington Correspondence 1858 Lecompton politics and city woes
Washington correspondence recounts Kansas Bill debates and House votes on the Crittenden bill, with strong anti slavery criticism of Buchanan and slave powers. It portrays Washington as a crime and arson heavy city, critiques police limits, and laments lack of a rhetorical leader to rally the North against Lecompton politics.
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Utah Amnesty Offer Amid Utah War Measures
The St. Joseph Gazette reports Alexander Constant arriving from St. Louis with Brigham Young ordering Johnson to leave the Utah Territory by April 10 or fortifications will be leveled. Army provisions claimed sufficient to reach the states. Little Blue scene noted a fresh supply gain and four companies. Indians described as peaceful. Leavenworth views oppose a Lecompton Constitution based system. rights pledged to control one’s person. Benton’s death announced but denial of confirmation. Washington notes aid to Utah, Osorno’s movements, and Mexico news including Osollo’s capture of Guadalara. Bank panics updated across states. Maine 72 banks sound, New Hampshire 52, Massachusetts 173 with few failures. Rhode Island most vulnerable among New England states.
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