Nation and state power clash spurs constitutional debate
The article argues that history shows national and state governments balance power within constitutional limits. It cites Federalists and Republicans, discusses Tennessee and South Carolina moments, and warns against centralization. It notes Bushnell habeas corpus cases, Langston trial progress, and river mail route cuts, highlighting political tensions and public sentiment. It also mentions Northwest mail routes and debates over California division, with war‑sketch European news.
Sickles Trial Acquittal Provokes Press Outcry
A distorted report on Daniel E Sickles and the murder of Philip B Koy ends with a jury acquittal. The Albany Evening Journal condemns the proceedings as a conspiracy between counsel and court to shield Sickles and ruin his wife. The piece notes press censure and cites related blasts about prostitution, scandal, and judiciary bias.
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Philip B. Koy
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Schurz Speech in Worcester on German Vote and Massachusetts Politics
Carl Schurz spoke in Worcester after a Boston layover, scrutinizing Massachusetts policy on foreign voters and urging principled expediency. He praised German Americans, warned of Know Nothing pressure, and urged Republicans to defend ballot parity and liberty against political bargains.
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News from Vera Cruz and London in late April 1860s dispatches
Reports from Vera Cruz claim a Spanish proconsul exiled, Juarez government protests, and a British demand for 1.5 million at the port with possible bombardment. London and Galway carried scattered parliamentary notes, Russia’s approach, and US party debates on slavery, with Brown defending congressional limits and South state rights.
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Political tirade on juries and slavery in Ohio case
A poem-like broadside argues Democrats monopolize juries in runaway slave cases. It claims Republicans lack judge or jury rights, condemns Democratic control of the justice process, and suggests juries will fail to convict in slavery prosecutions. It cites a Charleston Mercury interpretation of a jury verdict as guidance.
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