Pepin County meeting calls and school notes
Farmers in Pepin County urged to attend a Tuesday 4 PM meeting at Hesperian Institute to form a County Agricultural Society. A school meeting in School District No 1 at the Methodist Church is scheduled for Monday at 6 PM. the piece criticizes old school buildings and notes local agricultural and publishing updates.
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Pepin County
Hesperian Institute
Bex
Pepin
Marin
God's Acre
Methodist Caurch
Pepin Schoolhouse Plea Prompts Tax Debate
Pepin residents debate funding a new district schoolhouse amid harsh winters and poor facilities. Citizens urge a vote to support a convenient building, arguing future opportunities depend on educating today’s children. A Janesville paper welcomes Bristol Mann to Wisconsin journalism.
New Orleans Picayune Editor Found in Ill-Tired Lady E
An editor from the New Orleans Picayune and his family were last seen aboard the ill-tired Lady E as the vessel headed toward Se awake county. Authorities launched a search for the missing party amid unclear conditions and weather concerns.
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Ae” Tin
New Orleans Picayune Wind
Lady E
Douglasism and the Slave Question in 1850s Debate
Bayard Taylor reports on a White River Junction encounter with a Southern gentleman who argues slavery survives only via continual expansion into new soils. The exchange critiques popular sovereignty and warns slavery’s profit depends on conquest of new lands, while foreseeing an inevitable future conflict and the question of what to do with slavery.
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Douglas
Kansas
Territ
Mountebant
M. Douglas
Jed
Pinner
Senate
Dag
Vention
Governor Back
Plain Dealer
Waukesha
Arnold Douglas
Frank Pierce
Popular Sovereignty
Buchanan and Douglas split over Lincoln victory bets
The Baltimore Patriot reports intense political debate as Buchanan and Douglas supporters predict Lincoln’s election. Douglas backers scorn withdrawal while a Eau Claire gathering stirs with local clashes over party organization and alleged ballot irregularities.
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Baltimore Patriot
Cbell
Everett
Buchanan
Lincoln
Douglas
Dofvat
Lineuln
Press
Ani Tribune
Unclear fragmentary items mix arrivals, escapes, and appointments
Fragmented items report quarantined Cubans at New York harbor, a prison escape attempt in California resulting in casualties, a recovered fortune tied to Madrid, diplomatic postings to China and St Elena, and a Connecticut convention nomination event.
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California
Nespysnte
Altey
Tavana
New
Jose Salam Alvear
Abe
Panoto
Madrid
Washington
George W. Heard
Boston
China
Wiliam Carrell
St.elena
Connecticut
New Haven
Massachusetts electoral ticket held at Boston with fusion resolutions
The Massachusetts delegation met in Boston on the 12th and nominated clean state and electoral tickets. A committee was appointed to fill vacancies. Separately, a Racine and Mississippi train collision near Delavan injured many with five fatalities listed as Baker Delavan Margaret Leanan 15 Darien and Mrs Davis Sharon among the dead.
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Breckinridge
Massachusetts
Boston
Bent
IP. Bueler
Delevan
Baker
Delavan
Margaret Leanan
Darien
Davis
Sharon
Catlin
Democratic Convention nominates Presidential Elector in tumultuous letter
A 1860 correspondence from Henry D. Bannon to A P Swisvern details Milwaukee Democratic actions nominating Judee Banney for Presidential Elector in the Second District. It critiques Douglasites and popular sovereignty while contrasting party factions amid national disputes and anticipated political upheaval.
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Sprey
Judee Banney
Douglas
Democratic Party
Minwauxer
Henry D. Bannon
Pear
Lam
A. P. Swisvern
Vpuers
Milwaukee
Econtumen
Maine
Vermont
Cobie
Jouratic Party
Avery True
Christ
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Iewoud
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Iergaly
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Bristol and
Mann
Badger State
Seawake Club
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Whipple
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Tae
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Sumalatovie Aee
Cuba
New York Harbor
Charleston
Maryland
Virginia
New-York
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Kantaskian
Denversti
Iynite
Charman
Terri Will
Ormibe
Furney
Hickman
Tiair
Douz
Hyas
Pree
Sichaxan
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