Pomeroy Telegraph and Democratic Fear Tactics
A lengthy editorial barrage attacks Democratic overreach and incitement, criticizing incineration of incendiary papers and political mobs. It contrasts punitive proposals with the dangers of despotism, praising Cassius M. Clay's stance and urging vigilance against mob rule.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL AND POLITICAL MANEUVERINGS
The House passes a Homestead Bill despite opposition from slaveholders. Northern Democrats fear a backlash for voting against free labor expansion while Democrats aim to save the party. A Charleston Convention dispute between Hunter and Douglas looms with potential coalitions and electoral risks ahead. Also noted are Wigfall’s conduct in the Senate, a fatal runaway slave incident in Alabama, and an Virginia excitable jury trial over a daughter’s slander.
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Duelling culture and Northern resolve in Congress
The piece condemns Southern dueling culture and Northern public sentiment against the bloody code. It cites past challenges involving Jeff Davis, Burlingame, Pryor, and Potter, arguing Northern lawmakers will not meet duels and that the mock chivalry is dying out. It also covers Senate debates over John Brown and Sanborn warrants, and notes Baltimore nomination fever with McLean Botts Crittenden and Bell as leading contenders.
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Buncombe
Charleston
Will
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Sacred Biography and History Illustrations of the Holy Scaterynes
Subscriptions invited for a 637 page illustrated sacred biography and history volume edited by Osmond Tiffany with notices of Palestine, patriarchs, prophets, and reformers. Also advertised are The Illustrated Life of Washington by J. T. Head and the Cosmopolitan Art Journal, Ladies’ Magazine, and Peterson’s National Magazine, with subscription terms and local agents in Meigs County.
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Meigs County
Arthur& Co
Philadelphia
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Choice Music
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National
Charles J. Peterson
Chestnut Street
Louis, Godey
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