Blair triumph in St Louis for long term Congress
A flood of reports from St Louis recount Blair's decisive county and city victory for the long term Congress with 1465 margin, while Barrett misled supporters. The piece notes Republican strength spreading across the state, opposition to Douglas, and cheers from Chicago-bound trains, Republican clubs, and Free Soil rallying cries in a political clash over slavery and territorial policy.
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St. Louis County
Blair
Douglas’ Watson
St. Louis
Frank Blair
Herald
Congress
Barrett
Union
Todd
St. Louis Agricultural Society
Republican Club
Hannibal
Springfield
Echain
Chicago
Lincoln
Douglas
Hannibal Republicans
F. W .Southack
Army of Our
Israel
St Louis
Missouri
Piother
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlit
Poe Ee
North
South
Republican Party
Lexington
Republicans Rebuild in Quincy Club Fight for Victory
At a Saturday Republican Club meeting a new Executive Committee was formed. The article urges strong city support for the committee and candidates Lincoln, Haun, and Prentiss. It stresses Republicans must supply funds and manpower for the campaign to defeat organized opposition.
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Republican Club
Quincy
Lixcony
Haun
Prentiss
Douglas and Atchison sowed slavery's squatter rule
A reprint recounts Kansas era scheming as Atchison gloated over repealing the Missouri Compromise and pressuring Senator Douglas to back a Nebraska bill. The piece accuses Douglas of betrayal, calling him a tool of slavery for a private interview that birthed a dangerous political principle.
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Nebraska
Baltimore
Congress
Fathers of the Republic
Ifm
C. Harrington
Harrington
Douglas
Jefferson
Monroe
Adams
Eton Douglas
Atchison
Dave Atchison
Kansas
Atchison City
Parksville
Dave
South
Senate Committee On Territories
Territories
Senate
Territorial Committee
Missouri
Dongle
Dave Archide
Arnold
Benedict Arnold
West Point
Johnson
Dixon
Breckinridge
John ‘Bell
Bell
Hannibal Republicans endorse Lincoln ticket in Missouri surge
A Hannibal Republican rally article details club aims and a large local turnout. It praises Lincoln and Hamlin, condemns Democratic claims, and urges rapid, efficient campaigning with practical meeting guidance for gates, speakers, and logistics.
Great Eastern praver and slave trade glare
The Charleston Mercury urges using the Great Eastern to supply the European cattle demand, depicting ten thousand enslaved people as a load. The piece mocks slavers and calls for Lincoln to enforce Congress laws against piracy amid rampant slavery and English capital interests.
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Charleston Mercury
Greeley
Mercury
Lincoln
Congress
Kentucky Judge Endorses Lincoln Amid Kitchen Cabinet Jibe
Judge Robertson of Kentucky, a Bell Everett follower and leading state figure, recently spoke in Lexington praising Mr. Lincoln. He said he has had personal and epistolary intercourse with Lincoln, trusts his integrity and patriotism, and believes Lincoln would lead a national, honest administration free of a Kitchen Cabinet if elected.
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Lawrence MM. Keitt
James C. Allen
Senate of the
United States
Preston S. Brooks
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
Senate
Sénate
C. le
James G. Allen
Alen
Bruce
Allen
Douglas
Minois
Springfield
Norman
Judd
Ini
Lincoln
District of Columbia
Col. Richardson
Heralds Day
Rich Douglas
Buchanan
Varey, Breckinridge and’ Company
Kansasc
Kdossi
Carolinan
E Buchanan
Dick Cass
Territories
France
New York
Richardson
Old Dick
Bissinkig
Hee
Johnson
North
Judge Robertson
Kentucky
Bell and
Everett
Lexington
Cray
Breckinridge
Ilinois
Congress
David M. Woodson
Carrolton
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Clay
Rochester, Demerat & American
Statesman
Webster
Pillmore
Astor House
Mr. Webster
Terrible accident at Pittsfield mass meeting sparks blaze
Report describes a flare of alcohol igniting during a Republican mass meeting near Pittsfield on Saturday. By-standers including Sam Bayes, John Gay, Fred Dill ingham, Mrs Adams, Mrs Pratt and a five year old child suffered severe burns.
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Pittsfeld
Pittsfield
Sam's Bayes
John Gay
Fred
Dillingham
Adams
Pratt
Homicide Near Louisiana Mo During Election Day
Reported near Louisiana Missouri on election day a young man named Frank Waters was stabbed by Eoff. Waters died from his wounds with limited details remaining as the informant fled before providing more facts.
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Louisiana
Weste
Frank Waters
Basket meeting and union mass in Payson Township
Two weeks from Saturday at 9 o clock in the morning a basket meeting and union mass will be held between Payson and Kinderhook Pike county on the South end of Stone Prairie on the farm of Wm Shinn Williams Grimshaw Prentiss Delano Jonas Grinshaw from Pittsfield and others are expected as speakers. Democrats are cordially invited and many have promised to attend. Ladies are particularly invited to attend.
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Payson Township
Payson
Kinderhook
Pike County
Stone
Prairie
Wm. Shinn
Williams
Grimshaw
Prentiss
Delano
Jonas
Howley Children Lost in the Woods Found Safe
From the Hornellsville Journal reports three Howley children ages not over ten wandered into the woods to pick berries near their home in Cincinnati. They got disoriented waited in a log shelter prayed for deliverance until the parents and a large group found them before nightfall. The eldest Mary kept them hopeful while leading the others and gathering greens to ease hunger. The children were rescued unharmed after several hours.
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Cincinnati Commerciad
Hornellsville Journal
J. B. Howley
Mary
Carrie
Ida
Japanese treaty provisions opened ports and rights
The Evening Post outlines the Japanese treaty negotiated by Consul Harris and Commodore Perry. It covers peace, diplomatic and consular residences in Yeddo Osaka and other ports, opened ports Simoda Hakodachi Kanagawa Nagasaki N eengata Hiogo, free residence with a fortress ban, inspection rights, and general trade allowed except opium import and rice wheat export bans. Americans may worship freely with protections, ship purchases, and hiring American scientists and artisans. The President may mediate Japan and powers.
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Harris
Commodore Perry
United States
Japan
Yeddo
Washington
Simoda
Hakodachi
Kanagawa
Nagasaki
Nee-n-gata
Hiogo
Osaka
Rain Shitter Lincoln and Wamlin Campaign Paper Debut
The Rain Shitter is announced as a weekly illustrated Republican campaign paper to be published every Wednesday. It promises original cuts to mock Democratic candidates and present facts and incidents aiding the Republican cause, aiming for broad circulation and political history value. Subscriptions listed at 50 cents per single copy, discounts for multiple copies.
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Lincoln and
Wamlin
United States
Rai Spurren
Mone Aip
Winona (Minn
Charles’ Benson
Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Dr. Benson
House
Senate
Breckinridge
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