Political oration on growth of Republican party at Independence Hall
A lengthy Republican Party manifesto reflects on the four-year rise since its Philadelphia founding. It argues the party’s strength against Democrats and slavery, praises leaders, and forecasts 1850s political battles and platforms. It also mentions Charleston conventions, Douglas, and public lectures on education, with critiques of the White House administration.
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Strange Proceedings Alderman Resigns on Election Condition
An alderman resigns with demand that the board halt business until a May election to fill the vacancy. The Herald questions party manipulation and notes other aldermen lacking naturalization, while claiming the Democratic party must address the alleged dirty work within its ranks.
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City Council Meeting Ends Amid Adjourment Confusion
A Monday City Council session featured Alderman Bronx questioning Alderman ScnpERMAS citizenship and papers. Alderman ScNpERMAS attempt to answer was followed by a snap adjournment notation, with Mayor declaring the ayes had it while another alderman demanded ayes and nays.
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Usurpation of the Supreme Court
A critical essay questions the U S Supreme Court as a tool of slavery and argues for reconstruction of the court. It condemns judges like Taney, urges Republicans to back Seward, and warns against using law to justify oppression while noting commentary from New York and Chicago figures.
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Mclean
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Devlish Deed of a Negro Woman Sparks Slavery Debate
The Atlanta Locomotive reports a negro woman of Jankford, driven to despair, threw three of her children into a 65 foot well before leaping in herself. The piece ties the act to abolitionist rhetoric and cites Douglas, Uncle Tom, and Box Brown as rebukes to slavery, reflecting strong anti slavery sentiment. It notes Republican ardor and a Lazarus reference after Sloan’s defeat, with sympathy for the afflicted.
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Washington News From The April 1860 Session
Washington dispatches detail McLane’s China policy, perjury cases against Schnabel, and Cabinet dissension denial. Reports follow Senate and House actions, Pony Express schedule changes, and early ballots in Charleston convention as Douglas Wood and Breckenridge factions maneuver for presidential nomination amid Southern secession pressures.
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Douglas and Buchanan in sharp political satire in New York
At the Cooper Institute in New York last Friday evening Col. Tom Ford of Ohio rebutted rumors of joining the Douglasites. The Herald report notes satirical jests about Buchanan and a lively audience, with comparisons to a court witness and reflections on Douglas, Hamilton, and Missouri restrictions. The piece mixes political humor with stinging critique of candidates and the Charleston convention mood, ending with rail caution and ship news from New York and St Marks earthquake reports.
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