The Buchanan Victory Debate Over Election Support
A historical column argues Buchanan won with Fillmore and Know Nothing influence, contending the Democratic edge is small in northern states. It suggests Buchanan is a minority president, backed by Fillmore supporters who shaped results in Illinois Indiana and Pennsylvania.
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Buchanan
Mr. Buchanan
Ah. Breckenridge
Illinois
Col. Fremont
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Fillmore
Kansas Judiciary in Lecompton Exposé
The Kansas correspondent portrays the judiciary and political climate in Lecompton with sharp critique. It attacks Pierce administration appointees, notes pro slavery bar members, describes a crowded courtroom, muddy floors, and a scene of Deputy U S Marshals, implying systemic corruption and financial motive in a town supported by government funds.
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Kansas
Missouri
Grand
Traverse
U. S
Cape Cod
Lecompton
Washington admiration and Central America slavery debate
The Dayton Gazette notes Lewis D Campbell shone at a Washington ball and impressed admirers in Dayton. It also quotes the Delta urging expansion of the African slave trade in Nicaragua as essential for slavery’s spread, while New York journals discuss possible U S Senate candidates in a Republican legislature race.
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Lewis D. Campbell
Washington
Dayton Gazette
Dayton
Campbell
Walker
Central America
Nicaragua
New Orleans
Boston
New York City
Preston King
Hamilton
U.S. Senate
Bennett
The
Herald
Raymond
Times
Ely. 7
Tribune
Webb
Enquirer
Grave of Gov. Reedee at Westport Sparks Pro Slavery Feud
Correspondent reports at Westport for New York Times on A H Reedee’s grave site in front of the Farmer's hotel. Pro-Slavery faction placed a marble slab with a hostile epitaph, linking Reedee’s actions to Free State Legislature and warning that threats echo for Gen. Lane if he returns to Kansas.
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New York Times
Gay
Reede
Westi
Westport
A. Hl. Reeder
Kansas
Farmer's Hotel
Gov
Reedee
Ben
Satan
Breedett
Reeder
Free State
Gen. Lane
Nebraska candidate fund-raising threat shocks readers
Morton of the Nebraska News reports a harsh practice where any candidate avoiding a five dollar announcement fee risks removal from the canvass. He claims such filings may be reported as dead and obituary notices published, casting a wry light on early political fundraising and press influence in Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Morton
The
Nebraska News
Hats and furs shop opens on Public Square
Ladce and Bans launch a new store on the Public Square with goods displayed in the building’s second story. A Palmyra Sentinel note praises Lange and Barnum in Chicago and St Louis as ahead of the West, with a four story iron front and ample stock of hats caps furs gloves umbrellas and canes. Prices for dress furs range from ten dollars to five hundred per set. Barnum’s known NY background aids sourcing from manufacturers at low prices with small profits and transparent fixed prices.
Forgery Case and Political Resolutions
A man using aliases Crouta and later Alex Boyd was arrested in St. Louis after a forged check paid for a gold watch at Waldin's. Letters addressed to John Crouta were found, and the suspect faced bond doubt before a requisition. Separately, the Fremont Dayton Union body adopted resolutions pledging support for Fremont and Dayton and urging a strict registry law to secure electoral rights.
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John Crouta
Waldin
Flagg & Savage
Crouta
St. Louis
Alex. Boyd
Quincy
Tlinois
Anderson
Clark
Croutn
Destructive Tornado Ripples Through Portsmouth and Norfolk
A severe tornado swept over Portsmouth and Norfolk Virginia on Tuesday afternoon damaging property across the corridor. The Seabord and Roanoke Railroad depot and engine house, recently built at cost around six thousand dollars, was demolished while the Union Car Works site suffered major roof loss. An old brick dwelling between the depot and factory lost an end, several roofs and chimneys were blown down, and limbs were broken. The depot building stood strong but doors left open allowed roof loss. several workers were injured though no fatalities occurred. One young man named Owens was seriously hurt. The storm also damaged small brick tenements and the boarding house on Maine street, lifting roofing and scattering debris across nearby homes.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk
Portsmouth Transcript
Seabord and
Roanoke Railroad
Union Car Works
Owens
Maine Street
Earthquake in Southern Illinois Haunts Fremonter Beliefs
A reader letter from De Soto Jackson County describes a severe earthquake felt Sunday morning extending to Cairo and northward, with the columnist implying moral judgment on Fremonter support, noting no Fremont inhabitants were harmed. A Tribune riff links to political shocks and mocks societal faults while Punch offers playful domestic advice. The piece ends with a brief note on a judicial appointment in Beaver Pennsylvania.
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Illinois
Egypt
de Soto
Jackson County
Cairo
Douglas
Ulinois
Johnson
Chicago Tribune
Election dispatch from Springfield reports Buchanan leads
Telegraphic dispatch received in Chicago notes Springfield results dated November 13 showing Buchanan with a 6055 vote majority and Bissell with 7703, with remaining counties expected to sustain Buchanan’s overall lead.
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Tremont House
Chicago
J. R. van Doorn
Springfield
Buchanan
Bissell
Merrimac Frigate Visited by Russian Admiral in Southampton
The United States screw steam frigate Merrimac is expected to depart Southampton waters in about a fortnight. Notables, including Count Poutiatine, a Russian vice admiral, inspected the ship along with British officers and dignitaries. The visit featured discussions of the Dina’s Pacific escape, remarks on the Merrimac’s massive guns and perfected gun-carriage design, and invitations to a banquet by Southampton’s mayor. An official order allows Merrimac officers to tour British dockyards and naval establishments.
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Merrimac
Southampton
Royal Navy
John Rennie
Dickson
Isoner
Count Poutiatune
Usgian
Russia
Dina
North Pacific Ocean
Poullatine
Dolphin Hotel
Australia
Lenthall
Southampton Water
Royal Household
Old scraps from the Baltimore Patriot on river travel
In May 1811 Cincinnati received the barge Cincinnati Beale from New Orleans after a 68 day voyage. Steamship news covers the 1814 Buffalo’s launch to ply Pittsburgh to Louisville, and the Enterprise’s packet service to the Falls of Ohio. Reports note rapid river progress, freight costs, and remarks on Western commerce potential. The New York Times reports Theodore Deringer’s arrest for issuing fraudulent naturalization papers before the October election.
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Cincinati
Cincinnati
Beale
New Orleans
The
Falls
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Louisville
Enterprise
Bridgett
Monongahela
Pitts- Co
Ohio
Brownsville
Natchez
Janary
Balize
Red River
Mississippi
Bardstown
West
Falls of
New York Times
Theodore Deringer
Court of Quarter Sessions
Theiirth
Henry
Severe winter storm hits New York counties and trains blocked
The Auburn American notes snow in Oswego and Jefferson counties with a passenger train delayed six hours as fires were extinguished by snow. Depth reached eighteen inches at one location, a remarkable midwinter condition. Snow fell around the town as well.
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Auburn
N.Y
Oswego
Jefferson Counties
Bets flood Kentucky election results in Cincinnati reports
In Cincinnati bets on the Kentucky late election have been heavy with many wagering lands, negroes, cash and other property. The Cincinnati Commercial notes extraordinary stakes across the state, foretelling ruin for hundreds and thousands of people facing severe impoverishment.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Godfrey and Brawner Advertise Expanded Stock of Brats and Shoes
Godfrey and Brawner announce a large addition to their stock of boots and shoes. They claim low prices and easy dealings. Call them to explore deals and new arrivals.
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Godfrey & Brawner
Warriage and Divorce in California Advice to Ladies
A column mocks California divorce trends, citing four daily cases and a male-favored market. It cites easy lawyers, referees, and courts, warns Atlantic women against California marriage, and ends with a tongue in cheek recruitment ad for Rabbit Creek households.
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California
San Francisco
Cates
Men of the Ax
New Orleans
Pleiade
Atlantic States
Atlantic
Pacific
Rabbit Creek
Sierra County
Merchant Street
N. B
Arrival of a handcart at Salt Lake City welcome
The Salt Lake News reports Captain Edmund Elles worth and company arriving at Willow Springs on the 25th and 26th. Presidents Brigham Young Heber Kimball Lieut. Gen. D. H. Wells and other citizens escorted them into the city. A large crowd lined South Temple street as bands played and President Young gave blessings before the hand cart companies set up camp after a march of over one thousand three hundred miles.
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Edmund Ellsworth
Willow Springs
Brigham Young
Heber C. Kimball
D. H. Wells
Orseback
H. B. Clawson
Lancers
William Pitt
Young’s
Kimball’s
Well
South Temple Street
Lancer
Young
What will poor Pierce do in Kansas clash
The piece urges President Pierce to admit Kansas as a free state within four months to end the rift over the slavery expansion dispute. It argues Buchanan should not be burdened with the Kansas issue and that Pierce must act to redeem the democracy and restore Concord’s pride. The editorial frames the question as what Pierce ought to do now.
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Pierce
Uchanin
Kansas
Buchanan
Davis
Atchinson
Free
Concord
Herald
Murder at Dudley: Peter Naughton and Wife Slain
A Worcester Transcript report from Dudley describes the brutal murder of laborer Peter Naughton and his wife in their home on November 7. An axe was found with the room bloodstained, a broken chest suggesting theft, and an infant survived in an adjacent bed. A coroner's jury was probing the case as authorities searched for a suspect.
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Peter Naughton
Dudley
Naughton
Worcester Transcript
The Legislature and Election Totals Reported
The Springfield Register and Springfield Journal discuss House results with Dems 37 and Oppositions 38, while Col. Bissell and the Republican ticket lead by 7,624 from 97 counties. Remaining counties may shift Buchan an’s plurality under 5,000. Also notes postnatal Turkey toleration and church repairs funded by the Sultan.
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Springfield Register
House of Representative
Springfield Journal of
Col. Bissell
Crawford
Edwards
Wayne
Buchanan
Congratulatory procession honors Illinois governor-elect in Quincy
On Friday evening a large crowd in Quincy formed a procession from the Court House to Lt Governor Wood’s residence to celebrate the election of the governor and lieutenant governor. A brass band led the march as fireworks lit the city and speeches and songs followed on Wood’s balcony and in his new mansion. The gathering praised Wood’s hospitality and the people’s choice, with thousands attending and ladies bearing lights creating a memorable scene.
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J Wood
Douglas
Richardson
Quincy
Wood
Butjalso
Illinois
Loss of the Steamer Superior reported
A Chicago dispatch notes the Steamer Superior lost near the Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior during a gale on the night of the 29th after departing the 25th. The ship valued at 20,000 with 5,000 insured in Etna and 5,000 in Mercantile Fire and Marine. Thirty-five lives lost, sixteen saved, including Capt. Jones and Chief Clerk Mr Norris. only sixteen survivors.
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Chicago
Superior
Pictured Rocks
Grand Island
Lake Superior
Saut Canal
Etna Insurance Company
Mercantile Fire,and Marine Insurance Company
Covington
Kentucky
Iron Groceries and a Political Proclamation
A Southside firm A V Hoururey Co. markets a large iron and grocery stock with fair prices and reliable service promising value beyond St. Louis. The page then reprints the 1856 Salt Lake Church proclamation urging Latter Day Saints to stand firm amid national party conflicts, linking polygamy and slavery to territorial policy, signed from Gren Salt Lake. An agricultural note from Palatka Democrat notes a good orange and lemon crop expected this season.
Kansas, Hickory Point trials stir Kansas conflicts
Lawrence Nov 6 report on Gov Geary urged special term for Hickory Point arrests. Jurors indict free State men, eight freed, others held for murder and assault. Trials reveal pro slavery tensions, Walker seizure thwarted, U S troops mobilized, state sworn loyalists clash amid violence and patrols.
Arrival of the Europa in New York Nov 13 headlines
Steamship Europa from Liverpool with dates two Roverinnee 1st arrives at 1 o clock. Arago reaches Southampton on the Sist ult. Reports discuss cotton packing complaints to the Southern Chamber, plus European political tension. Notes on Neapolitan affairs, Austro French positions, and Russian railroad concessions. Also mentions Bombay news and a local Missouri election tie with a whistleblower vote.
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Europa
New York
Liverpool
Southampton
Liverpool American Chamber of Commerce
Spain
M. D.arvient
Paris
Danubian
Black Sea
England
Austria
France
Russia
Belgrade
Constantinople
London‘Times
Napoleon
Credit Moabiliar
Bombay
Panjaub
Scinde
Pennsylvania Result Shows Buchanan Lead Narrowly
Telegraph report from last night notes Pennsylvania voting figures with Buchanan at 230 500 Fremont fusion 208 349 Fillmore 26 398 Buchanan’s majority 705, total 4 460 255 Indignant parent from Zanesville Ohio sentenced Monday to pay 50 and five days in county dungeon for assaulting a teacher.
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Pennsylvania
Telegraph
Buchanan
Fremont
Fillmore
Zanesville
Ohio
Tragedy in Rockford After Sheriff's Death during Capture
Rockford Illinois November 12 1849 two brothers Alf and John Countryman from Pennsylvania Settlement stole cattle and tried to sell them in the city. The younger was arrested, the sheriff searched him found bullets, and when led to jail the prisoner broke free and shot the sheriff. A 200 foot pursuit followed, the killer captured and jailed. The crowd vengeful but law prevailed. Sheriff Taylor loved and respected, his death mourned, his remains to be laid out by Royal Arch Masons tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
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Chicago
Rockford
Rockford City
Messrs
Borrors
Alf
John Countryman
Pennsylvania
Ohn
Sherf
Pelell
Chiffer
Therisoner
Taylor
Royal Arch
Republican vigor drives despite defeat in Kansas
A Republican attack on Kansas policy argues for aggressive diffusion of facts and a renewed campaign for Fremont and Dayton in 1860. The piece asserts unity against Border Rufianism, stresses the need for broad public enlightenment, and urges systematic dissemination of documents like the Kansas laws and Piero Colfax materials to rally support and repudiate slavery expansion. Two intermarriage cases in Newton, Iowa, are noted in a brief aside.
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Republic Party
Sisublican Party
Buchanan
Fillmore
Glancy Jonse
Pennsylvania
Grow
Kansas
Washington
Fremont
Jefferson
Jackson
Harrison
Dayton
Pieros
Douglas
Free State
Cincinnati
Colfax
American Republic
N. Y. Tribune
Douglas Going Down
Washington Times correspondent reports Senator Douglas waning fortunes and waning support. The piece notes his decline in influence, losses in statewide races, and diminished prospects, with Richardson and Buchanan tickets highlighted as evidence of his fading power.
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Douglas
Washington
New York’ Times
Senator Douglas
Richardson
Buchanan
Finois
Stephen
Hon John M Clayton Dies After Protracted Illness
Telegraphic news reports the death of Hon John M Clayton on the 9th inst at Dover after a long illness. Clayton, a towering figure with a keen intellect, served as U S Senator, Secretary of State under Taylor, and remained a prominent statesman with a storied career including the Clayton and Bulwer Convention and a feud with Henry Clay.
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Dover
Ag Ko
Ile
Federal Party
Senate of the
United States
Delaware
Col. Benton
Mr. Clay
Gen
Harrison
Webster
Clayton
Senate
Taylor
Henry Clay
Ashland
Buena Vista
Great Britain
Central America
Atlantic
Fillmore
United States Senate
Spruance
Henry Bulwer
Clay
Herald
Singular Bottle Stories of Ocean Voyages
Capt. Beecher editor of the English Nautical Magazine outlines curious bottle voyages from navigators over the last decade. Bottles from near Africa reached Europe, one traced a path from the Panama Isthmus to Ireland, another crossed from Unnaries to Nova Scotia, and Greenland mariners' bottles washed to Ireland. A bottle swam from the South Atlantic to France via Gibraltar and Brest, landing on Jersey Island after many years. One bottle survived sixteen years, another fourteen, two ten years, and one after five days from the Race-horse in the Caribbean Sea. Captain McClure’s 1850 bottle to Behring Strait traveled 3,600 miles in 206 days, found on Honduras coast.
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Beecher
Europe
Panama Austral
Panama Isthmus
Irish
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Greenland
Davis Strait
Ireland
South Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Gibraltar
Portugese
France
Brest
Jersey Island
Carribean
McClure
Northwest Strait
Behrs ‘Ing Strait
Honduras
Japan Opens Two Ports to All Nations After Jeddo Summit
The June meeting at Jeddo, capital of Japan, agreed to open two parts of the empire, Nankaiki and Hakodadi, to ships of all nations for provisioning and depots. Other ports remain accessible to distressed vessels, with entry to interiors forbidden without a state permit. Trade remains restricted to the Dutch and Chinese for now, while the policy aims to connect the East with the world and shift economic balance. The decision is hailed as leading to significant change in regional relations. Publication notes President Fillmore as candidate in a contemporary context.
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China
Japan
Europe
America
Jeddo
Nankaiki
Hakodadi
Court
Cochin China
Siam
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Stuyvesant Institute
John Charles Fremont
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Geaningham
Beaver, Penn
Supreme Court of Kansas
Barrel
Navigation
Baltimore Patriot
Salt Lake
Ben Perlee
Salt Lake Newa
Atai
Turkey
C. A. V. Hoururey,& Co
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New York Evening Post
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James Buchanan
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Espen Linde
Lawrence
Geary
Lecompte
Hickory Point
Donaldson
Banner
James N. York
Howard York
John L. King
George N. Neff
Thomas J. Bowers
David Patrick
Justus G. Ketchum
Jesse F. Pyle
James Conly
Adam Bower
Edward R. Fally
David Totter
Thomas Lesson
Wm. Butler
Chesteray
Marshal Fain
Uwo
Capt. Walker
Fain
Col. Titus
Titus
United States Army
Ottawa Creek
Bull Creek
Iit
Frank Leslie
Ilustrated
New York, Independent
Andrain County
Hardin
Tinsley
Edfier Biechon
Newton
Stephen Daniel
N. Rogers
N.rogers
John M. Clayton
Lenszton
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