Congressional and State Election Results in Nast County
In Nast County on August 15 1855 Samuel L Arrington for Senate Samuel Brown and Ford Taylor for Commons received 640 and 546 votes respectively with Holman Arrington 116. For Congress Hawkins 597 Crudup 161. Gen Speight re elected in Newbern district and Gen Hawkins re elected in Warren district with a large majority. State polls Granville 709 872 Warren 7063 Franklin 514 26 Nash 597. Hawkins wins by about 1018 votes.
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Extracts From Address Urging Harmony In Presidential Contest
The Globe prints the Address to the Democratic Republicans of the United States by the Baltimore Convention Committee. It spans over ten columns and is too long for our pages, though we regret its exclusion. We plan to publish extracts later to promote unity and concord.
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United States
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Riots in Baltimore Target Bank of Maryland Officials
The Baltimore Republican reports prolonged riots in Baltimore over several nights, sparked by the Bank of Maryland closure. The mob attacked bank officials' property with homes broken into and furniture destroyed. Police were overwhelmed, the Mayor summoned the militia, and 30 to 40 people were killed or wounded. The unrest continued as of the informant’s departure.
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Baltimore Republican
Bank of Maryland
Mississippi insurrection rumors fade after hangings
The Clinton Gazette reports a wave of unrest near Mississippi seen subsiding with five white men hanged and ten to fifteen African Americans executed or harmed in the upheaval.
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Mississippi
Clinton (Miss
Lynch Law Operations in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Whig reports a Madison Mississippi letter stating eighteen more gambling crew members were captured after a severe chase in which some pursuers were killed. They were awaiting execution under the same laws as those used at Vicksburg.
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Meeting of Southern gentlemen in New York on anti slavery groups
A gathering of Southern gentlemen occurred in New York recent days to discuss steps about the operations of anti slavery societies newly established in the Northern and Eastern States.
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New York
Resolves on Slave State Meetings and Abolitionist Threats
A committee resolution calls for two members to contact slaveholding states about nominating delegates for meetings on crises over slavery. It is rejected after debate, replaced by a stance that slavery is a state matter and abolitionist pressures won’t sway Southern rights, with assurances that property rights will be protected.
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Petersburg Rail Road profits rise with July receipts
The Petersburg Railroad shows a growing business with monthly receipts climbing from 2,452 in July 1833 to 4,051 in July 1834 and 9,875 in July 1835. Reports note stock sales in Philadelphia at 115 dollars, while Charleston merchants vow to discontinue trade with abolitionists amid a slaveholding States push against anti slavery activists.
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Petersburg Int
Postmaster General Letter on Incendiary Newspapers
The Richmond Whig prints an annexed Postmaster General letter to Charleston officials about delaying incendiary newspapers and pamphlets. It notes the PG declines to authorize detention, urging discretion to curb vile publications and upholding duty to laws and communities. The message calls for immediate action to stop circulation.
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Abolition Papers Stance Sparks Southern Backing
The note warns that any shipper ceasing to forward abolition papers to their destination will face strong opposition. The South pledges support for the act and readiness to enforce it.
Postmaster General on Slavery Papers Detained by Mail
August 4 1835 Charleston letter argues the Post Office has no legal authority to censor newspapers in transit yet refuses to sanction forwarding inflammatory and insurrectionary papers. The Postmaster must judge based on the detained works and local conditions, while upholding community safety over enforcement.
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New York
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Gambling Scoundrels Plague Baltimore Readers Alarmed
A Chronicle writer reports professional gamblers operating nightly in Baltimore causing widespread harm. The piece urges the city to drive them out, blaming their depravity for mischief comparable to intemperance and seeking public action against the vice.
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Baltimore Bustler Captain Described as Town Terror
A Baltimore correspondent reports on a man named Captain, about thirty three, with a family, who ran a riding school and omnibuses while spending beyond means. The piece notes his fluent French and Italian, engaging manners, and a history of private quarrels and duels. He has long frightened and enthralled the city, and was finally whipped.
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Boston Atlas
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Lyceums
Seduction and assault shake a Washington school tale
A guardian, Mr. Baylies, visits Miss W of Washington at Mrs. S s longstanding school for young ladies. After a confrontation at Captain s house, Baylies beats Capt. B and the crowd erupts, with B jailed. The piece also notes a high official’s wife involved in a separate seduction claim and claims Abolitionist printing might flood Southern papers.
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Gath
Askalon
Metamorphosing thief in female attire caught in robbery case
A person described as Sarah Thompson dressed in female clothes was brought to the upper police on Saturday for stealing a purse a ring and a pocket-book from Mrs. Lozier of 55 Renwick street. The suspect, once a maid in Mrs. Lozier’s household, was revealed on investigation to be Peter Thompson a nineteen year old full blooded negro from Tarrytown New York who confessed and was committed.
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Abolitionists: A Friend Sends New York Morning Herald No
A reader forwards a No from the New York Morning Herald, noting its Abolitionist content and relevance to ongoing debates. The fragment hints at editorial stance and public discourse within the era.
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European Intelligence and Spain Siege Relief
The Sheffield mails report a fall in American cotton prices in Liverpool. News from Bilbao notes a siege relief with large Queen's troops entering the town. France and England prepare naval and land aid for Spain's Queen. The Moniteur publishes the Franco American treaty law on June 7. William Cobbett dies in London on June 18 at age 72.
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