A Trip to Missouri and Mass Meeting at New Madrid
A travelogue describes a hunting trip from Cincinnati to New Madrid Missouri. It notes hostile sentiment toward Free State supporters and reports a mass meeting organizing public safety measures. Committees form as Ohioans are warned they cannot be accused of murder or rebellion, with reflections on the region and conditions.
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New Madrid
Missouri
Free States
Diggins
Cincinnati
David C. Homan
Jams Ewan
Sanford W. Kexium
S. P. Hibberd
Thornton & Co
Bethel
Ohio
Western Reserve
Crispin
Porter
J. K. Davanters
Turpin Davanteris
Neville
Little River
Whitewater
Terra Firma
Mississippi
St. Francis
Legion
Wisconsin
Ilinois
John McMullen
New Madrid County hunted ground amid unrest and peril
The writer describes New Madrid Missouri with its grain soils and scarce dairy cows, notes high priced furniture and common liquor sales, and recounts a hunting expedition along Little River. Local hostility toward the travelers grows after a slave escape and Old John Brown rumors spark fear of abolitionists.
Letter from a Free State abolitionist at New Madrid
The narrator recounts a November meeting in New Madrid where pro slavery locals accuse Free State travelers of incendiary acts. He defends non-slaveholders and warns Missouri’s slave aristocracy, arguing enforcement of law and potential rebellion if outsiders are assaulted. Virginia is cited in a chastening view of John Brown’s case and public hostility to abolitionists.
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New Madrid
Col
Dick Phillips
J. C. Fremont
Stephen St. Mary
John Browns
Missouri
Free States
Ohio
New Madrid County
Virginia
John Brown
Suspicion and Tyranny Warned Against in 1859 Letter
John M Kellum of Bantam condemns the spread of suspicion as a fuel for tyranny after reporting a Virginia incident involving a Cincinnati man accused of tampering with slaves. He warns a misguided public punishes the innocent and urges northern restraint before retaliation and upheaval.
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Cincinnati
Pulaski County
Virginia
John M. Kellum
Bantam
Grazing Opinions on Pastures Shade and Stock
A report from the Ohio State Agricultural Society meeting in Columbus captures debates on pastures grasses shade and stock management. Graziers urge one pasture with no change factions say shade hinders fattening and fly nuisance while bluegrass favored for cattle.
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Ohio State Agricultural Society
Ohio Farmer
Clermont
Ohio State Society
Columbus
J. O'R. Renick
Franklin
A. B. Dickinson
New York
Ohio
Marion County
Seymour
Ross
Jus. M. Trimble
Highland
Fairfield County
Messenger
Marion
Col. Spencer
Cheere
W. IV. Trimble
Hillsboro
Jamieson
Harrison
W. HL. Ladd
Timothy
Palmer
Geauga
Uas
Col
Alsdorff
Pasture Practices and Shade Use in Livestock Raising
Letters discuss pasture size, shade for cattle and sheep, and mixing species. Authors advocate large ranges with diverse grasses, manure use, and August seeding without plowing. Advice covers hog care, feeding corn, and timing for fattening and harvests with emphasis on humane shade for livestock.
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W. H. Ladd
Jefferson
T. C. Jones
Delaware
Timothy
Gardner
Lucas
Western Reserve
Humrickhouse
Coshocton
Mr. Taggert
Wayne
Jane
Townshend
Delegates and schemes loom at Charleston Presidential Convention
The Louisville Courier, an anti Douglas paper, outlines a plan for Southern control at the Charleston Convention. It says Northern States will send two sets of delegates from Pennsylvania New York and Illinois and be excluded pending review while Southern delegates with a majority push through the two thirds rule to dominate the convention.
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Louisville Courier
Douglas
Charleston
Pennsylvani New York
Ilinois
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