Kansas Territory Slavery Punishment Act Passed in 1855
The document outlines harsh penalties for actions supporting slave rebellion or aiding slaves to gain freedom in Kansas Territory. It prescribes death or hard labor for offenses such as inciting insurrection, enticement or escape of slaves, aiding fleeing slaves across borders, and distributing material to encourage slave resistance. It also bans aiding jurors opposed to slavery and sets Sept 15 1855 as the act’s effective date.
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Missouri
Kansas
Legislative Assembly
Territory of
United States
Various historic anecdotes on early trade and culture
A collection of antiquarian notes covers early uses of butter, naming of Albion, authorship of the Koran, early animal magnetism, origins of banking, Calico cloth, major bridges, English bowling, stone projectiles, ancient insurance, and the introduction of chocolate to England in 1520, with dates and places highlighted.
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Great Britain
Albion
Julius Casar
Christ
Mahommet
Rathas
Sergius
Father Hebl
Vienna
France
England
Calicut
India
Kingtung
China
Charles I
Charles II
Claudius Cesar
Mexico
London
Life in Africa Describes Grim Practices in Gold Coast
Rev. Beachman reports on African social life highlighting brutal customs in the Gold Coast area. He cites skull pavements, wives buried alive, mass sacrifices at royal events, and grisly rites at Yam ceremonies. Guards, kings, and priests feature in the lurid scenes of ritual murder and bodily mutilation.
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Mr. Beachman
London
Africa
Golden Coast
Apahanzon
Debancy
Barbary
Early Kansas slavery push and missionary trials
Rev George W Robbins a Methodist missionary recounts anti slavery conflicts in Kansas Territory dating back over a decade. He cites Indian agent Pro slavery aims, expulsions of missionaries, and threats to keep Kansas as slave territory. He notes Wyandotte agents and US commissioners pressured natives while promoting slavery. The piece also recalls a marble epitaph praising a wife who “always made home happy” after sixty years of marriage.
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George W. Robbins
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alton, Ill
Kansas
Atchison
Washington
Congress
Andebraska
Messrs. Gurely
Still
Markham
Mr. Robbins
Col. Lea
Methodist Church
Robbins
Major Mosely
U.S
Springfield Journal
Emigrant Aid Society
Charch
Anecdotes of General Ethan Allen Relic Sword Tale
A Hopkins family in Michigan claims Ethan Allen’s sword as a family heirloom. The aged niece warns money cannot buy some items in the house, while another anecdote recalls Allen’s white charger and a Vermont street exchange where he quips that hell follows after. Report attributed to WN Y Eve Post.
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East Manville
Grand River
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Hopkins
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Allen
Vermont
Ethan
Two Areas to Grumble About, Dani Grumpiz Advice
A quote attributed to Dani Grumpiz highlights two grumble-worthy areas. The first covers unavoidable troubles, the second focuses on things one can influence and change.
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Dani Grumpiz
Eever
Dan Rice Circus Row Ends in City Turmoil
A late night disturbance at Dan Rice's Circus erupted into a street brawl near Warren and Third streets. Bucheher Metcalf and associates provoked violence after intoxicatedly harassing Rice and his men, leading to a pursuit, a clash with Capt. Geo Powers, a brutal beating of Rice by John H Best, and the demolition of Best's saloon as Rice's party retreated townward.
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Rice’s Circus
Bucheher
Jack Burns
Dan
Rice
Pavillion
Mansion House
Mr. Miller
Dan. Rice
Miller
Burns
Tynan
Mr. Rice
Warren
Third Street
Geo. H. Powers
H. Best
John H. Best
Terific
Cattle Milking Guide Emphasizes Regularity and Night Milking
The guidance urges milking cows as early as possible to let them graze before dew, mid day milking for generous cows, and late night milking as comfort allows. It stresses keeping cows in a yard minimal time daily and maintaining a strict daily milking time with minimal deviation.
Adams Ancestry and a Missouri Gubernatorial Split
The piece recalls John Adams with a cobbler father and a Deacon of Braintree who guided him away from shoemaking to learning. It also notes Missouri politics where Benton and anti Benton factions reach an electoral ticket arrangement, with Benton’s ticket withdrawn and many St. Louis voters likely backing Fremont.
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Joux Adams
Adams
Braintree
John
Boston Transcript
Missouri
Benton
St. Louis
Fremont
Resolution on treason cases sparks Senate jostle and backroom talk
Mr. Wilson seeks unanimous consent to direct a nolle prosequi on a joint treason indictment against Charles Robinson and others in Kansas Territory. Objection halts action. Bigler and Toombs clash over strategy as Cass, Douglas, and others weigh release versus imprisonment.
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Mr. Wilson
Mass
Senate
Committee On the Judiciary
United States
Territory of
Kansas
Nolle
Charles Robinson
G. W. Smith
G. W. Jenkins
John Brown
H. H. Williams
G. W. Brown
G. W. Deitzler
Tweedledum
Tweedledee
Bigler
Toomba
Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Toombs
Prson
Fremont
Doug
Toombeche
Old Buck
Wilson
Cass
Douglas
Buck
Labor contrasts in 19th century plans and wages
Col Lane of Kansas cites a remark from a Kentucky planter to illustrate two kinds of labor under debate. Lane recalls a flatboat trip on the Ohio where a carpenter sought work but the planter said he already bought two carpenters yesterday.
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Lason
Col. Lane
Kansas
Ohio
Kentucky
Indolent Daughter Placed With Governess for Study
A wealthy mother tests her pampered daughter's progress with a governess. The governess reports the daughter has not progressed well and lacks capacity. The mother explains she will not regard excuses and urges buying one directly.
American Genius Honored by Russia in Coronation Visit
Professor Morse is invited to the Russian coronation and, it is said, has a long standing government contract to lay telegraph lines. He receives the Czar’s famed hospitality with fine apartments, horses, servants, and full entertainment.
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Morse
Russia
Kisses Described By The Editress Of The Ladies Repository
The Editress compares kisses to faces of philosophers noting variety from fiery to sweet to tasteless. She adds stolen kisses may carry more nutmeg and cream than other kinds.
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Ladies Repository
The Difference in Keating and Herbert Killing Debate
The passage argues that if Keating had killed Herbert he likely would have been hanged, while Herbert as a member of Congress is said to have committed no crime in killing mesial, reflecting on political immunity and accountability.
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Keating
Herbert
M. C
Mesial
Well Charly Learns Rheumatics in Clever Dodge
A child boasts a witty line about learning rheumatics and a trick to smooth wrinkles. The exchange features a playful grandma and grandpa figure debating a clever, humorous claim.
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Charly
Loco Motive Borne to West for Republican Candidate
A splendid locomotive named for the Republican presidential candidate arrived at Boston Railroad from Taunton on Wednesday en route to the West. It features five foot drivers and a very powerful engine.
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Jouy C. Fremont
Wednam
Boston Railroad
Taunton
West
Jour
Middleburg Ne Negroes Reported Missing Since December
The Piedmont Virginia Whig notes that since December 25, seventeen Black residents have disappeared from the Middleburg area and most have not returned home, with only some traced to other locales.
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Piedmont
Hood
Middleburg
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S. P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Scofield & Brown
Liberty St
Glennie Scofield
William D. Brown
Phillip Mead
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Youngsville
Gilman Merrill
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Water St
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D. M. Williams
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J. B. Brown
Sugar Grove
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Wilbur
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Walices
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Court Horse
E. M. Pierce
Third
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L. E. Guignon
G. Hames, & Co
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Chauncey Hulburt
Hoskins, Wieskell, & CO
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Gordon & Fellows
OP Russion
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Bowling Green
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J. M. Lyru
Thomas. Johnson
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