Reopening the Slave Trade Emerges in Southern Politics
The piece argues that Southern leaders and papers are boldly advocating reopening the African slave trade. It cites figures like Calhoun and Buchanan supporters, notes Democratic Party shifts, and references editorials from the Carolina Times and the New Orleans Delta urging immediate restoration to sustain labor and regional power.
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South
Congress
New Orleans Delta
Buchanan
Washington Star
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Holy Alliance
France
England
America
Africa
The Ledger Faces Criticism Over Press Claims
A reader correspondence accuses the Ledger of biased coverage while the Er ie Gazette notes a five thousand dollar adjustment in Lancaster Bank bills linked to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad. The recall and substitution of funds are praised as prudent by Mr. Merrick and associates, with no legal obligation involved.
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Erie Gazette
Lancaster Bank
Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company
Merrick
C. B. Wright
Southern Confederacy advocate calls for Union dissolution
Barnwell Rhett of South Carolina published a letter arguing for dissolving the Union and forming a Southern Confederacy as a step toward reviving the African Slave trade.
The Popular Vote and Local Paper Moves
The Smethport Citizen is for sale as a Republican-leaning paper in McKean County. Editorial bit notes Allen’s editorial fame, urging a good Republican buyer. Also mentions the Mercer and Clarion papers regarding libel case and insurance firm Venango.
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Smethport
Allen
McKean County
High Testimony to Prof Blodget in Humboldt Letter
From Jamestown Journal recounts Prof Lorin Blodget’s rise in American climatology. He systematized decades of meteorological data at Smithsonian and faced institutional resistance while earning Baron von Humboldt’s praise in a handwritten note. The letter notes his work on heat distribution and references a Berlin memoir for further comparison.
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Jamestown Journal
Lorin Blodget
Washington
Smithsonian Institute
Baron von Humboldt
Prof
Blodget
Humboldt
United States
Asia
Academy of
St. Petersburgh
Moscow
Pekin
Archangel
Caucasus
Messrs. Lovell and Lawson
Jane
A. V. Humpoupr
Winter care of Manure and farm economy
An 19th century agricultural note urges sheltering manure from rain and sun to preserve nutrients. It advises barn or shed storage, daily mixing with absorbents, limited fermentation, frequent plastering, and selective composting of muck and swamp mud with lime. It links proper manure handling to crop yields and cost efficiency.
Leavenworth land sale draws 5000 purchasers in quiet session
In Leavenworth the land sale proceeded smoothly with about 5000 attendees. Bids ran high and property changed hands rapidly. Squatters secured numerous lots as Marshal Donaldson refused to re arrest Hayes the murderer of Buffum. Gov. Gery suspended Judge Lecomp ton and trials will resume before Judge Cato.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Marshal Donaldson
Hayes
Buffum
Gery
Lecompton
Cato
Stannard Voted Fremont Mobbed Then Fled by Vessel
A man named Stannard formerly of Connecticut and long resident in Norfolk, Virginia, went to vote for Fremont. A mob harassed him, he hid in his house for days, and escaped in a vessel to return home. The item notes a vivid wartime style incident.
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Stannard
Connecticut
Norfolk
Virginia
Fremont
What the Fremonters Have Done and What May Come
The New Orleans Crescent analyzes Northern Free-Soil strength four years after Fremont and argues Free-Soil gains threaten the Union. It asserts Seward could win the presidency if North sentiment remains embittered, claiming Fremont hurt Seward’s chances while the master could do more.
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Abolition Free-Soil Party
American Union Party
Democratic Party
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Union
Mark
William H. Seward
New York
United States
Fremont
Wvew
Orleans Crescent
Washington D C News Summary of Congress and Rail Accident
From Washington December 1 the President's message is not expected today and the Treasury report will be sent to New York Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore this afternoon. The Shenandoah Manases Gap Railroad bridge collapsed Saturday night sending an engine and five cars into the river killing the engineer a fireman and the conductor with a Virginian passenger John C Buck fatally injured. The Supreme Court met with all justices present except Wayne and Nelson. Congress organized with members on hand and committees formed to wait on the President. Whitfield of Kansas faced a heated set of credentials debates and votes, ultimately not admitted. The Senate and House reported the President would deliver his annual message tomorrow at noon and adjourned for the day.
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Washineton
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Manases Gap
Shenandoah
Virginis
John C. Buck
United States Supreme Court
Wayne
Nelson
Capitol
Congress
Phelps
Whitfield
Grow
Kansas
Territory
Ageas
Friends of Whitfield
Yeas
Ways
House
Senate
The Lancaster Bank Bankers Meet on Resumption Prospects
The Lancaster Inland notes stockholders met to discuss the bank affairs and the chances of resuming specie payments. The bank reopened for business except discounting and note payments in specie. Notes are already accepted for all dues and for papers not yet due.
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Lancaster Bank
Lancaster
Lands in Kansas Sell Fast Near Leavenworth City
The St. Louis Democrat reports reserved Kansas lands selling rapidly from $150 to $3 per acre, located more than twenty five miles from Leavenworth City. Purchasers felt good. settlers claims were respected and no bids against them.
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Burrato
St. Louis Democrat
Kansas
Leavenworth City
State vote totals show Buchanan lead over Union ticket
Total vote cast in the State is 460,295. The Union ticket has 203,566 in Harrisburg, while Fremont and Fillmore on the Union ticket total 203,338. Buchanan leads the Union ticket by 26,944 and leads all by 815 after adjustments for ticket scratching.
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Remedy for Ulcerous Sores Ends Seven-Year Suffering
Jeremiah Henderson of Wilmington North Carolina endured seven years and five months with six ulcerous leg sores and three on his arms. He tried many internal and external remedies without success until using Holloway’s Ointment and Pills. Within ten weeks the wounds improved and he was cured.
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RB Holloway
Jeremiah Henderson
Wilmington
North Carolina
Lolloway
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William Wilkins
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Thomas Cunningham
John Keatley
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Samuel Kenagy
Henry W. Schyder
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Robert F. Clark
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Charles F. Wells, Jr
Josiah V. Hoshour
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Samuel E. Duffield
George W. Patton
Joseph J. Kuhns
William W. Smith
William M. Wright
Henry Phillips
John N. D Nes
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