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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1856
Page
2
In Warren Mail the note states volume 8 of the Bail is nearly closed and plans to overhaul the list early next year. It urges settling with every man in arrears and hints that a Neat Court week will be ideal for enforcement, warning that conscience will punish delinquents.
Republican gathering announced for the Court House next Tuesday evening July 8. Able speakers are expected. the work goes bravely on and attendance from the public is urged.
The Democratic Committee excludes those not aligned with the Cincinnati Platform and warrants a second gathering at the Court House on Monday evening July 7 1856 at 7 o'clock. C B Curtis G W Scofield and others will attend and speak if desired.
In Warren County the Anti-Nebraska Democrats express relief at James Buchanan becoming the Cincinnati nominee yet scorn the South Carolina backed platform. They accuse Buchanan of pliancy bowing to Southern wishes, preferring Fremont who they say lacks the corrosive experience of servility and sacrifice for power.
The Democratic nominee for Surveyor General in Pennsylvania declines the honor and signals the ticket may drop in October. Supporters rail against Buchanan and slavery and urge Fremont and freedom as an Independence Day ovation unfolds in Dunkirk on Friday.
In June 1856 Sheffield Democrats refused to send delegates to the Warren County Convention. The meeting at R Dunham's house organized a five‑member committee to draft resolutions denouncing the Cincinnati platform and accusing national leaders of corruption. The resolutions condemned the current Democratic administration and pledged non‑participation in the July 2 convention.
In Williamsport the U S Circuit Court ruled in Zebulon Parker versus Win English, awarding Parker and assignees $89 for patent infringement of a saw mill water wheel. The issue involved trespass on the case and patent rights. The report notes political commentary on Pierce and Buchanan, a squirrel hunt tally, and local notices including a wagon shop fire and a ship sailing with filibusters.
The Warren County Democratic gathering led by J Dennis James devolved into a charged Farce accused of railroading a pro slavery platform. Delegates attacked the Cincinnati Buchanan line and Kansas policy while Parker and Scorreno urged anti slavery principles amid a party purge.
The Lancaster Independence Day speech condemns foreign influence and calls for exclusive American patriotism. It warns Democrats courting the Pope and urges separation from Europe, praising Washingtonian policy and a united nation. The piece also cites Holloway's Pills for health and reports a Washington letter on Democratic National Committee moves and press tensions.
William H. Seward writes from Was nixeton June 21 1856 praising the Republican Party for its Philadelphia convention. He urges support for the New York ratification meeting on the 25th lnst and predicts slavery’s hold on Kansas will end within six months.
In Cincinnati on June 20 1856 German papers mostly back Fremont Dayton withVolksfreund alone opposing The Commercial praises Fremont while vowing independence A large German ratification meeting is planned June 21 Judge Stallo Hassaureck Reemelin speak Fremont expected to win most German votes and carry other cities with free German elements Fremont’s Senate record praised for advancing a miners bill against monopoly and favoring labor over capital.
An 1856 Warren Pennsylvania notice from Andrew Hall promoting a new stock delivery. The Carver House building on Water Street invites customers to inspect clothing dry goods groceries crockeries and hardware at bargain prices with a confident sales pitch.
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