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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1856
Page
2
One week remains in the year for Mail subscribers to receive papers before stoppages and collections, with notice given. The piece also reports on Democratic calls for unrest, deteriorating conditions in Lawrence Kansas, and a sharp partisan clash as Brooks and Kent face expulsion and censure in Congress.
The Erie Gazette disputes earlier Columbus squirrel hunt tallies claiming 5010 and 14563 were accurate over several days. It asserts counts came from reliable men and mocks the idea of a single day slaughter while inviting Gara to verify with a specimen. Also notes Z H Eddy's new Meat Market advertising delivery of fresh meats.
Hazeltine and Co publish a compendium titled Atrocious Judges or Lives of Judges Infamous as Tools of Tyrants and Instruments of Oppression. It draws from John Lord Campbell’s Judicial Biographies with an Appendix on Passmore Williamson, edited by Richard Hildreth. Published by Miller Orton and Mulligan, New York. The June and July issues of the Pennsylvania Farm Journal are received and praised for containing valuable farming content.
The piece denounces Buchananites and Douglas supporters for denying true popular sovereignty in Kansas. It argues that mob rule and federal meddling undermine self-government while naming the Republican stance as the correct alternative. A locality notice follows for Conenango Township urging Republican delegates to a county convention with a speech by Dr. Andrews.
The Elk County gathering addressed by H Souther and S P Johnson endorsed the Republican platform of the Philadelphia Convention and urged unity to defend constitutional rights. Albert Willis presented resolutions supporting union preservation, anti slavery positions, and Kansas admission with a free state constitution.
May 23 bulletin reports San Francisco erupting over editor James King’s killing by Casey. Citizens form safety committees, purge gamblers and black legs. Casey and Cora hanged the day King was buried. Yankee Sullivan commits suicide in prison amid turmoil. city expected to be cleansed of crime.
James Smith attacked his wife at D. D. Bowers home in Sheffield last Sunday, slicing her throat with a dirk-knife after she refused to reconcile. She remains in critical condition. Smith fled into the woods. a warrant is out and officers seek him. Dr. Parker previously treated him for injuries from a drunken incident.
In 1848 Senator John A. Dix, March 29, voiced support for California claims and endorsed Col. Fremont. He praised Fremont as an energetic, prudent officer at the head of the troops with high capacity for civil and military command and noted his science achievements enhancing his abroad reputation. The statement affirmed confidence that the country would do justice to Fremont’s services.
J. C. Underwood, Virginia delegate at the Philadelphia Republican Convention, writes from Clarke County about exile and threats for opposing slavery. He recalls Jeffersonian free speech, notes confiscation of property, and reports that his family flees to the North for safety as General Spinner aided their return from danger.
Senator Hannibal Hamlin, speaking at a Worcester Fremont ratification meeting, extols John C. Fremont as a true anti slavery candidate with a spotless life and strong California freedom credentials. He credits Fremont with opposing slavery expansion and declares him the right choice to prevent slavery's spread.
The New York Independent endorses Fremont and draws a striking parallel to George Washington. It notes early life hardships, seafaring beginnings, frontier surveying, war on the frontier, and rise to national leadership. It cites praise from Rev. Davies and Dr. Robertson and predicts Fremont may reach the presidency by March next.
The Ledger alleges Col Fenton spoke as a K N at a Republican meeting. It claims he was the opposition candidate beaten by a K N two years prior. It asserts Curtis spoke, but Curtis says he was not called upon. It claims Scofield declined due to lateness, but he did speak at length.
A letter in the New York Tribune laments James Buchanan delaying a planned speech at the Model Normal School in Millston. The excuse cites South support worries after a Sumner attack incident, with critics accusing him of Southern appeasement and cowardice toward hostile slaveholding interests.
The Ridgway gathering of the Democracy on the 2d lnst. with Judge Gillis as chairman adopted a resolution praising the Democratic Platform from the Cincinnati National Convention as the true conservative constitutional and national government standard and earning hearty approval.
In the case of Herbert the congressman who killed the Irishman the jury failed to reach a verdict and has been discharged. He will be retried forthwith.
A Charleston ratification meeting hears a strong endorsement of Buchanan from Bully Brooks. The letter surpasses Warren supporters, suggesting Buchanan must earn more backers or face stronger opponents from their confederates.
The majority report argues that elections in the Kansas Territory were marred by Missouri invasions, declares the Territorial Legislature illegal, and contends only resident votes express will. It notes Reeder's and Whitfield's seats, calls for census and strict law, and mentions troops at polls.
A Kansas citizen reports Col Sumner’s troops halted the Free-State Legislature on July 4 and indicates orders from President Pierce to arrest lawmakers if they met. He claims 400 dragoons and equivalent infantry blocked assembly, while warns of widespread killings by Sumner’s forces. The informant notes crops and growing support for Fremont amid unrest.
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