Notice to all debtors on old accounts in volume closure
All persons indebted for the Aad for more than one year will be sued for the amount of their indebtedness at the close of the present volume unless settled prior. We have begged for a settlement of these old matters long enough.
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Warren
New York
Jamestown
Chautauque Wiseacres
Missouri
Union
Senate
Congress
States
South
Mason and Dixon
Lexington
Saratoga
King’s Mountain
Eutaw
Henderson County
Illinois
Moses McGaw
McGaw
Petersburg
George W. Snow
Bangor
Leonard Houselet
Hameltown
Cincinnati
Responsible! The Nebraska Bill and Abolition Factions
A discussion questions the origins of the Nebraska bill, arguing it sprang from locofoco and Democratic leaders led by Douglas and Pierce. The piece contests abolitionist blame, cites the New Orleans Bulletin, and warns of political realignments risking the Union. It notes legal notices about liquor licenses renewal and a notary public appointment in Warren.
Warren County and local commerce amid political debates
The Fredonia Censor reports Whig prospects in Warren county tied to James Pollock’s nomination and Free Soil support signs. Local merchants show cash trading gains, with a shift from long credit to cash sales, while Burns the Fugitive Slave is remanded to slavery amid Boston turmoil and troop involvement.
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Tae Frenne
Warren County
Nebraska
Locofoco
Jas. Pollock
Free Soil Party
Judge Pollock
Free- Soilers
Judge P
Friends of Freedom
Keystone
Fredonia Censor
Burns
Boston
New England
Indiana Democrats endorse Kansas Nebraska Act stance
At the Indiana state convention in Indianapolis on the 26th, Democrats voted 421 to 13 to approve extending U S laws to Kansas and Nebraska and that states may adopt constitutions as they see fit, opposing the Clayton amendment. They endorsed the administration, praised Senator Douglas, and repudiated the Prohibitory Liquor Law.
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Ixplana
Indiana
Indianapolis
United States
Kansas
Nebraska
Congress
Douglas
Prof Fowler Advocates One Dime Shave on Sundays
Prof Fowler asks to declare his Sunday shaving price will always be one dime in the future. He likely grounds the strike on the belief that the day improves the work and labor should be paid by the value of the service rendered.
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Gov. Bigter
The
Union
Fowler
Kate Lawrence
Abbot Lawrence
George Peabody
London
Miss L
Louisville Democrat
Mat
Ward
Harden County
Cross Roads
Warren County School Directors Adopt Annual Superintendent and Delegates Plan
The Warren County school directors met at the Academy. They fixed the superintendent’s salary at 300 dollars per year and elected T D Edwards as superintendent on the second ballot. They adopted resolutions to require annual election of the county superintendent and to replace the full board with two delegates from each district as counties directors.
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Warren
Res. Johnson
Carter V. Kinnear
Youngsville
T. D. Edwards
Public Meeting and Local Advertisements Notice
Notice of a Mass Meeting of the friends of Freedom at Sugar Grove on Saturday 17th with remarks by Fred Douglas Rochester and J Loguen Syracuse. and advertisements from Williams and Watson boasting low cash prices and underselling rivals. Also notes on Judge Pollock’s Nebraska stance, a G T lodge meeting, a July 4 temperance plan, Rev Mr Luce sermon, and wheat harvest reports from Washington PA and surrounding states.
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Friends of Freedom
Sugar Grove
Fred. Douglas
Rochester
J. Loguen
Syracuse
Death and Burial of the Missouri Compromise
The National Intelligencer laments the repeal of the Missouri Compromise calling it a costly victory for the South and a dangerous severing of the union. It warns of future consequences, cites common refrain about a "famous victory," and echoes a cautionary tale about war’s costs.
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The
National Intelligencer
Nebraska bill cheers and broad expansion aims
The Plain Dealer lauds the Nebraska bill while outlining future aims including Homestead, Pacific railroad, Mes a Valley, Cuba, Canada, the Sandwich Islands and Honduras, plus free trade and direct taxation and then Congress members may go home. Lola Montes seeks divorce from a San Francisco husband, living at Grass Valley in a stylish cottage.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pacific Railroad
Messina Valley
Cuba
Canada
Sandwich Islands
Honduras
Lola Montes
San Francisco
Grass Valley
Manchester
N. H
Rochester
Milwaukie
Cleveland
Ohio City
Col. Bell
Tenn
Chattanooga
Liberia
Hong Kong Register
California
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
William J. Seward
Democrats of
N. J
Plains
Kansas
Boston
Aurora
Callao
Ohio
Canton
John S. Stevenson
Worchester County
Congress
Nebraska
Vermont
Norfolk
South Carolina
Calhoun Monument Association
Messrs
Hammer & Forbe
East Hartford
Messrs. Safin & Smith
Sagerties
Adams
House of Baring Brothers
London
Mr. Barr
Presbyterian Church
Newark
Del
Wilmington
Brownsville and
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Young Men's Christians Association of
New Orleans
Croan
Robert E.taylor
Robert C. Nicholas
Silas Chapin
Geneva
Edinburgh
Wilson
Washington City
Washington
Georgia
Savannah
Havanna
Denmark
Galveston
Texas
Earl of Durham
Earl
Kentucky
The Veiled Prisoner on Trial in Troy Murder Case
Mrs. Robinson faces trial in Troy for poisoning Lanagan and Lubee by beer. She repeatedly veils herself in court, defying counsel and court orders, provoking intense public interest and speculation about her identity and background.
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Harris
Robinson
Wood
Quebec
Canada
Buffalo Express
Boston Tragedy News Shocks Washington Factions Align
A New York press correspondent notes Boston's tragedy dominates conversation in Washington. The Union blames Senator Charles Summer from Massachusetts for the event, while Summer reacts with emotion to the news. The fugitive slave case in Boston sparks ill advised actions amid national tension.
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Boston
Washington
Caleb Cushing
Summer
Custom House
Morning Post
Nebrask a dispute and northern uproar over the fugitive slave act
A violent uproar follows the Nebraska bill The North responds with anti abolitionist fury In Syracuse New York a false report sparks a mob of about two thousand The bell rings and cars are attacked but no fugitive slave is found among the passengers
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Nebraska
Syracuse
New York
Messrs
Cobb
Wheaton
United States
Election Districts by Court Order Set by Voters
A new law allows courts to order single elections on location or change of election places upon petition by one third of qualified voters in a district. Courts may divide boroughs or townships to form districts with at least 100 voters, appoint officers, and follow prior election procedures and penalties. The measure, signed by the Governor, aims to ease legislative burdens.
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Courts of Quarter Sessions
Harrisburg
Murderous Axe Attack Near Lawrenceburg Shocks County
Mrs. McBrayer was slain in her bed during a brutal nighttime assault in Anderson county. The intruder struck her with an axe, cut off a leg, and wounded Mr. McBrayer and their child while the step-son was later arrested based on the victim’s identification.
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Frankfort
Lawrenceburg
Anderson County
Mr. McBrayer
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Warren Mail
James Pollock
Northumberland
George Darsie
Allegheny
Supreme Court
Daniel M. Smyler
Montgomery
Nebraska Kansas
Democratic Party
Locof Eco
Frank Pierce
Horace Greely
Garrison
Phillips
Pierce
Badger
Clayton
Greely
Pyrrhus
Pierce, Douglas & Co
North
Poe
James Esq
Borough
J. D
Cooper
U.S. Senate
Warren Co
Williams
Watson
Erie Gazette
Scmbler
Lucy Stone
Fae
Grand Lodge
I. O. of G.T
Court House
Sons and Good Templars
Luce
Pennsylvania
Washington County
Maryland
Virgina
Peterkin
Wilhelmine
Gasper
Duke of
Sixamar
Asher Morgan
Pinegrove Township
Morgan
Democrat
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