Warren County Demo stance on Kansas Nebraska Bill two years ago
The Warren Mail recalls a March 1856 meeting chaired by G W Scofield where resolutions urged opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act and defense of the 1820 Missouri Compromise line. It notes Hon. C B Curtis voted against the bill, but Congress passed it, inflaming sectional strife.
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Congress
C. B. ‘Curtis
Washington
Kansas
Nebraska
G. W. Scofield
R. Brown
Friends of Civil Library
Congress of the United States
Nebraska Territory
Missouri
Curtis
Warren
Warren County
Stevens
Messrs. J. Y. James
Harrisburg
County Convention Sets 600 Dollar Salary for Superintendent
The Warren County Convention of School Directors met in Warren by notice of the School Department and elected S P Johnson as chair and John J Taylor as secretary. They approved a 600 dollar annual salary for the County Superintendent and urged revival of the Warren County Teacher's Institute to improve schools. March 19, 1856 is cited in relation to Kansas election fraud investigations and partisan opposition in Congress.
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Warren
S. P. Johnson
John J. Taylor
Conenango
Warren County
Forrow in a Copy The Somerseting Dem ocrats
A fragment from Warren County notes reflect on the V. Y. Herald and its stance on President Pierce. The Herald endorses renomination at the Cincinnati convention, arguing past deeds matter little and praising Pierce as striving to please all, amid criticisms of the public as obstinate.
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General Pierce
Se “Small
H. R
Pennsylvania
Jamestown to Ellicott Name Change Sparks Debate
A reader voices opposition to renaming Jamestown as Ellicott arguing that the change erases local history. The letter questions the fate of Jamestown memories and the roles of Major Ward Col Covey Adjutant Parker and other figures tied to the old name.
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Jamestown Village
Ellicott
Jamestown Democrat
Jamestown
Major Ward
Col. Covey
Parker
Court issues writ against Barstow as Bashford takes Governorship
A Milwaukee telegraph dispatch from March 24 reports the Supreme Court granting a writ of ouster against Barstow and recognizing Bashford as the legitimate governor. Bashford has taken the oath and assumed office duties.
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Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Barstow
Bashford
Bill to add law judge passes House in district
The bill to create an additional law judge in the Judicial District has passed the House. The annual compensation for Judge Galbraith is 2286 dollars 40 cents. the compensation for the new judge remains unknown if the bill clears the Senate and Governor.
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House
Galbraith
Senate
Governor
Warren Sociable Plans Church Chandelier and Curtains
At its last meeting the Warren Sociable reported over $50 in the treasury and proposed using funds to buy a new chandelier and curtains for the Presbyterian Church.
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Warren Sociable
Treasury
Presbyterian Church
Fire destroys New Jersey ferry with 100 aboard
On the evening of the 15th the ferry New Jersey burned while crossing the Delaware from Philadelphia to Camden. About 100 passengers were aboard, a third of them women. The blaze prevented any effective firefighting as the vessel neared Camden. The boat swung back into the river and drifted as passengers tried to reach the shore through ice and darkness. By the 23rd, 31 bodies were recovered and the total dead remained unknown.
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Catamitr
New Jersey
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Camden
Ready made clothing by A Brock for a full wardrobe
Mars Crotaina notes A Brock offers a new assortment of ready made clothing at low figures. The complete selection covers all fashions for a gentleman. Ed wards from Chautauque and Congressman Barclay are mentioned in political remarks. A ship, the John Rutledge, sank after striking an iceberg near the Liverpool to New York route with substantial loss of life.
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A. Brock
John Rutledge
Liverpool
New York
Portrait Painter Bell Heads to Youngsville
Mr. Bell the Portrait Painter has gone to Youngsville and may return in a few weeks. He took our picture, which remains here and looks well, though it might tempt someone to prefer it to the original. D. M. Williams announces new Spring Goods and urges buyers to shop now for cheap prices.
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Bell
Youngsville
D. M. Williams
Weaver and son held on liquor law charge after arrest
J. W. Weaver and his son Kelly Weaver were arrested last Wednesday on a Davis Hall complaint for violating the Liquor Law. After a lengthy hearing before Justice Summerton they were held to answer at the next Court.
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J. W. Weaver
Kelly Weaver
Davis Hall
Summerton
Michigan Supreme Court Justices Uphold Prohibitory Law
Seven of eight Michigan Supreme Court judges rule the Prohibitory Liquor Law constitutional. The decision aligns with a similar New York law.
Local Ads Highlight Jewelry and Paint Goods in Warren
The column promotes Bennett and Fingers with a fine jewelry assortment at low figures and urges readers to visit. It also notes Mr. Carpenter offering high quality fancy painting and graining in the Crystal Palace area. A Conewango township man, John J. Berry, killed a giant 832 pound hog at about two years old.
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Bennett
Fingers
Warren
Crystal Palace
John J. Berry
Conewango Township
Five of eight New York Court of Appeals judges strike Prohibitory Liquor Law
Report says five judges on New York Court of Appeals have declared the Prohibitory Liquor Law unconstitutional. The Kansas Investigating Committee comprises Campbell of Ohio Howard of Michigan and Oliver of Missouri with the first two noted as Free Kansas and the latter described as a Slave Kan sas man.
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Court of Appeal
New York
Kansas
Campbell
Ohio
Howard
Michigan
Oliver
Missouri
Farm Journal for March Promotes Value to Farmers
The Farm Journal for March is praised as a fine number valuable to farmers and recommended for every farmer. It notes the Philadelphia publication as the producer and emphasizes its usefulness to agricultural readers.
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Farm Journal
Philadelphia
Missing Pacific Steamship Rumored Lost at Sea
No news has yet been received about the steamship Pacific. It is believed she went down with her passengers and crew, leaving the coral groves of the deep to voice their silence.
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Pacific
Parliamentarian Critiques War Talk Then Reads Paris Dispatch
Hale counters Cass by reading a Paris Patrie translation noting Congress's first Speaker Banks is described as a black abolitionist from Massachusetts. The Paris forecast links Banks's race and stance to Democratic and Know Nothing tensions, provoking Southern states’ aversion and party controversy.
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Hale
London
United States
Paris
House of Representatives
Banks
Senate
House of Delegates
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Know Nothings
Wise as a Politician Aims for Presidency Critique
The Louisville Journal frames H A Wise as an ambitious outsider with shifting loyalties and unstable judgment. It portrays him as a brilliant debater but lacking essential statesman qualities, warning that his rise would misgovern the nation and ruin a state.
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Wise
Virginia
Louisville Journal
Democratic Party
Mr. Wise
H. A. Wise
Pheton
Phieton
Lord Bacon
Themistocles
Arrest of Free State Government Members Stirs Kansas News
A March report claims the Administration ordered arrest of all Free State Government members in Kansas. President Pierce favors the move as a bid for slaveholding support, with Kansas Commission details forthcoming Monday. Republican opinion balks at Dunn's appointment and seeks an investigator hostile to the Free State cause. H. G. notes a vote discrepancy and says McCarty claims he voted for the Commission.
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Wasuteron
Kansas
Pierce
Duglas
Kansas Commission
Dunn
McCarty
H. G
Governor Election Result and Resignations Reported
Millwavker reports that in the recent gubernatorial race Mr. Bashford led Mr. Barstow by about 1000 votes. Barstow sent a resignation message to the Assembly this morning. The Lieutenant Governor serves as Governor pending a constitutional question regarding the remainder of the term.
State Council Rebukes Fillmore Donelson Nominations
In Columbus the American State Council in session last night repudiated the Fillmore and Donelson nominations after a stormy debate and endorsed the Philadelphia Delegates who had seceded from the Philadelphia Convention.
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Cincinnati
American” State Council
Columbus
Fillmore
Donelson
Philadelphia
Attorneys Admitted at Albany General Term
At a General Term of the Supreme Court in Albany last week Henry Rogers formerly of this village and R. M. Smith of Westfield were admitted as Attorneys and Counsellors at Law per James town Journal.
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Supreme Court of
Third Judicial District
Albany
Henry Rogers
R. M. Smith
Westfield
Jamestown Journal
Hottoway’s Prers Wonderful Cure of a Diseased Liver
Emily Burton a 34 year old resident of Fulton Street Brooklyn Long Island New York suffered chronic liver disease with failed remedies. After two months of Holloway's Pills and following directions she recovered fully in five weeks and friends noted her health restored. The Pills are claimed to cure stomach and bowel diseases.
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Hottoway
Emily Burton
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Long Island
New York
Holloway
Kansas Free State Assembly Opens with Roberts Sworn In
The Kansas General Assembly met at Topeka at noon with Col. Lane presiding. W. Y. Roberts was elected Lieutenant Governor and sworn as Senate President. Governor Charles Robinson delivered the annual message urging education funds, militia readiness, and careful handling of public lands while outlining fiscal caution and constitutional priorities.
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General Assembly
State’ of
Kansas
Senate
Col. Lane
Lane
W. Y. Roberts
State of
Roberts
Gen. Lane
American Union
Curtis
Asaph Allen
W. L. Brigdon
J. M. Fuller
Harris Stratton
J. F. Cummings
J. B. Dunn
Topeka
Gov
Charles Robinson
Gov. Robinson
Congress
St. Louis
Democrat
Free- State Assembly
Buchanan to Leave Havre for Arago on April Ninth
Letters notify that Mr Buchanan plans to depart Havre for Arago on April ninth.
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Buchanan
dTavre
Arago
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