Democratic protest against Black Democracy ties to Kansas act
A lengthy criticism denounces Col. Black at Hartsburg for praising the Constitution while opposing slavery extension. It traces Democratic shifts from Jefferson and Jackson to the Kansas act, accusing the party of disunion threats, nullification, and moral surrender to Southern slaveholders, with F. P. Blair cited as a voice for Republican principles.
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Washington
Col. Black
Hartsburg
Sumner
Seward
Blair
Chase
Fremont
Greeley
Webb
Bryant
Raymond
Garrison
Phillips
Jefferson
John C. Calhoun
Democracy
U. S. Senate
Union
Cuba
California
Adams
Webster
Clay
Crittenden
Taylor
Jefferson Davis
Calhoun
Pierce
Foote
Mississippi
United States
Jefferson Jackson and
van Buren
F. P. Blatr
Warren County Bank Rumor Disproved In Warren Pa
A circulating rumor claimed Warren County Bank at Warren Pennsylvania had stopped payment. Brokers reported no foundation. a New York bank guaranteed the paper and affirmed the bank’s sound condition. May reports show about 30,000 in specie and no redemptions overdue.
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Warren County Bank
Our
Warren
Messrs. James & Co
New York City
Pitsburg Dispatch
Warren County
Mansion House Sinks From Public Service Amidst Town Change
An aged hostelry named Mansion House is described as worn out and failing to serve the town. It notes lost headship and diminished patronage, with criticism of proprietors and reliance on its old bell, reservoirs, and fire apparatus now slated to die with little town concern.
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Pittsburg
Fire Department
Book review praises Sanderson immigration work for times
A Philadelphia editor assesses Aerupiican Lagomanxs by John P. Sanderson as a timely, comprehensive compendium on immigration, statistics, crime and naturalization. The piece lauds its author’s experience and insists the text provides essential facts for understanding U S policy and national character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Sanderson
Philadelphia
American Statesman
United States
Henry Fuller Receives Congression Speech Copy
LF Von thanks Henry Mr. Fuller of Congress for a copy of his able and eloquent speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LF von. Henry Mr. Fuller
Congress
Anti-Administration Congressional Convention Proposed
A proposal calls for an Anti-Administration Congressional Convention to nominate a candidate in a district including Clearfield Venango McKean Forrest Jefferson Clarion Warren and Warren Counties. It suggests Ridgeway as the central meeting point on Wednesday the 13th of August next.
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Congressiona
Hoop-Pole
Clearfield
Evk
McKean
Forrest, Jefferson, Claron Venango
Warren
Ridgeway
Convention to Nominate Warren County Officials June 25
The Democracy of Warren County calls a convention on June 25 to nominate a county ticket and appoint congressional, senatorial, and judicial delegates. The message ends with a harsh analogy about suffering.
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Warren County
Journal Change Hands as Aldrich Sells Olean Paper
Aldrich sells the Olean Journal to Jim Henry formerly of the Ellicottville Union. Both men praised as good fellows and capable editors with wishes for continued success. The body of William Fry, drowned weeks ago at Youngsville, was found last Sunday below Irvine's dam at the mouth of the Brokenstraw. Fry carried $101, recovered intact.
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Fe Aldrich
Olean Journal
Jim Henry
Ellicottville Union
Aldrich
Wm. Fry
Youngsville
Irvine’s
Brokenstraw
Married women gain rights under Pennsylvania act
An act approved by the Governor of Pennsylvania provides that deserted or separated wives may sue for slander or libel to protect reputation and recover earnings or property. If the husband is the defendant the suit is in the next friend’s name. The Canetteautville Banner will merge with the Erie Constitution under Johnson and White. A local quip about a man fishing ends with a joking note on his ducking.
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Pennsylvania
Fae
Conneautville
Erie
Erie Constitution
Johnson & White
RS Arthur’s Home Magazine Advertisement and Rates
The piece notes RS Arthur's Home Magazine for June at $2 a year, aiming to make homes happier. It recalls Leishman asking printing costs for an advertisement, with $2 for one insertion and 75 cents for each additional insertion. It also mentions Nebraska Territory money lending rates from 3 to 7 percent per month.
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Arthur
Tz An Leishman
Nebraska
Duel in Grenoble Ends in Two French Captains Death
Two French army captains dueled at Grenoble on the 9th at twenty paces and alternated advances. Their deadly quarrel ended with both officers killed on the spot.
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Grenoble
Edie Faction Holds Pennsylvania State Convention and Ratifies Ticket
The Edie branch of Know Nothings hosts a closed State Convention in this city with about sixty delegates including Gen Small and A W Benedict. Resolutions denounce the Missouri Compromise repeal and Kansas Nebraska act, ratify the Philadelphia delegates, and call for a New York convention on June 12. Gov Johnston and 17 others sign the resolutions urging broader cooperation and a future open meeting.
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Donelson
Johnston
Philadelphia
New York
Gov
Edie
Fillmore
Missouri
John Covode
Edge
Gov. Johnston
American Party of
Pennsylvania
America
Kansas
Panamanian riot costs many lives after watermelons and knives flare
Reports describe a street riot sparked by a drunken man at Panama. A watermelon dispute escalated to a knife and pistol fight aboard a steamer, injuring many passengers including women and children. The culprit blamed faces a reckoning.
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Panama
Arthur's Patent Self Sealing Cans and Jars Endorsed
Public attention was drawn to hermetically sealed fruit cans by Arthur Burnham & Co of Philadelphia. Their can uses a cement-filled mouth and a heated lid to seal, claimed to preserve fruit better and more cheaply than traditional methods. The Philadelphia Merchant endorses it as the best available, urging readers to try Arthur's can and ignore rival designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur, Burnham & Co
Philadelphia
Godey
Arthur
Bell Ringerlawmaker Proves Honor Follows No Condition
A current Western State member of the House of Representatives once paid for college by ringing the bell during session hours. The anecdote underscores the adage that honor and fame rise from any condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
Holloway's Pills Cure Asthma Sufferer in Brooklyn
Mr Ellis Wilson of Brooklyn New York endured five years of severe asthma attacks with sleepless nights coughing and spitting blood. He used Holloway's Pills for eleven weeks and achieved a perfect cure, restoring health and strength.
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Holloway
Ellis Wilson
Brooklyn
New York
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Stranahan & Randall. Warren
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