Presidential Election Status in Early Returns
The Warren paper notes the 1852 election results are too close to call across Scott’s prospects. It cites various papers showing differing states could go either way and jokes about the mood of Democrats and Whigs while stressing the official result remains undecided.
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Scott
N. Y. Times
Vermont
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Tennessee
Delaware
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
California
Philadelphia Bulletin
Hickory Street
Peers & Roche
Warren
Warren County Vote Shows Pierce Majority Of 295
Official returns from Warren County indicate Pierce with a 295 majority. Abolition votes total 243, about 200 from the Whig party, suggesting the Democratic gain is misread. the underlying shift appears opposite to the apparent strength.
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Pierce
Ledger and James clash over published statements in Warren ink
The Warren Ledger defends its previous article as truthful and rejects Mr. James’s denials. It accuses him of dodging responsibility and inflaming a Whig party dispute, while noting swollen rivers and light rains in the area.
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Ephraim
Iis
Mr. James
James
Sir Bombastes Furioso
Wilson
Whig Party
Waters attacks James over truth of candidacy statement
S Waters of Philadelphia denounces J Y James claim of not seeking the Legislature after pressuring his candidacy. He recounts letters, responses, and ticket printing, arguing James misrepresented his role and urging a named candidate ticket despite James’s stance.
Everett Succeeds Webster as Secretary of State
General satisfaction greets Edward Everett as successor to Daniel Webster. The Boston Massachusetts figure is praised for diplomatic experience and character. The Washington Republic calls the appointment creditable and widely approved. A London note recounts Chubb and Hobbs key-impression scheme and a Times remark on Webster’s death.
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Edward Everett
Daniel Webster
Everett
Washington Republic
Congress
Massachusetts
England
Henry Clay
North American Review
Cambridge University
Department of State
Webster
Buff Rough
Webster Will Signed with Steady Resolve Despite Weakness
A Times correspondent from Marshfield recounts how a tremulous signature for a state document by Daniel Webster became bold and decisive after a firm will. The will, drafted by George T. Curtis, leaves Marshfield property to the widow for life then to Fletcher Webster with a trust for the executors and trustees. Webster’s Albany dinner tribute and his epitaph wish highlight his devotion to the Constitution.
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The
Times
Marshfield
Washington
Mr. Webster
George T. Curtis
Fletcher Webster
Daniel
James W. Paige
B. H. Blatchford
Webster
Edward Curtis
Peter Harvey
Albany Evening Journal
Albany
John C. Spencer
United States
Daniel Webster
Webter
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Presidential Elections and Historical Echoes in Warren County
The Warren County Official reports the presidential vote count and reflects on historical remarks from Webster about death and fame. It also notes a Russian captain fined for riding a statue horse in St Petersburgh and mentions the Wellington Channel open water signal and Sir Edward Belcher. It includes a table showing twenty five year votes from 1828 to 1848 with rising totals.
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Joan Franklin
Wellington
England
Prince Albert
Sir Edward Belcher
Funeral of Mr Wersten Draws Ten Thousand
MarsuFiep October 30 reports a funeral for Mr Wersten attended by about ten thousand people including Gen. Franklin Pierce Gov. Marcy Abbott Lawrence Gov Boutwell ex Chancellor Jones Judge Sprague and other dignitaries. The service was simple and held by Rev. Mr Alden. Wersten and his wife were buried on his own grounds. Also noted is the suicide of Mr Thomas Cooke clerk of the Franklin market who cut his throat on Tuesday.
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MarsuFiep
Wersten
Franklin Pierce
Gov
Marcy
Abbott Lawrence
Boutwell
Jones
N. Y
Sprague
Alden
Webster
Thomas Cooke
Franklin
Legacy of the Hon John Calhoun Obituary Notices Deaths and Disturbances
The Louisville Courier records the death of Hon John Calhoun a respected member of the bar. The Times notes Boston paper scarcity and a Dutch king petition on abolishing duty for political publications. Major items include hospital fundraising in New York Madeira destitution reports cholera in Stockholm and several political shifts in New York Indiana and Austria.
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Louisville Courier
John Calhoun
Boston
Times
St. Louia
M. Lamartine
Robert G. Campbell
Congress
New York
Marshall O. Roberts
Madeira
Duke of En
Stockholm
Konigsburg
Elbing
Settin
Robert Dale Owen
Senator Whitcomb
United States Senate
Indiana
Lancaster
Thomas M. Foote
Austria
Europe
Scott Harrison
Cincinnati
Whigs
Wright
Whitcomb
Georgia
J. P. Hale
Southern Commercial Convention
Baltimore
Methodist Conference South
Fredericksburg
Clinton
Thomas H. Benton
St. Louis
General Pierce
George Law
Chagres
Mr Webster at Forty Eight A Personal Description
A friend’s 22 year old portrait of Daniel Webster at age forty eight. The feature notes his tallish, broad, stout frame, raven hair, stern yet amiable face, slow dignified movements, harsh voice with compelling cadence, and self made eloquence not based on models.
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Mr. Webster
Col. Knapp
Winter Apples and Political Mentions from 1844
The piece advises careful picking and storage of winter apples, with methods to keep and preserve them. It then lists Secretaries of State from 1789 onward, noting Daniel Webster twice and Upshur’s death aboard a ship. It reports a murder on the Eliza No. 2, a planned Webster life of Daniel Webster, a Fall River Railroad incident, Leeds inquest on infant mortality, and Allegheny Valley Railroad subscription recommendation by the Allegheny Grand Jury.
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Webster
Orrician Carter
Daniel Webster
Upshur
Virginia
Princeton
Cincinnati
Troy
Indiana
Eliza
Thompson Ferry
Miller & Gardner
New Bedford Mercury
Fall River
Gerritt Surru Elected to Congress in New York District
Gerritt Smith wins a seat in Congress from the district covering Madison and Oswego counties New York. He gains strong support from many Whigs and Democrats and is noted for wealth and extensive philanthropic spending, especially for the abolition cause. The piece also mentions a Richmond Whig earthquake report and startling alcohol statistics from Germany.
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R. E. Fenton, Esq
Frewsburg
N. Y
Chautauque
Cattaraugus
Geo
A. S. Crooker
Cattaraugus County
Crooker
Fenton
Gerritt
Gerritt Smith
Madison
Oswego
New York
Health and Mining News from the West and East
Reports on Honorable John C. Clark's health in Chemung and a Grass Valley Herald note on a new quartz tailings operation near Wolf Creek. Snow near River du Loup measured eighteen inches, with lighter fall at St Lawrence. An advertising notice promotes Dr Houghton’s PEP SIN as a digestive remedy and invites scientific pamphlets.
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John C. Clark
the Treasury of the United States
Chemung
Grass Valley
San Francisco Herald
Wolf Creek
River du Loup
C. E
St. Lawrence
Poisoning and Health Quackery Warned by City Paper
The column warns parents against Vermifuge containing Castor Oil and Calomel for causing more harm than relief and promotes Hohensack medicines including Worm Syrup and Liver Pills. It urges use of Hoofland’s German Bitters as an antidote to indigestion linked to many fatal diseases, naming Dr Cr M Jackson and the general depot at 120 Area street.
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Hohensack
Hobensack
Hobenack
M. Hobensack
Cr. M. Jackson
General Depot
Area Street
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan
Warren County
Warren Ledger
Ma. Cowan
J. Y. James
Friends of Temperance
D.C. James
Wick
S. Waters
Philadelphia & Sunbury
Philadelphia and Sunbury
Messrs. E. S. Whelen & Co
Philadelphia
W. & J. O'Brein & Co
Camman Wh'house & Co
Stuart & Broth’s
Phila
Mesers Grant & Barry Law
Marsh Cowell
Norris & Brothers
Nevins & Whelen
Caleb Jones
Charles Lennig
Charles H. Baker
Shepherd Knapp
James Field
Drexel & Co
Salt River
Secretary of State
London
Moorgate Street
Chubb
Cheapside
Hobbs
Board of Directors
Wenster
New York Times
Windsor Castle
Duke of Wellington
France
Napoleon
Mr. Ducanso
Garden of Eden
Faneuil Hall
Adams
Jefferson
St. Petersburg
Russia
Peter the Great
Warren Borough
Youngsville Boro
Brokenstraw
Conewango
Columbus
Corydon
Cherry Grove
Deerfield
Elk
Eldred
Freehold
Glade
Kinton
Limestone
Mead
Pine Grove
Pittsfield Pleasant
Sugar Grove
Spring Creek
South West
Sheffield
London Literary Gazette
Leidersdorff
Schiller
Edinburgh
Windsor
Ole Bull
Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Ball Hughes
Statesman
New Brunswick
Harrisburg Keystone
Susquehanna
Thomas Francis Meager
Long Island Irish Volunteers
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Rensselaer County
Shaw
Berlin
New England
Washington Light Infantry
Charleston
D. C
Snatruch
Darmouth College
Canada
Rimouski County
Rufus Choate
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Randolph
Timothy Pickering
Pennsylvania
John Marshall
James Madison
Robert Smith
Maryland
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Martin van Buren
Edward Livingston
Louisiana
Louis McLane
John Forsyth
Abel P. Upshur
John C. Calhoun
South Carolina
James Buchanan
John M. Clayton
House of Representatives
Senate
Messrs
Harper & Brothers
Charles Lanman
Whatresate Murper
Leeds
Richmond
Union
Germany
Zollverein
Hesse
Houghton
Bennet
Baron Liebig
M. D
Warren Market
L. F. Watson
L. A. Geer
Jarpers
Graham
Arthur
Godey
Iceland
Northwood
Picayune
Col
Maxwell
Achillive
Newman, &&c. &&c
Variety Hall
Hazeltine & CO
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