Republican rise and future in 1860 campaign
The piece lauds the Republican party as rapidly strengthening since 1856, predicting Fremont and Dayton renominated for 1860. It argues for Freedom over Slavery, calls for unity across party lines, and warns against Democratic pro slavery policies while praising Republican vitality and readiness to govern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Republican Party
California
Fremont
Buchanan
New England
America
Washington
Dayton
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Pennsylvania
Republican
James Buchanan
Cincinnati
Col. Fremont
Senate
House
Congress
Koither
Sugar Grove Republicans and Democrats toast Buck and Scofield
In Sugar Grove last Saturday Republicans and Democrats celebrated county and district results. Democrats fired guns for Old Buck while Republicans cheered Scofield and local favorites. The fray turned rowdy, guns were tossed, and in the end the Democrats withdrew defeated and drunken. The broader report notes Buchanan leading in Pennsylvania with 23050 votes and Fremont 203388, praising northern counties but lamenting Philadelphia’s influence and weak state committee leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie
Greytown
Fremont Victory Echoes in New York Returns and Pennsylvania Tactics
The official New York counts show Fremont ahead of Buchanan and Fillmore by large margins, with Fremont at 275 185 and Buchanan 194 758. A Pennsylvania observer credits close township and school district canvassing, small meetings, and no monster demonstrations for Fremont’s strong showing, contrasting with costly campaigns in Berks and other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
St. Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Fremont
Berks
Wuar
James Buchanan
Daily News
Buchanan
Fillmore
Union
Allegheny
Beaver
Lawrence
Bradford
Smith
Bleeding Kansas Accounts of Suffering and Conflict
A Kansas correspondence from Lawrence details attacks by pro slavery Georgians on Free State settlers, including Sutton shot and left for dead, with calls for aid from the North. Reports describe hunger and displacement, urging clothing and food shipments to Kansas and noting political peril and violence across Lawrence and Hickory Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Free State
Pierce and Co
The
Tribune
Lawrence
Jones
Santa Fe
Sutton
Westport
Messrs
Kansas Fund
F. M. Amy
Chicago
National Kansas Committee
Buchanan
Government Acts Signed and Appointments Made in Harrisburg
From Harrisburg reports dated November 6 to 18 Gov Pott expresses the Legislature’s acts on Banks and Insurance, criminal procedure writs, and court regulation. Harbor Master Enoch Turley assumes Philadelphia port duties November 15, Robert T. Conrad named Associate Judge in Philadelphia December 1, Lancaster Bank suspension noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dornas
Pottock
Harrisburg
Enoch Turley
Port of
Philadelphia
Geo. R. Graham
Robert T. Conrad
Court of Common Pleas
County of Philadelphia
Wm. D. Kelley
Seduction and homicide shock Philadelphia crowd
Shortly after 8 pm on Wednesday evening Isaac C. Shurlock shot and mortally wounded Philip S. Clawges of Wilmer & Clawges at the corner of Seventh street and Lodge alley. Shurlock, claiming wrongs by Clawges against his wife, confessed after being seized at Fifth and Chestnut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip S. Clawges
Wilmer & Clawges
Market Street
Philadelphia
Isaac C. Shurlock
Seventh Street
Lodge Alley
Chestnut Street
Clawges
Shurlock
Masonic Hall
Fifth
Chestnut Streets
Mayon’s
Defeat debated by Hon. Kenneth Rayner and party harmony
Hon. Kenneth Rayner comments on the defeat and the Democratic victory as a rebuke for Missouri Compromise repeal and slavery disputes. He urges future unity, restraint, and vigilance against the Democrats while noting internal divisions. Also reports a live newborn found buried in ashes in Wiley's court Philadelphia and a Sabbath conduct quip from Neighbor Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Rayner
North Carolina
Democratic Party
South
Fillmore
Buchanan
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Philip of Macedon
Parsimonious Mother Defers Baby Name
A story recounts a country mother famed for frugality who delayed naming her newborn, joking she would wait to see if the child would survive the winter before giving it a name. The neighbor listens as the humorous exchange highlights extreme thrift in domestic life.
Decree Recognizes Slavery in Nicaragua Ahead of Union Entry
General Walker, C in Chief of the army and Supreme Dictator of Nicaragua, has issued a decree recognizing slavery in Nicaragua. The move is described as preparatory to Nicaragua's admission to the Union, similar to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Walker
Nicaraugua
Texas
Sherrifif
Court of Common Pleas
Warren
Martin Baker
Lottsville
Warren County
Panama
James L. Lott
Nelson Trisket
Wm. Seeley
Polka Critique Sparks Laughs Over Odd Dancer
Witness describes a man dancing the polka with comic imagery noting he seems to shake a shilling from his trousers as if a hole were in his pocket. The remark captures the crowd's amused reaction to an absurd stage moment.
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Warren Mail
Sugar Grove
Wilmot
McLean
New York
Hayes
Buffane
Lecompte
Gov
Geary
Missouri
Gov. Geary
Donaldson
St. Louis
Hickory Point
Svorstman
Ferguson
Lowa
Lancaster Bank
Kenneth Rayner
Wiley’s Court
Eleventh and
Race Streets
Jae
Canada
Catharine
Louis la
Lammie
Pollock
Thomas J. Power
Beaver County
G. W. Bowman
Richmond Enquirer
Paul Huffman
Youngsville
Philip Mead
Davis
Kiantone
Chautauque County
G. L. Davis
Joseph Davis
Josiah Davis
Charles Davis
Bennett & Fingers H’s
Estray
S. J. Page
Glade
Borough of
A. H. Ludlow
Stranahan & Ran Es Dalls
Stranatan & Randall
Hazeltine & Co
Stranahan & RanpDaLy
Farnhams
Oregon
Scotts
TATES
J.W. Weaver
Damarr
Japan
C. Stranahan & Randall
S. J. Goodrich
HOICE
Goodrich
Goodricm
J. Goodrich
ADIES
Unters
Crystal Palace
Weene & Rogers
LADIE
Brocha
Etella
Bay State
Sadie
Lewis F. Watson
L. A. Rogers
Patterson & Derno Ingalsby
Owens Survivor &c. Gilson
Blake, Howe & Co
Orr & Henry Towle Scott Commonwealth Mutual Insurance Co
Weaver
Olney Stanton
Hawlin Et al
Willoughby Willoughby & Wood
Scotts ‘&A
Morse & Mitchell
Struthers
Wallace & Brown
Couse MaGee
Vickery
Mullen
Orr & Henry Metall Holcomb Jr
Woodin McQuwean &O’ Glase Kennedy
Lacy Same Wade
Rynd Graham
Ise & Brown
Prothonotary’s Office
Same Hall Impleaded &c
Same Belton & Bennett Uel Impleaded
Hawthorn
Same Eddy 4Semons,Proth’y
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