Duty of Republicans in Warren County Unity and Resolve
The piece argues that parties gain strength from unity and adherence to a principle. It recalls five years of Republican organizing in Warren County to oppose slavery and the slave power. The author urges loyal Republicans to support the party line, oppose the bogus Union movement, and uphold the administration’s fight against treason, even at personal cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Warren County
Jeff. Davis
Union Party
Hhis
Get Out the Vote for Republicans Next Tuesday
Message urges every true Union Republican to vote next Tuesday to sustain the Administration and fight slave power. While neighbors fight in the field, citizens should stay committed and mobilize to match the Democracy’s discipline and turnout.
Pennsylvania Enlistment Crackdown Threatens Cross State Regiments
A Philadelphia dispatch reports Gov. Curtin to issue a proclamation barring Pennsylvanians from raising volunteers for non state regiments. It orders obedience to U S and state laws and warns penalties for disobedience. About 6,000 Pennsylvanians have already enlisted in other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsyvania
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Curtin
United States
Commonwealth
Cnarravella Nominations in Local Ticket Controversy
A Mayville meeting produced a mixed ticket amid a contested union style convention. Republicans rejected the bogus slate and, two days later, nominated a ticket of three Democrats for sheriff county clerk special county judge surrogate superintendent of poor justice of sessions and coroner with Henry A. Prendergast on the Ist district assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnarravella
Union Or Peoples
Mayville
Chas, Kennedy
Sidney Jones
James Sheward
Austin Smith
Walter Moore
Reuben Davis
Willard Bucklin
Assembly
Henry A. Prendergast
Flood lets river rise and damages reported across region
The narrative describes rapid flood growth after incessant rain, with banks filling by Saturday and floodwood floating downstream. Damages include mill dams booms bridges and roads while owners salvaged rafts and lumber for market.
Nigger Worshipers and Political Tactics in Erie County
readers confront a hostile letter attacking Republicans and Black Republicans while local Assembly candidacy details unfold. The piece notes B W Lacy as Democratic or Union candidate, discusses Crawford and local platforms, and reports a new Cavalry unit forming in Erie County under Major Titus with recruitment in Warren and surrounding counties.
Warren Mail Letter Calls Public Fund Report and Delinquent List
The Warren Volunteer Fund Committee is urged to publish a full account of receipts and expenses. The Inquirer asks for a public statement listing every subscriber with amounts, paid sums, unpaid balances, and the delinquents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Mail
Cowan
Volunteer Fund Committee
Warren
Inquirer
Rough and Ready Guards to be Formed by Captain Phillips
Captain D C Phillips plans a new company named the Rough and Ready Guards. If his past street work and current season form are any guide, he should prove a capital captain and lead a capable unit with pluck endurance and forward drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gar
D.C. Phillips
Fire at Williams & Co kiln harms roof and contents
Fire last Thursday evening damaged the stave kiln or dry house of Williams & Co near the old saw mill. Firefighters saved most, but roof loss and kiln contents damage required reconstruction. Elk Advocate notes flood losses on Clarion river and Elk Creek with bridges gone and one drowning. Bishop of Jamestown Journal marries. James Patterson named Station Agent at the Junction of the P and E Railroad while keeping Irvine post. Fast day observed with sermons by Rev. Lytle and Rev. Hequembourg. This is the paper’s last issue before the election returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams & Co
Gar
Elk Advocate
Clarion River
Elk Creek
James Patterson
Irvine
Conference proceedings pamphlet praised by Rev. J S Lytle
We are indebted to Rev. J S Lytle for a neatly printed pamphlet copy of the Conference proceedings at this place in July last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.S. Lytle
Jamestown and Titusville Play Game at Columbus
Jamestown boys were badly beaten by Titusville in a ball game at Columbus last week. A railroad accident near Scio on the N E road left H A Walton of Columbus with a broken leg. Men from here who joined Col Berdan's Regiment reached Pittsburg safely on Saturday and were sworn in, with plans to depart for Washington soon.
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Jamestown
Titusville
Columbus
Jamestown Boys
Scio
H. A. Walton
Col. Berdan
Pittsburg
Washington
Local Anvil: Election Tricks Decried by Warren Reporters
Report warns prominent Republicans and lawyers in Warren are backing a bogus Union ticket. Mr. Kinnear is accused of plans to join the Union Convention if not chosen by Republicans. Authorities deny the claim and urge voters to ignore groundless reports and electioneering tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodkbacks
Warren
Union
Kinnear
Political rancor and defiant editorial challenge in Ledger dispute
The message challenges the Ledger’s accusations and calls for truthful conduct in public discourse. It questions uniform courtesy while defending opposing views and denouncing alleged slander. The writer asserts a duty to expose true character in the Union movement and rejects personal attacks.
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Truth
Ledger
Blackguard
Significant Facts About Union Tickets and Party Alignments
A speaker accuses Republican papers in New York and Ohio of backing Union tickets led by lifelong Democrats Daniel S Dickinson and Dave Todd while criticizing Democratic papers for not uniting with Republicans. The speaker labels Dean Richmond’s peace party nominations as traitor sympathetic and calls these facts significant.
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Jon Warres Co
New York
Daniel S. Dickinson
Ohio
Dave Todd
Ledger
Dean Richmond
Peace Party
Acknowledgments for Church Use and Soldier Pay Estimate
The Episcopal Church at Warren thanks the M E Church for letting them use their building for Bishop Lee's visit, praising Rev. Lytle for lighting and comfort. Recruiting for Col Curtis' Regiment continues with emphasis on pay and bounty estimates, noting Warren County's hoped brigade representation and detailing a hypothetical private's 12 month earnings and entitlements totaling 602 60 into 1861 dollars.
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Episcopal Church
Warren
M. E. Church
Bishop Lee
Lytle
Banks Agree to Second Instalment of Federal Loan
The bank committees of Philadelphia Boston and the city in conference with the Treasury Secretary considered the second $50,000,000 federal loan. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports nineteen city banks unanimously agreed to take their share of the instalment with directors meeting yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Loan
Philadelphia
Boston
Secretary of the Treasury
Philadelphia Inquirer
V. Y
Man bars servant from front door asks about heaven doors
A man who forbade a servant girl of his church from using the front door was gently challenged by the girl who asked if they would enter heaven by separate doors.
Federal forces repeat Bull Run cannon tally at Hatteras
The report states federal forces used exactly the same number of cannon at Hatteras last week as rebels captured at Bull Run.
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Hatteras
Bull Run
Bucktails Reach Camp Near Washington After Fast 24 Mile March
In Tennallytown on September 27 1861 the Raftmen's Guard of the 1st Penna Rifles describes a rainy encampment four miles from Washington and two from Chain Bridge. They note a swift 24 mile march from Davistown to the new camp, fortifications rising, and artillery along the Potomac preventing Confederate crossings. The column awaits orders amid tense border activity with verbal assurances of duty and Civil Liberty as their guiding principle. The company exchanges visits with the Warren Guards and awaits new recruits while requesting mail from home.
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1St
Penna. Rifles
Tennallytown
Mortels
Washington
Chain Bridge
Gen. Banks
Davistown
M’call
Penna
Potomac
Virginia
Alexandria
Chainbridge
Maryland
Harper’s Ferry
Harpers Ferry
Warren Guards
Warren
Warren Guards Report From Camp Tennally
The Warren Guards describe a quiet day with five companies on picket duty four miles from camp. The regiment rotates weekly, soldiers mostly well with a few sick. Pickets exchange fire hourly and battles are anticipated as the unit holds a battery within sight of the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Tennally
D. C
10Th Regt
Grand Review of Confederate Camp and Union Political Debate
A letter from Brig. Gen. McCall's Pennsylvania brigade describes a large camp with fifteen cannons and three mortars near the Chain Bridge, 12,000 troops, and a colors ceremony in front of President Lincoln and other officials. The note defends camp rations and denounces reports of hardship as false, while praising the volunteers’ readiness. It then shifts to the Pittsburgh Gazette on the Union tickets’ impact on the legislature, arguing Democrats would gain seats and warning Republicans of possible national consequences.
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Assembly
B. W. Lacy
Wm. A. Irvine
Lacy
Crawford
Republic
Chain Bridge
Brig. Geo. McCall
Pennsylvania
McClellan
McCall
Butler
Banks
Gov. Curtin
Peona
Col
Robert Perry
A. P. Barnes
Pittsburgh Gazette
Chester
Lancaster
Schuylkill
Luzerne
Adams
Northumberland
Franklin
Huntingdon
Jefferson
Dauphin
War Department orders Hon. C. B. Curtis to raise regiment
War Department directs C. B. Curtis of Warren County to raise a regiment. Col. Curtis, noted for energy, is expected to fill the post honorably and for the country’s good. The Crawford County Record asks if Crawford can raise half the regiment. A Tar River Rangers roll from Hatteras Inlet lists sixty four men. only five could write their names, the rest signed with marks. The cavaliers who deride Northern mudsills are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Curtis
Warren County
War Department
Col. C
Crawford County
Crawford Co
Tar River Rangers
Hatteras Inlet
Despising Foolish Praise Highlighted by Few
A terse maxim notes that only a small number of people truly disdain the praise of a fool, suggesting discernment and judgment separate genuine worth from hollow flattery.
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S. Bates
E. Cowan
Henry P. Kinnear
Youngsville
Isaac H. Hiller
Sugar Grove
George V. N. Yates
Mark Willson
Erastus Barns
Sheffield
Junius R. Clark
Cornelius Masten
Glade
C. W. Rathbun
Salmon
Bares
Meadville
B. Axtell
Painsville
S. L. Axtell
Cleveland Bar
Cleveland
Maxera
Horace Warner
Brasington
Lea
Davis Building
Hackney House
Titus
Erie
Venango
McKean
Goov
Jamestown Journal
J. 8. Lytle
Methodist
C. L. Hequembourg
Court House
Col. Curtis
James
Raftmen’s Guard
Centre
Fayette
Bucks
House
South
Eure
W. Adams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Westmorlan
Beaver
Lawrence Berks
Blair
Crawford and Warrens
Cambria
Clinton and Lycoming
Delaware
Franklin and Fulton, Greene
Indiana
Juniata
Lebanon
Eee
Lehigh and Carbon
Mercer
Montgomery
Mifflin Weer
Monroe
Pike
Seeewee
Northamptoneteeaee
Eonaete Potter and Tioga
Susquehanna
Somerset
Bedford
Schulkill
Waynesreree
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