11 Oct 1856
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1856
Page
1
A reflective poem describes a seeker guided by an angel through a perilous path. The speaker notes light within and a heavenly gateway as guidance fades, leaving the path hard but the steadfast star visible. The angel’s departure leaves the pearly gates ajar signaling continued hope.
Gov Reeders remarks condemn slavery expansion into Kansas as a national crisis. He argues the North and Democratic Party shoulder blame for outrages and bogus laws, warns of slave state gains, and urges Free State support to prevent slavery extending across the continent and shaping Congress and elections.
The speaker argues that labor prices depress the masses and cites Ireland and China as examples. He claims Gov Johnson admits the premise and warns the North will need the Territory for surplus population, while accusing the South of wanting it to boost slave representation and congressional power.
The letter, dated Sept 11 1856 from E Nute Jr to Rev Dr Miles in Lawrence Kansas, recounts brutal violence in Kansas, killings, plunder and dispossession of families, urging aid for winter relief and condemning the bloodshed while defending Union economic unity and Fremont’s religious stance.
An estimated 25 000 people packed Wall Street New York to hear Hon N P Banks discuss commercial relations. The excerpted remarks claim the United States will contribute 45 million dollars in 1856 as its share of world output, a figure surpassing Britain’s national debt.
A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin excerpt alleges a secret New York meeting of Democratic leaders discussed funding to sway Pennsylvania toward slavery. It charges Slidell proposed raising 50 000 in New York to save Pennsylvania for Fremont, criticizing Buchanan partisanship and Southern influence ahead of elections.
The Richmond Enquirer portrays free society as indecent and unfit for southerners, attacking Northern laborers as vulgar and criminal while praising capital ownership of labor. It cites Johnson’s doctrine and quotes Alabama and Kansas views to argue masters should own labor rather than hire it.
Prof Mircur describes a long term view of the earth's orbit gradually lengthening its short diameter until a perfect circle forms, then contracting again. He notes the periodic vibrations would span millions of years as the earth swings back and forth like a pendulum marking eternity.
A short humorous dialect anecdote describes a Southern man who buys a new hat, hides it when it rains, and asserts that his head belongs to his master while the hat is his own money earned property.
The Washington report claims a grand scheme to sway the 1850s party contest by buying up Know‑Nothing leaders to marshal support for Buchanan, with bets on New York tipping the election. It accuses leaders of scheming to control votes and spoils, while praising public opposition to such manipulation and detailing Pierce’s Kansas plan and its harms.
The passage quotes a Cleveland Plain Dealer salvo accusing James Buchanan's political bloc of betraying Pennsylvania Democrats to South Carolina influence. It argues Buchanan never won statewide support, notes alleged manipulation by his allies, and links his power to Bigler’s political fate in 1848.
A Georgia story notes a boy translating a Latin phrase into English, revealing a claim that most olive oil sold domestically is produced in France from American lard oil and refined to resemble olive oil for table use.
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