Rallying Republican Call in Warren County
A Warren County message urges Republicans to mobilize against the Democratic and Know Nothing factions. It argues for a big Wilmot majority, warns of stealth campaigns, and praises the party’s free soil principles while criticizing Buchanan administration policies and Calhoun theory alignment. The piece emphasizes canvassing, truth over lies, and unity to elect a full Republican ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Co
Buchanan
David Wilmot
Fremont
Tittle
Register and Recorder
Summerset
The Difference in Kansas Slavery Politics
The piece denounces Northern support for free Kansas while praising Old Buck for siding with slave interests. It condemns President Buchanan's followers and argues he violated the Missouri Compromise and Dred Scott by advancing slavery in Kansas, contrasting with Pierce. It questions hypocrisy and demands honesty about actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
South
Old Buck
Prof. Silliman
Franklin Pierce
Pierce
U.S
Missouri
Dred Scott
United States
James Buchanan
Erie Constitution and Dispatch Libel Suit Challenge
A plaintiff sues the Erie Constitution and the Erie Dispatch alleging libel and damage to character from published statements. The case centers on claims of false and injurious reporting and seeks redress for personal reputation harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Constitution
The
Erie Dispatch
Atlantic Cable Second Attempt Promised for June 1858
Reports from Europe indicate no obstructions affect the Atlantic Telegraphic Cable plan. Senior officers, electricians, and engineers confirm the platea and supporting grounds are suitable. The insulation endured deep sea pressure. no construction changes are needed. The team expects success of the second undertaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Platea
Judge Wilmot Delivers Logical and Powerful Address
Col. Jas. H. Myers introduced Judge Wilmot to an audience who then presented a two hour address. The speaker kept a vast crowd spellbound with lucid facts clear reasoning and scrupulous honesty, earning widespread approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Myers
Wilmot
Honest Wilmot and Know Nothingism Claim Debated
A letter questions a neighbor’s assertion that Wilmot endorsed Know Nothing principles. The writer asks for exact time and place of the alleged quote and challenges the honesty of the claim, promising a direct answer once specifics are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Mail
Wilmot
Ledger
Afab
Lost Daughter by Caroline Lee Hentz new in press
T B Peterson announces Lost Daughter by Caroline Lee Hentz in one large codex edition bound in cloth for 125 dollars or two paper bound volumes for 1 dollar. Publisher offers free postage from Philadelphia and notes release on Saturday September 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Lee Hentz
T. B. Peterson
Philadelphia
Pratt
Messrs
Sargent & Foster
Ek. L. Pratt
Samson Street
Assault in the street and notable deaths and a lightning express wedding
A street assault on Mr. Chamberlain editor of the Advertiser by John Wilkin of this city is reported with no serious injuries. Obituary notes the death of Thomas Dick 83 author of The Christian Philosopher. A marriage on Michigan Central Railroad’s lightning express between W. H. Webster and Emeline C. Beach, married by Justice John Edwards. couple traveled from Chicago to Kalamazoo and headed to Cleveland.
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Dundeee
Scotland
Michigan Central Railroad
Kalamazoo
Galesburg
W. H. Webster
Otsego County
N. Y
Emeline C. Beach
Guernsey County
Ohio
John Edwards
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit Advertiser
Cupid’s Arrow Root Dinner Quip Becomes Quip Legend
A playful remark ties Cupid’s food to arrow root, shaping a lighthearted saying echoed in social chatter. The quip blends romance and culinary wordplay, reflecting familiar jokes about love and nourishment in a witty style.
Packer Enjoined As Gov Hope Amid Old Canal Debates
The piece attacks W M Packer citing canal revenue and expenditure figures from 1836 to 1844 to argue his unfitness for governor. It recalls Porter's Administration and Shunk Espy dismissals, and labels Packer as weighed in the balance and found wanting. It also describes Mrs Cunningham's explosive remarks and hinted disclosures about Dr Catlin and Burdell matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Packer
Moses Sullivan
Canal Board
Portage Railroad
Wm. F. Packer
Packer
Sullivan
Wm. B. Foster
Pennsylvania
Gen. Packer
Porter
Francis R. Shunk
Commonwealth
George R. Espy
Shunk
Cunninauam
New York Hupress
Dr. Uhl
Dr. Catlin
Dr. Beecher
Harvey Burdell
Bond Street
Cunningham
Burdell
Packer Defends Record Amid Canal Controversy and Political Feud
The piece questions William F. Packer’s wartime heroism, labeling him a fiscalist rather than soldier and detailing his aggressive canal era tactics. It notes the Main Line sale as reform, exposes alleged waste in the Delaware Division, and recounts Packer’s feud with Judge Wilmot sparked by campaign tactics and committee control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Packer
Red Mars
Steuben
Scott
State Treasury
Packer
Tropics
Fabius
Wilmot
Fas
Goliah
Gath
York Republican
Judge Wilmot
Harrisburg
Burlingame
Brooks
P.S. the Daily Mews
Health and Beauty Promoted by Holloway Remedies
The article praises Holloway's internal and external remedies for women's health, arguing they ease adolescence, maternity, and later life ailments. It urges use of Pills to maintain health and beauty, citing testimonials from ladies of high regard and noting the world is sad without cure. It also quotes the Harrisburg Democratic Union calling Gen Packer opposed to last winter’s Public Works sale, predicting his political fate in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
R& the
Harrisburg Democratic Union
Packer
Gen. Packer
Verback
Warren
J. B. Carver
Hackney House
C. W. H. Verback
Orators and marriages in a stormy political scene
In winter 1851 52 Marshall contested with Crittenden and Dix for the U S Senate in Kentucky. A friend declared Henry Clay indebted to Crittenden, provoking Tom Marshall to deliver a fiery tribute praising Clay’s rugged originality and leadership. A New York wedding note from Mignewana Falls and a comedic line from George D. Prentice appear, as does a graphic animal accident in Coshocton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Kentucky
John J. Crittenden
Archibald Dixon
U.S. Senate
Mr. Crittenden
Henry Clay
Tom
Clay
Senate
Criticism of Canal Commissioner with debt and mismanagement
The piece attacks a party’s shift from Democratic roots and labels it federalist in practice. It accuses the Canal Commissioner of driving state debt to 42 million and inflating costs through favored contracts. It cites losses and self auditing, criticizing extravagance and political favoritism.
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Warren Mail
Bradford Co
WM. Millward
Philed’a
James Veech
Fayette Co
Joseph J. Lewis
Chester Co
TIC Ae Assembly
Thomas Struthers
Warren County
Robert P. Miller
Crawford County
Robert K. Russell
Pin
Eric Magill
Dee County
David H. Mitchell
Sou
Groverfield
St. Louis Democrat
Calhoun
Overland Mail
California
Washington
Europe
Wimor
Venance
Franklin
Cupid
Fifth Avenue
Dr. Burdell
Delaware
Susquehanna Divison
West Branch
Doylestowh Intelligencer
Canal Commissioners
Easton
New Hope
Health and Beauty
Rom Marshall
St. Paul
George D. Prentice
Roman Forum
Tarpeian Rock
Caesars
Ashland
J. B. Clay
Yankee Rosison
Black Hawk
Coshocton
Moorehead
David R. Porter
Audi
New York
A. Brock
Hudson River Institute
Claverack
Alonzo Flack
A. M
Taylor & King
Waterford
F. J. James & Co
King
C. J. Taylor
Ash
Store of All & Value
Carver House
Blake
Pittsburg
M. & M. Bank
Pittsboro
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co. Bank
Cincinnati
John Corpsr Ridgway
Jones Sui
Columbus
Eli
Northrop
Pine Grove Township
Hannah Northrop Oy
Joseph Jones
Nam
Pine Grove
Winch & James
PiLena Tlexter
Orphan’s Court
County of Warren
George Cady
Columbus Borough
Oliver Davis
State of
Appleton Holmes
Major Colgrove
J. P. Mather
Daniel Wilcox and
Huidekoper
F. A McIntyre
Chas
Hewett
Adm
George Sailor
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