President General Walker Nicaraguan Expedition debate
The article critiques government handling of the Walker expedition to Nicaragua. It contrasts President Buchanan’s stance with Commodore Paulding’s capture of Walker, questions presidential reactions, and critiques Democratic loyalties amid sectional tensions. It cites the Kansas Nebraska Act and Dred Scott context to argue party inconsistency and misdirection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
United States
General Walker
Commodore Paulding
Paulding
Walker
Buehanan
Kuchanen
South
North
Hughes
House of Representatives
Congress
Dred Scott Decison
Great Nation Party Leaders Question Electing President
A reader contends the party hides its principles to sway voters arguing this amounts to deceit and an attempt to swindle the public. The letter questions honesty and the public's ability to express views.
One Week More to Grow Subscriptions for TreLectara
A publisher pleads with readers to aid in canvassing for subscribers. The note urges forming clubs, offering free or reduced rates, and promises a Volume Five prospectus soon. It asks who will organize the largest club.
Almanac and Ledger Circulation Boosts
The American Almanac is ready for delivery at Warren and Jones, offering anecdotes, medical info, calendars, and multilingual editions. Last year over 2.7 million copies were issued, the largest edition of any book. The New York Ledger now circulates 330,000 copies and its prospectus is in the advertising columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Warren & Jones
New York Lepcer
the Ledger
Telegraph Delays Attributable To Printer Ill Health
The notice explains the Telegraph did not appear at the proper time due to the printers’ ill health, offering the delay as sufficient apology and indicating future punctuality.
Riot case ends in not guilty verdict in Know Nothing era dispute
The September altercation near the tank led to a riot prosecution against Alanson Solomon and twelve others. After a two day trial, the jury found all defendants not guilty, labeling the case a farce and noting evidence showed no riot. The town criticized the prosecution as overreach and partisan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alanson Solomon
John Hyatt
Young Solomon
Solomon
Judge Clements Praised For Fair Handling Of Riot Cases
The article lauds Judge Clements for his conduct in the term of Common Pleas Court. He acted nobly by addressing party strife and arranging for another judge to preside during the riot case trials.
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Common Pleas Court
New Albany Tribune Responds to Corydon Editor
A local quarrel unfolds as the New Albany Tribune recalls an exchange with Corydon editor S. K Wolfe. The piece mocks Wolfe’s sharpness and mocks his claims while promising to send him to David T. Laird of Troy Indiana, noting wolves and farmers.
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New Albany Tribune
Corydon
Ind
Democrat
S. K Wolfe
Wolfe
Gregg
Bee
David T. Laird
Troy
Indiana
Wolf
Acquisition of Cuba sparks national debate in press
Washington editor reports negotiations to acquire Cuba resuming with a price so high it would require a national debt. The New Orleans Courier and Vincennes Sun hail the move as vital for commerce and security, while concerns linger about alternate methods and broader regional tensions. The column also lauds Miss Filkins for temperance advocacy and notes changes to the Olive Branch publication.
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New York Courier
Washington
Cuba
South
New Orleans
The
Courier
Buchanan
Panama
Mississippi
United States
Mississippi Valley
Vincennes
Fillibusy Walker
Centra America
Thos
Discharged Bar Walker’s men destitute after Saratoga
News items report Walker’s men discharged from the Saratoga camps left destitute and poorly clad. A Chicago fire on the fifth causes $60,000 loss. An earthquake shakes South Carolina on the twenty first. An Irish woman murdered in New Albany by her drunken husband.
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Bar Walker
Chicago
New Albany Ledger
Marriage Notice of Remarkable Elder Couple
An English newspaper prints a marriage notice for an unusually aged couple, aged eighty three and eighty two, noting a striking example of “green old age” and the rarity of such a union in their observation.
Kansas Herald Opens With Salutary Note From Ossa Watomie
The Kansas Herald from Ossa watomie Kansas Territory prints a first issue featuring a piece the editor calls a Salutary. The writer notes it is high time something salutary was introduced in Kansas and comments on sleighing as a Northern amusement noted for its dangers.
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Kansas
Kansas Herald
Ossawatomie
K. T
Oxford precinct votes 1300 for slavery in Kansas election
In Oxford precinct Kansas reputed to have only twelve inhabitants reports thirteen hundred votes for slavery in the recent election. The claim highlights a shocking turnout given the small population and raises questions about electoral integrity and voter participation in the area.
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Oxford
Kansas
Citizens' Bank of Gosport Suspends Operations
The Citizens' Bank of Gosport has suspended operations, reporting a temporary halt in services and depositor access while management reviews financial conditions and regulatory requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Bank of Gosport
Noted Revolutionary Lineage Linked to Walker Capture
A report claims Com Paulding, who captured Gen Walker, is a son of Paulding from Revolutionary memory who, with Williams and Van Wert, captured Major Andre. Other items note a Joseph Loefner murder hanging April 30, tax and gas costs, and local election results in Louisville with Muir winning by 1,717. The piece ends with a social ball at Mr Gooldy’s on the 14th with tickets at drug stores and hotels.
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Paulding
Walker
Williams
van Wert
Andre
Periodical notices promote popular literature selections
The item advertises January issues of Gopy's Lappy's Book Blackwood's Magazine Harper's Magazine and related periodicals. It notes price and subscription appeal, with addresses for examination and purchase including Leonard Scott New York Harper & Brothers New York Miller & Co. New York and Philadelphia outlets.
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Blackwood
Leonard Scott
New York
Dicxen
Hovsgeorp
Miller & Co
How They Talk in the Goshen Democrat on Indiana Democracy
The Goshen Democrat denounces Indiana Democratic papers for backing the Lecompton policy. It argues democracy is at a stand and will face trouble as pro administration voices may cling for pay or fear. It calls for papers with independence to oppose the administration and the alleged swindle.
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Indiana
Lecompton
State Sentinel
Congressional Proceedings in Senate and House Debates
The report outlines January 5 congressional actions with Senator Fessenden proposing pay ments for French Spoliation Claims and a seven-member select committee. It notes an amendment to coinage laws, a resolution on appointing a Minister to Japan, and Kansas remarks. In the House, Glancy Jones refers Message to committees, Quitman pushes neutrality law changes, and debate centers on enforcement of neutrality laws and the nature of government.
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Washington
Senate
Fessenden
Maine
Messrs
Crittenden
Collamer
Toombs
Hamlin
Hunter
Davis
King
Slidell
Gwin
Committee On Foreign Relations
Japan
Brown
Kansas
Fter
Hovss
House
Union
J Glancy Jones
Mr. Quitman
Congress
Quitman
Glancy ‘Jones
Committee On Judiciary
Mr. Keitt
Neutrality Law Powers Debate Across Congress
Lawmakers clash over President's authority to use army and navy to enforce neutrality treaties. Members argue for or against expanded powers to punish off-shore actions, while Walker case and Capt. Chatard cited amid broader foreign policy concerns. Adjournment follows heated exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Keit
U.S
Stephens
Georgia
Chatard
Punta Arenas
Walker
Ren
Com. Paulding
Glancy Jones
Panama
Bocock
Grow
Kansas
Maynard
Utah
Capt. Chatard
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FRAL
Ington, Ind
Nicaragua
Nome Hook
Crook
Montesquieu
Lin Fell
Jefferson
Judge Clements
Westen Olaive Brancu
Filkins
Ddress c. D. Filkins
Ciginoati
Ohio
Congrass
S. Carolina
Stayine
John Phoenix
Joseph Loefner
Mr. Horton
Cincinnati
City of
Penitentiary of
Kentucky
Louisville
Muir
Gopy
Lappy
Harper‘s Macazini
Butt
Harper & Brother
Arthur
Phillip
Edwardepor Crase
ug/esterday
Philadelphia
Goshen Democrat
Democracy
State of
Congressional
Lowell
Aken UP
John B. Elmore
Steele Township
Daviess County
Thomas E. Means
Atteot
John van Trees
E. van Treas
Estray
Isaac Dickerson
Barr Township
James Farrell
J. P
JO. van Trees
E. van Tress
H.M. Macklin
Martindy’s Hall
Main Street
Macklin
Mason Palmer
Joshua A. Palmer
Messrs. Davis & Co
Conant & CO
Dantel Honig
Jas. H. McConnery
Davies, County
Tes & Churns
AN Trees & CO
Boots & Shoes
van Trees & CO
Ueenswa
van Trees
Ctla
Wm. Brown
Agard Township
RAND
P. Cruse
F. Horrall & CQ
Washington, Ind
Anderson M.lane
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