Lecompton Constitution, Tariff, and Currency Debated
The editorial denounces the Presidents Kansas policy and Lecompton politics. It disputes census and registry claims, supports Free State views, and criticizes tariff and currency policy while noting a proposed $20 million treasury note plan. It criticizes Buchanan and Walker Stanton arguments and questions legality of the Lecompton convention.
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Hordis Ruffian Constitution in Kansas duel over slavery
The text quotes a Levempton Constitution synopsis critiquing Governor Bashanan and his cabinet. It outlines eligibility for governor and lieutenant governor, legislative term lengths, and limits on divorce and guardianship powers. It argues the constitution enshrines slave property rights and restricts immigration of enslaved people, implying slavery would be perpetual if adopted.
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Political letter defends Col Jones and lands distribution proposal
A verbose letter defends Col Jones trusting public support and cites his duty in refusing to count supplements. A Washington Post correspondent notes broader land distribution proposals, allotting public lands to states for agricultural colleges with strict use rules and no building funds, to be funded by scrip allocations.
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Violent robbery attempt reported in Neosho
The Moricon Anus notes disguised assailants entered George Gmy’s Neosho home on a Wednesday evening demanding money under threat. A scuffle followed and Mr Guy was badly stabbed but escaped while crying murder, startling the attackers.
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Pensions, mortgages, and a slave law note in Wisconsin
The piece discusses about 200 New York emigrants in the state seeking 1812 war pensions, fears of losing farms mortgaged to railroads, a shipboard statue of Daniel Webster, the death of Seer. C Sackett, and a South Carolina senate action to reopen the slave trade. It includes Madison Journal conflating the Webster statue voyage, a long legal ruling on slavery, and state sovereignty limits on commerce.
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Progress in compressing power may replace steam
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Kansas Debates Over Topeka and Lecompton Constitutions
Unanimous resolutions from the Lawrence convention condemn the Lecompton Constitution as against popular will, pledge opposition, denounce December elections, and urge extra-session lawmakers to submit both Topeka and Lecompton constitutions to a popular vote to determine Kansas State law. The piece also surveys Democratic and editorial comment from Lecompton and Richmond papers, plus miscellaneous items on political commentary, court quips, and a note on a San Francisco federal agent.
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Cool forethought in crisis and Kansas election fallout
A Boston era note recalls a woman who saved three workmen buried by a collapsing wall by rushing them into her home and preparing bandages and supplies. The item also reports Lawrence Kansas election turmoil with fraud claims, the legislature naming a military board, and unofficial tallies for state officers amid a partisan shift.
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