28 Aug 1856
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1856
Page
1
A historically toned poem denounces abolitionism and celebrates white supremacy, urging suppression of Black people and liberty for slavery. It attacks critics as traitors and praises violence, warning of floods and ruin if freedoms persist.
The Committee on Indian Affairs reviews Fremont's memorial seeking payment for beef cattle furnished to G. W. Barbour, and outlines congressional authorization in 1850 for California treaty commissioners M Kee, Barbour, and Wozencraft to negotiate with tribes. It notes discretion given to commissioners, arrival during a California war, and hunger as the root cause of hostilities driven by miners' influx and loss of sustenance.
The 1851 California Indian Commissioners halted a frontier war by supplying food to starving tribes and consolidating treaties with twenty-one bands. Barbour, Barbour’s district, and Fremont supplied beef to sustenance the Indians, enabling peace and allowing miners to resume work. The government later faced questions of payment for Fremont’s beef contracts and treaty legitimacy.
Readers are told a Democratic Administration backs polygamy in Utah. The Marshal, a federal office holder, allegedly has six wives and receives about twenty five hundred dollars annually from Washington to support them.
In a heated Senate exchange, Henry Wilson denounces a Pennsylvania proposal to demand papers on John C Fremont’s government accounts. He accuses political rivals of small aims, praises Fremont’s service, and warns the move would be political persecution aimed at aiding Buchanan’s rivals.
Senator Brown of Mississippi writes to reassure Mr Buchanan's supporters that the nominee will honor constitutional rights and southern interests. The letter recounts a June 18 interview in which Buchanan endorsed the platform, supported the Kansas measures, and favored territorial expansion with careful regard for other nations.
The piece recounts Buchanan's political stance across decades, praising his alignment with Southern rights, support for the Fugitive Slave Law, and opposition to anti slavery petitions. It also covers horse exhibition plans in Salem and reflections on liberty, unity, and vigilance amid national conflict.
A newspaper piece argues for James Buchanan's record on slavery, detailing actions from 1840s to 1850s including opposition to anti slavery measures and support for Southern interests. It claims Buchanan never voted against slavery, portraying him as steadfast to the Constitution and the South.
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