31 Jul 1856
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1856
Page
1
A fragmentary poem describes a solitary man in a cushioned choir with a summer sky and blue clouds. Vines droop around him as memories of past years overwhelm him, his heart beating fast and eyes filling with tears.
The Hon. William Lewis Dayton is unanimously nominated for the second office by a national convention. The piece traces his Somerset county roots, Princeton education, early law career in Monmouth county, service in New Jersey politics, Supreme Court tenure, U.S. Senate terms, and early support in the Kansas crisis era, highlighting his steadiness on the tariff Texas annexation and California statehood while opposing a few concessions to slavery.
Delivered before the Washington Association of Lancaster on June 4 1815 the oration surveys the revolution era praising Washington while attacking the Democratic party for opposing the federal government It argues Democrats weakened the navy crushed commerce and provoked war through foreign influence and misgovernance citing Jay's treaty embargoes and fiscal strain.
A critical pamphlet argues the war drained finances and liberties, opposes impressment, and decries Democratic rule. It urges Washington era neutrality, a stronger navy, and removal of foreign influence, asserting only true liberty comes from isolation from European despots.
The Quakers in Nantucket Long Island New Jersey and Pennsylvania are portrayed as aligning with Fremont in the coming election The piece notes their moral stance against slavery and their intent to vote for the candidate they deem just and humane Rachel Barker Philadelphia is cited as a leading preacher urging action against westward abuses and those who enable them The article frames Quaker support as a significant factor in predicting election outcomes
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