Violent attacks in Kansas and a scalp claim near Leavenworth
A widow from Milton Indiana endures a brutal assault by four masked men near Kansas with threats and binding, leaving her near death. A separate incident reports the brutal scalp murder of Wm Hopps near Fort Leavenworth with public reaction and political commentary on slavery and democracy.
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Kansas
Henry Hyatt
Milton, Wayne, Co
Ind
Mr. Hyatt
Avery
Richmond Company
Atchison
Fugert
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Wm. ©. Hopps
Nute
Bimber
Fort Leavenworth
Persifer F. Smith
United States Forces
The Moral Precepts of the Bible Oppose Slave Treatment
A historical excerpt argues that slaveholding cultivates pride anger cruelty and licentiousness. It claims enslaved individuals lose moral distinctions by submitting to masters, fostering lying deceit hypocrisy and a readiness to submit to masters appetites.
Free Speech at Louisville in the South
The Louisville press condemns suppression of free speech after Cassius M. Clay’s attempt to speak at the Court House ends in rowdy disruption. The piece contrasts Southern and Northern citizens, arguing that free expression is protected in the North and in Southern cities like Baltimore and Wheeling, while Louisville banishes it. It asserts slavery as the root cause of such restriction and warns against dissent in the South.
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Kansas
Republic
Merchants of
New York
N. P. Banks
Ostend
Cincinnati
Sandwich Islands
South Sea
Cuba
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
New Orleans
Misseissippi
Europe
Great Britain
South American
South America
Central America
Canada
North
America
Japan
Louisville
Baltimore
Wheeling
South
du Leas
Kentucky
Cassius M. Clay
Court House
Journal
Free States
Mason and Dixon
Fremont
Union
Vernor Johnson
Georgia
Philadelphia
Keeeper
Lecompte
Free State
Slavery Debate Echoes in Northern Referendum Mood
A terse editorial note cites Southern samples of the slave system as Northern voters face a decision on extending slavery. The Cin. Gaz comments on the moral and political stakes in the broader national discourse surrounding slavery expansion.
Slavery Expansion Threat Papers Sharp Warning in Ohio News
In a pointed editorial, the Cincinnati Gazette denounces pro slavery rhetoric in Kansas and Missouri aggression, urges Northern action to protect free states and emigrants, and argues slavery’s territorial expansion harms the Union, citing population, area disparities and state rights crises. The piece calls for Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio to demand federal protection and even mobilize if needed.
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Kansas
Free States
Missouri
Lane
Free State
North
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Grimes
Iowa
Pierce
Ohio
Geary
Buchanan
Sandusky Register
Sumner Letter Explains Hamilton Non Attendance
Hamilton Sept 29 1856 Horrors of the Cincinnati Gazette note tens of thousands sought Sumner at a Hamilton meeting Health reasons kept him away A private letter shared to explain the non attendance and to satisfy disappointed supporters The letter responded to a request to visit the Miami Valley for recreation and possibly appear at the Hamilton gathering by D Campbell editor.
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Hamilton
Cincinnati Gazette
Friends of Freedom
Sumner
Miami Valley
É Ours
C. Stews
D. Campbell
Letter from Hamilton prisoner expresses illness and hope for Fremont
In Philadelphia on September 24 1856 a letter from Lawry Hamilton of Ohio describes ongoing medical treatment away from home. He laments weakness but remains hopeful that Fremont will be nominated, praising Ohio's "glorious testimony" and promising to leave labor for liberty to others while awaiting better health.
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Philadelphia
Dar
Boston
Ohio
Fremont
Sir Ve Fat
Ces
Lawry
Hamilton, Ohio
Debates on Territorial Oaths and Disfranchisement in Kansas Nebraska
The text outlines acts restricting legal practice to white men, oath requirements linking to the Fugitive Slave Law, and biased juror rules. It notes trials of Free State prisoners, pro-slavery juries, and voter and officeholder oaths tied to federal statutes and territorial acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
District Court
Nebraska
Kansas
Lecompte
Free State
House of Representatives
United States
Legislative Assembly
Van Buren’s Northern Support Compared to Buffalo Platform
The document contrasts John Van Buren’s stance with his Buffalo 1848 declaration urging party unity against opposing views. It notes critics label him a navigator of northern political loyalties and questions his current course toward Buchanan’s election amid party tensions.
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John van Buren
Buchanan
Buffalo
Jul van Buren
Pitts Gaz
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