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Brown on Beecher
(Column 01)

Summary: Racist poem denigrating Henry Ward Beecher, John Brown, and blacks in general.

A Visit to the Ruins of Jamestown
(Column 04)

Summary: Discusses a visit to the site of Jamestown, idealizes Indians who lived there and decries the civilization which drove them away.

The Presidency
(Column 01)

Summary: Argues that Black could take Pennsylvania in the election, and that his popularity there would help turn the tide for him nationally.

Origin of Article: Somerset Democrat

Editorial Comment: Praises Judge Black as the truest representation of conservative sentiment in the country, and slightly more moderate than Breckenridge, and therefore the best candidate for the Democrats for the presidency.

John Hickman
(Column 01)

Summary: Lambasts John Hickman, an abolitionist Democrat, for his argument that the North should forcibly subdue the South; "we should find the conquest of the South about the worst job we should undertake," claim the editors.

Northern Democracy
(Column 03)

Summary: Observes Southern attacks on Northern Democrats, and argues that in fact the Northern Democrats are the best friends Southerners could have. Notes that, while the paper does not support Douglas, he is not the abolitionist Southerners make him out to be.

True Conservative Feeling
(Column 04)

Summary: Cites a letter from a Philadelphia businessman assuring a friend in New Orleans that most Northern men are conservative and friendly to the South.

Origin of Article: New Orleans Commercial Bulletin

Editorial Comment: Cites as evidence that the majority of people in all sections favor "conservative and patriotic sentiment."

Virginia
(Column 01)

Summary: Poem praising Virginia; commentary assures Virginians that they have friends in Pennsylvania.

Personal
(Column 01)

Summary: Resident of Loudon, died the previous Thursday.
(Names in announcement: John McGuire)

Personal
(Column 01)

Summary: Rev. Schneck seeks information regarding Martin Hess, a German.
(Names in announcement: Rev. B.S. Schneck, Martin Hess)

Franklin County
(Column 02)

Summary: Complains that Franklin County's assessment of taxation is too high in proportion to the number of its taxable inhabitants.

County Treasury
(Column 02)

Summary: John Stoufer, the new County Treasurer, and his deputy, J. Smith Grier, Esq., were sworn into office, and are approved of by the paper, as is the departing Treasurer, W.D. McKinstry, Esq.
(Names in announcement: John Stoufer, J.Smith GrierEsq., W.D. McKinstryEsq.)

A Great Treat
(Column 03)

Summary: Peter Cartwright, the "pioneer preacher", is preaching at the Methodist Church, and the paper quotes an anecdote comparing eastern religion unfavorably to western.

The Lawrence Calamity
(Column 01)

Summary: Story of mill fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Origin of Article: Boston and New York papers