. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . Mr. Carter was popular in Bridgeton. He was anhonest man as the politicians afterward discovered atTrenton, and with ime term of ser\ice they had no furtlieruse for him. Congress adjourned in the spring of i860 when Rep-resentative John T. Nixon returning from Washington,took the steamer Patuxent from Philadelphia by wav ofthe Delaware river for his home in Bridgeton. By invitationof Captain David Blew and the request of the passengers, ofwhom there was a large number on the boat, Mr. Nixondrew
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . Mr. Carter was popular in Bridgeton. He was anhonest man as the politicians afterward discovered atTrenton, and with ime term of ser\ice they had no furtlieruse for him. Congress adjourned in the spring of i860 when Rep-resentative John T. Nixon returning from Washington,took the steamer Patuxent from Philadelphia by wav ofthe Delaware river for his home in Bridgeton. By invitationof Captain David Blew and the request of the passengers, ofwhom there was a large number on the boat, Mr. Nixondrew a striking [licture of ])olitical affairs in Washingtonand the attitude of Southern representatives as to the slavequestion in Congress. His speech was in a sense the open-ing gun of the exciting campaign for the election of Abra-ham Lincoln so far as the count\ of Cumberland was con-cerned. It made a strong impression upon those who heardit, and was highly complimented by Rev. Isaiah D. King,then pastor of Trinity M. E. Church, Bridgeton, who madethe concluding remarks to the ])assengers. cm. LEADERS OF PUBLIC OPINION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY—iMjl-lSCJ Hon. Lewis HowellHon. John T. Nixon Hon. Benjamin F. Lee Hon. L. Q. C. Elmer Hon. Charles E. Elmer (-1) IIISTIIRIC DAYS Tlie pulitical liorizon was filled with clouds—cloudsready to break with excitement—<jn the e\e of that evermemorable election in the year i860. Early in June theRepublicans of Bridgeton began to organize, and on Satur-day evening, June i6th. a call for a meeting to establish aLincoln and Hamlin Club was responded to with en-thusiasm. The meeting- was organized l)y the election ofProvidence Ludlam as president, with the following officers:Vice-presidents. Dr. N. R. Newkirk, Robert Jordan. JohnWare. Jonathan Da\is, Samuel Wilson, Richard Burch,John Lupton, Dr. Henry Xeff. Secretaries, John S. Mit-chell, H. R. Merseilles, Daniel B. Ginenback; treasurer,Joseph H. Elmer; Committee on Resolutions, Dr. N. R
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