10 Feb 1849
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Newspaper
Albany Patriot
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1849
Page
1
The text argues a Northern conspiracy to erode the Constitution’s fugitive slave clause and defend Southern rights. It details roots of sectional conflict from the Constitution’s framing, the 1803 importation ban, and later clashes over Missouri. It warns of abolitionist agitation, northern resistance, and the danger to the Union’s balance before recounting the Missouri compromise as a political maneuver to ease tensions.
The Patriot outlines subscription rules from 1819 including how to stop a paper, who pays arrears, and the consequences of not taking delivery. It notes postmasters should keep copies and warns that refusing to take a paper can imply fraud. It stresses paying owed amounts before cancellation and directs subscribers to send payment or obtain a receipt from the postmaster.
The Florida Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church closed its session on Monday night. Resolutions praised Baptist courtesy and Albany hospitality, thanked J. L. Dunham for use of the Albany Academy room, and called for publication in the Albany Patriot. Appointments list district and mission assignments across Florida and Georgia, with many records of ministers and missions including Leon Mission, Monticello, Quincy, Gadsden, Albany, and St. Marys.
A Bibb County public meeting at the courthouse discusses abolition and slavery issues. Col A H Chappell chairs. L N White and James M Green secretaries. A ten member committee is formed to draft resolutions, with Chappell to chair. Proceedings to be published.
A compact midwinter ledger notes strong speculation in cotton with first and second week sales totaling about 44 000 and 6 000 bales. Market reports from New York and London show fluctuating prices for flour, grain, and cotton amid California fever. Political moves include Lamartine backing measures,Barrot likely to be replaced, and Kentucky electing Clay to the Senate amid general government commentary.
In the Senate on Friday, Appleton reported a bill for coining double eagles and gold dollars. Breese introduced a resolution extending the time for receiving proposals for public printing, which was adopted. A private calendar session discussed a bill altering district court tenure and increasing judge salaries, and the Novel Appropriation Bill. The spirit ration was abolished and four cents a day substituted. A committee to count votes for the U.S. President was named: Clayton, John Davis, and Jefferson Davis. Gen. Cass expected to reach Washington soon.
Col Braxton Bragg spoke at a Mobile dinner on the 20th, disputing a widely circulated account of Buena Vista. He said no order from Gen Taylor existed and that many popular notions stem from inventive reporting, not actual events on the field.
The New York Journal of Commerce comments on the Southern delegates address to constituents. It notes the document, rumored to be by Mr Calhoun, presents grievances of the South without threats and urges united action. The piece hopes broader public reading to influence Northern views amid current national tensions. It adds a January letter from Panama dated January 7 about gold supplies and British colonial matters.
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