12 Apr 1850
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1850
Page
1
The Athens Messenger outlines subscription terms and rates with advance payment requirements and penalties for nonpayment. It also details advertising policies including insertions, liberal discounts, continuous runs, and charges for candidate announcements with payment in advance.
A fragmented verse sequence presents three speakers asking where home lies. A child finds home in sunny mountains and flowers, a warrior in a hidden wood yearns for a kindred heart, and a pilgrim gray seeks a heavenly homeland. The poem contrasts earthly ties with a transcendent final claim that only Heaven is home.
A Boston visit by Dr. Lawrence Bell sparks village gossip as a carriage arrives at his cottage to fetch a bride. The scene unfolds with a young woman in satin and lace and a world of rumors about the doctor’s impending departure and domestic renown.
A quiet doctor aids a poor widow and her children after sheltering them from a storm. Charlotte, a city belle, grows to admire true virtue as she witnesses humble poverty, a devout mother, and the doctor’s steady kindness, prompting a hopeful future.
The forty mile line to connect Hillsborough with Chillicothe costs about £159,000 or $1 000 per mile. gro s annual receipts total $96,000 with $39,909 from passengers and $64,930 from freight. Vermont votes on spirits licensing show stronger anti-tavern sentiment this spring. Ohio woes cited as state unity. Morris toast at Printers Festival extols self reliance and a united American Union.
The Ohio General Assembly enacts taxation on banks with capital stock and surplus, setting auditor determined rates and penalties. It also fixes interest rates for bonds and notes not to exceed ten percent yearly, with charter limits. Separate acts adjust common pleas court terms in Athens Morgan and Washington counties and modify court schedules.
The Baltimore Patriot prints a lengthy analysis critiquing Locofoco politicians and praising Gen. Taylor for appointing Whigs, then details California's bid for statehood. It recounts a congressional dispute over exclusion, a California constitutional convention, and the slavery boundary questions, noting territorial governance and the diverse views of delegates and settlers.
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