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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1850
Page
4
A long Whig stance argues for California admission as a free state, debates Utah's status, and reiterates the 1848 Whig anti slavery pledge. It critiques Democratic shifts, warns of political realignments, and praises Whig domestic policies while discussing rail proposals and local transit plans.
The article describes President Fillmore's marriage to Abigail Powers, their two children, and praises the daughter for her teaching work in Buffalo. It shifts to a wartime slave escape story near Lawrence County, Ohio, detailing armed pursuit and resistance, then notes the death of writer Saran M. Fuller, later Ossoli, and covers Professor Webster's death warrant and court outcomes. It ends with a brief correction about Fillmore's clothier days and a timeline note on recent U.S. presidents from the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Whig central committee calls township electors to meet August 22 at 1 PM to nominate candidates for Auditor, Recorder and two Commissioners and to select delegates for a legislative convention in Pomeroy. Delegates to a congressional convention also chosen for the 12th district. Townships receive representation by vote totals. Attending names and townships listed. date July 22, 1850.
A.J. Vax Vorres, partner of the Messenger, has suffered a severe bout of billious fever for eight to nine days and remains in precarious condition. The note asks readers to accept the lack of attention this week as apology, hoping for divine mercy and possible recovery.
The first Wednesday of August marks the commencement at Ohio University with the address to the Alumni by Rev. Darren V. Me Lax of New Jersey. The Athenian Society will hear Rev. William Cox of Pigna, Ohio. The Board of Trustees convenes Tuesday, August 6 at 10 5 PM. Examinations begin Thursday of the following week. Friends of the university and the public are invited to attend the ceremonies in Athens on July 10, 1850.
The wire at Maysville to Cincinnati down disrupts Wednesday market news. Cholera persists in Cincinnati Columbus and other western towns with multiple daily deaths and boards of health reporting. A Bucket Factory fire at Marietta causes heavy losses and insurance claims. Funeral processions and Siamese twin death rumors appear alongside census data for Logan and cholera outbreaks in Pike County. Local ads note medical works and drugstore sales.
UNUS E. PLURIBUS argues against modern reformers who downplay Noahic and Decalogue ethics. He defends capital punishment as just and essential for deterrence, rejects punishment as mere chastisement, and asserts the continuity of divine law amid changing circumstances, urging adherence to God’s commands and natural justice.
Resolutions from the July 4 1850 Columbus Democratic Convention demand hard money as the only constitutional currency, oppose banks and paper money, and urge public officials to convert paper money to specie. The report links these positions to the constitutional convention and urges voters to align with Wood and Locofocos against banking privileges. The piece warns Whigs to present and defend the issue nationally.
The Intelligencer reports Maj. Gen. Scott leading the military escort at the late President’s funeral. The General-in-Chief rode proudly, plume flowing, health strong, inspiring patriotic pride as he viewed the grave of a steadfast comrade. He wept, moved by the scene and the nation’s sorrow.
In Washixeton July 94 the Senate debated the Texas boundary settlement with a joint board of commissioners and amendments by Mr Rusk and Mr Hale. The exchange touched title to the Rio Grande and rights before a March last. The session adjourned without a vote as the House moved to West Point appropriations and California admission was argued by Wilmot amid a broader legislative session.
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