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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1854
Page
1
The Athens Messenger lists advertising terms including monthly and yearly rates for various ad sizes. It notes payment in advance, arrears incur a six month extension, and discontinuance requires notice to avoid new engagement. It specifies insertions, durations, and penalties for unmarked advertisements and candidate listings.
Poem fragment reflecting nostalgia for the homeland New England, contrasting foreign scenes with beloved native home. The speaker laments wandering from familiar places and people, affirming devotion to home despite temptations abroad.
An oblique, archaic meditation on nature and decay describes barren fields, wrecked arches, and weeds covering tombs. The imagery moves from desolation to ancient ruins and the hints of forgotten coins, marble, and relics amid a deranged, dreamlike landscape.
A narrator recalls a night in Leith filled with dread after discovering a foot bottle in bed beside him. He debates imagined dangers, searches the room, contemplates a burglar, and ultimately concludes the terror came from imagination and light misgivings.
The article recounts Tom Corwin introducing a bill to abolish public punishment at the whipping post. An elderly gentleman defends whipping, claiming it was effective in Connecticut. Corwin replies that much emigration to the West has shown the folly of such a system, and the bill passes without further debate.
A Leavenworth gathering urged Gov Reeder to order the immediate recall of Kansas legislature members. Reeder replied noting Missouri influence and urging sovereign rights, citing a Missouri dominated meeting with residents crossing the river and a Missouri chairman. He questions citizen bona fides and accuses slaveholding interference in Kansas.
David Reid, elected senator from North Carolina, was sworn in today. The House debated a bill to extend naturalization to 21 years and to restrict immigration, while other measures including river improvements and a navy bill were noted. The Reading Gazette reflects industrial distress with iron works reducing wages and layoffs amid winter, alongside commentary on the President's message and the Greytown incident.
The Cincinnati Columbian reports only 140000 bushels of coal in the city market with two-thirds held by non dealers. Prices rise to twenty cents for Pomeroy and twenty five for Youghehany. A million and a half bushels exist at Pomeroy. Lancaster can ship 100000 bushels monthly, capping supply unless the Ohio River rises.
A printed 1854 letter from William Medill discusses possible renomination, noting Governor and party strength, unity, and the hope for a ticket that advances their principles. The piece questions whether Medill would accept renomination and hints at contemporary Democratic and Free State dynamics.
The article discusses Beardsley's Beardsley Planning Machine and a basswood based paper project. It mentions a two cent per pound cost potential and possible Albany Evening Journal printing on the new paper. It notes machinery work for a paper mill and mentions woods like white cedar cottonwood and cypress as suitable fibers with bank note potential.
The report covers the year ending June 20 with 7 035 000 acres sold for cash generating 8 490 789 and 4 462 000 in land warrants plus 14 000 by other certificates amid 11 000 000 swamp lands and 3 751 000 for internal improvements totaling 23 938 313 acres The surveys from September 1853 to September 1854 totaled 9 354 464 acres chiefly in Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota and Florida with 8 100 977 acres put on the market California Oregon and Washington accounts add 1 050 471 acres yet to be proclaimed for sale The commissioner notes a third of balances were cleared this year and 22 135 850 acres located leaving 4 307 930 to be satisfied The Graduation law is criticized for fraud and hardship to sellers and weaknesses allow affidavits by others paying their expenses and sharing land with the employer retaining portions.
A historical note advises on flock and herd feeding habits. Sheep resist mixed feeds and can be harmed by cattle rough handling. Well managed sheep waste less and should be fed clean troughs. If overfed with other hay or grain, starvation should not be used to force intake. instead, remove waste and retry.
Report claims the treasurer fled with about thirty thousand dollars of public funds. The incident is described as part of a wave of public malfeasance with strong language calling for action against those responsible.
Washington releases Secretary of the Treasury annual report for the year ending June 30. Customs receipts reach 64,924,100, surpassing December estimates by 8,924,190. The two year totals show customs at 58,981,865 for 1853 and 64,924,190 for 1854 with other revenues and balances listed.
The text reviews Secretary estimates of current year receipts, notes large past-year Treasury surpluses used to reduce debt, and discusses imports versus exports. It critiques undervaluation in foreign trade, questions projected profits, and compares tariff ideas with Britain, proposing adjustments to reduce revenue while protecting domestic industry. It also cites gold exports and mints output and ends with remarks on wool tariffs and free trade impacts.
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