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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1870
Page
4
A correspondence war rages between the Messenger and the Journal over party loyalty and Republican principles. The Messenger accuses the Journal of cowardice and manipulation while defending its own stance and exposing alleged biases behind the rival paper.
A reader from Rome, Athens County, defends Republican principles against the Athens Journal. He questions anonymous writing and accuses the Journal of hypocrisy while challenging its editors’ claims of independence. The letter condemns the Journal’s stance on the Fifteenth Amendment and hints at gender suffrage debates within party lines.
The House approved a bill ending free mail for after the coming July. Gen Farnsworth urged delay but Gen Cullum and others pressed for immediate passage. Debate grew noisy with amendments to shield county papers all rejected as the bill passed through. The Senate Post Office Committee has favorably reported it and action is expected soon.
A sensational moral morsel from the last issue describes a Black man in Madison Wisconsin who suspects a white man of interviewing his wife. He peeks through a stove pipe hole and confronts the intruder in the bedroom. The white man escapes with boots. the Black man contemplates a $250 000 damages suit but is soothed by a found coat vest and pants.
The President will send a treaty to the Senate for annexing St Domingo. The U S would pay 1.5 million dollars to settle the island's debts in exchange for forts docks and public buildings. The island would become a U S territory not a state, and the treaty would take effect upon Senate ratification and a majority vote of the island's people.
Sexaron Pratt of the Indians refuses resignation, arguing senators degrade their office by rewarding political friends with government patronage. He condemns the current state of politics and seeks to honor a higher public sense, hoping his state will recognize this stand.
Merald notes in San Antonio that the year closing saw more depreciations and outrages on Texas frontiers than any since early mission days. He cites more murders, families displaced, and horses driven away by Indians, highlighting a period of heightened conflict and loss.
An unsigned note claims the Ohio Legislature ratified the Fifteenth Amendment but omits the current status. The Journal’s silence raises questions about possible subscriber reactions and political alignment.
The Messenger editor states no endorsement or statement was made regarding an author or work from Geen Rome and The Journal. The message clarifies that no speech or remark attributed to the editor or Messenger was issued.
The Senate and House consider numerous measures including abolition of civil jury trials in Erie county, liquor penalties for minors, railroad fencing at railroads' expense, replevin cases moved to Common Pleas Court, term changes for county auditors, prosecutor compensation, road material funding, and the Fifteenth Amendment ratification message from Congress. Additional bills address judgments transcripts, election costs, convict earnings, liquor act indictments, and jury trial procedures. Agricultural College bill reported for passage.
A Winnebago Indian Commissioner advocates dressing pappooses in pantaloons and petti coats at a primary school to promote civilization and reduce frontier violence, urging that tight breeches and a Grecian bend will curb scalping and massacres.
In Mansfield Ohio a shooting affray occurred at the railroad depot between Lou Thornton proprietor of the Thornton House and John Cameron a switch engine fireman. Cameron was shot in the arm leg and abdomen, Thornton in the arm. The quarrel over a passenger led to the clash. Cameron’s recovery is doubtful. Thornton is under arrest.
A reader asks about the identities of the wily politicians in the county seat, seeking clarity on local figures and influence. The inquiry signals concern over political maneuvering and calls for transparency from the city’s governing circle.
Ohio Governor Sfayes is hailed as champion short message writer by Beaton Advertizer, earning recognition for concise civic communication.
A local sketch notes an old man with a portable whisky shop. A jackass carries two jugs strapped across its back as the owner moves to meet demand in a frontier setting.
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