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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1850
Page
4
A convict fled the House yard days ago shedding prison attire for civilian clothes before leaving. No arrest reported as pursuit continues. Spagusz also vindicated his democracy stance described as Simon Pure, not the Medary Stamp counter feat.
Columbus report from January 28 1350 highlights Ephor Johnson in the Senate discussing Attic salt and political exits. Riddle fights Hamilton County division as constitutional while Dimmock’s Homestead bill advances. Randall explains motives behind Rice printer vote. a railroad company bill is prepared. Sprague praised for resisting BoalDemocracy dominance. Whitman introduces liquor sale restriction removal bill.
Correspondence from Zanesville reports protracted legislative debate on a bill to call a constitutional convention. A rewritten measure proposes redistricting the state. Motions to table or print were blocked, readings disputed, and an appeal paused the vote. Committee work continues on salaries for judges and a railroad incorporation bill.
In a Muskingum letter the writer notes the Senate spent the day discussing Dennison’s resolutions on Slavery in the Territories and the Slave-trade in the District of Columbia. He says no vote had yet been taken and the afternoon session concurred in a Senate amendment making it law, while the Hamilton county division no longer exists.
Baltimore dispatch reports Col Zabdiel W. Porter American consul at Valparaiso engaged in a personal altercation with Henry Stephen Sullivan near Lima on December 9, after Sullivan and a household servant seized Porter’s hotel rooms and mistreated Mrs Potter. Porter later chastised Sullivan with a cane in a public display, drawing mixed reactions. many Americans praised Porter while British observers condemned Sullivan. The incident aims to discipline Sullivan and illustrate American resolve abroad.
The Ohio State Journal cites Senator Cass opposing Colonel Webb over haste and a precipitate flight from Senate judgment. It recalls General Cass’s own son Lewis Cass Jr and a similar swift appointment to Rome, plus a Dubious early morning nomination of Senator Flannegan for Germany. A letter to the Athens Messenger weighs Mr. Plants as a preferable Whig candidate amid party fusion talk.
The article asserts Mr. Plants as the district’s likely next congressman, noting broad cross party support from Free Soilers, Democrats and Whigs. It claims faithful labor and public trust would secure success, with many expecting Plants to secure united, strong backing.
The Athens Messenger lists Mr W B Palmer as the authorized ads receiver with offices in Philadelphia and New York and Boston offices, plus FW Carr of Evans Buildings opposite the Philadelphia Exchange. The notice details address corners and building locations for each agent.
This note indicates that multiple articles planned for this week’s Messenger are postponed for later publication. Readers are advised to watch future editions for updates and new timetables.
The Messenger notes daily anonymous letters sent for publication and reiterates its policy to publish only pieces accompanied by the author’s name. The writer explains practical reasons exist for this rule and declines to belabor the point with readers.
A Whig press critique of Mr. Clay's Senate compromise resolutions on slavery. The piece denounces the measure as conceding to the slave propagandist, warns against leaving slavery in New Mexico California open, and urges non slave states to reject forbearance. It argues Congress must abolish slavery in the District and prevent Texas expansion as slave territory.
Resolution discussing harmony among states and the desire to settle disputes arising from slavery restitution through fair equitable means. Emphasizes peace Concord and union as guiding principles for addressing contentious issues.
Mr. Clay unveiled proposals urging California be admitted without slavery restrictions, Texas boundaries along the Rio del Norte, and debt settlements with Texas linked to New Mexico claims. He argued for restraint on district slavery, a federal prohibition on slave trade in DC, and law for reclaiming escaped workers, while noting slaveholding states’ autonomy.
Athens County residents in Ohio urge Congress to reenact the law permitting free circulation within thirty miles of publication. They favor taxing papers by distance and restricting carriage outside mail to post offices, arguing postmasters under free flow face unprofitable recounts and urging prompt signatures.
Petitions circulate in the community urging the Legislature to incorporate a company to build a Plank Road from Athens to Rutland in Meigs county, intersecting a route to Pomeroy. Proponents cite high potential dividends and land value increases, noting similar projects yield 10 to 15 percent and raise frontier land prices. A Massachusetts bill to ease election delay by requiring a majority vote in all cases is also mentioned.
A notice calls a public Whigs gathering in Franklin County and other Ohio counties on Monday evening, February 4 at 7 PM in the old Court House. Delegates aim to exchange views and express sentiment on Congress current and proposed actions on slavery, tied to Hanar Cray’s resolutions in the U S Senate. MANY WHIGS from various parts of Ohio urged attendance.
The Town Council of Portsmouth Ohio votes to finance a public school building costing 6500 and to erect an elegant Town Hall. The article contrasts local civic ambition with party politics and notes a decade of California gold deposits at the Philadelphia Branch Mint from January 1849 to February 1859 totaling 6 million.
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