23 Jul 1852
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1852
Page
1
The Athens Messenger offers annual subscriptions at $1.50 prepaid with four weeks to pay overdue amounts at $2.60. No discontinuance until arrears are settled and failure to notify editors counts as a new engagement. Clubs receive a liberal deduction.
A. G. and H. W. T. Brown announce their law office is now located opposite the Bank in the room formerly used by the Post Office. W. Reed Golder announces his office in Athens Ohio is now with the County Treasurer, effective August 24, 1851.
The Louisville Journal notes a set of lines about Sweet Alice to appear with a nearby melody. The verses mourn her grave, recalling school days, a kind master, and a beloved hand, as the speaker wanders lonely, hoping to reunite in the quiet grave.
Winnie Lee is described as mischievous and merry, living in a cottage surrounded by flowers. The verse praises her playful charm, gentle nature, true heart, and winsome voice, likening her to a fairy dream and a bloom in a sunlit dell.
Poem extols the laborer as God's nobleman credited with graven works in soil and on seas. It lauds his utility as a crest and his days spent in manly toil while his nights grant balmy rest.
Maryanne and Augustus discuss turning their frugal life into a disciplined program of reading, prayer, and work. She proposes daily study with Webster’s Dictionary, library use, Bible reading, and Sabbath classes, while he agrees to join a Bible class and sewing circle to share duties and time for learning.
A worn shoemaker from L, once mocked for ignorance, rises to prominence after a wife and family embrace self education. The story follows years of toil, a turning moment at a pine table, and a father’s later reflection on how perseverance, faith, and a steadfast wife forged a respected mayor and trustee from humble beginnings.
The piece notes local activism on boiler explosion safety, cites engineer Guthrie's study of 300 western steamboats, and argues most blasts stem from negligence. It urges saving time through prudent living and disciplined daily improvement to gain health, energy, and lasting happiness.
A Boston Transcript correspondent in Naples recounts a chance meeting with a Yankee atop Vesuvius. The visitor, calm amid smoke, jokes about burning his trousers after peering into the crater, saying he came from New England and traveled via Marseilles to view the volcano.
A reflective aphorism asserts that happiness comes from virtue rather than study or instruction, suggesting inner guidance and moral conduct as the path to joy. The line frames happiness as an outcome of goodness rather than formal education.
The piece argues the published General Scott letter on Nativism is a forgery. It describes a test of authenticity via a monetary wager with the Post and Henry J. Raymond, and cites Henry Clay remarks in the Senate praising Scott’s Mexican War leadership. The text also compares praises of Scott to rival political claims and quotes the Washington Union.
A local letter criticizes The Evening Post for praising Franklin Pierce and accuses the paper of pro slavery bias. It cites congressional debates and Pierce’s votes on petition rights, labeling Pierce a doughface and a tyrant who opposes abolition petitions while praising anti abolitionists.
In a late Cleveland gathering Byxner recalled enlisting as a boy, honoring General Scott as plain honest brave and loved by soldiers. He described Scott’s leadership as invincible and recounted Puebla arrest outrage, stirring loyalists to rage and pride. Caldwell echoed Scott’s heroism at Lundy’s Lane amid thunderous applause.
The Louisville Journal reports N P Willis states John Van Buren refused a Bermuda duel challenge. Willis, upon returning from Bermuda, halted in Kentucky and sought an interview near Baltimore. Van Buren did not comply with the request.
The notice renews that the writer's signature must accompany all published articles or penalties will fall on proprietors. The Brussels Emancipateur, stopped at the France post office, carried reports of the Council of State proceedings.
The article salutes General Scott as an early temperance reformer dating to 1812 when he published a pamphlet in the National Gazette proposing limits on intoxicants. It emphasizes his temperate private life, moral character, and influence on public virtue, noting no scandals or misdeeds in his career.
The United States Gazette notes Philadelphia must connect at Wheeling and favors the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad. It argues the 75000 dollars for a 75 mile link is a stock subscription with expected high returns and that a Wheeling junction would shield Pennsylvania Railroad from a powerful rival while boosting South and West trade.
A Dayton county citizen, aged 109, long mute, was recently knocked onto his head in an accident and, remarkably, has since begun speaking clearly again. The paper notes his lengthy life and sudden linguistic return, labeling it a striking reversal of his condition.
The London Times is accused of urging Irish emigrants to labor in America for English gain. A Irish economic decline is linked to repeal of the Union and free trade policies. The piece portrays English oppression driving Irish exiles to the United States while London aims to keep profits and taxes within its reach.
The Senate introduced a bill to create additional land districts in Iowa and considered funding for military land warrants from Virginia. Virginia’s claim on the Military Reserve in Ohio was debated, and a separate plan to establish military ports on the emigrant route to California was postponed after debate. The House discussed the deficiency bill and a $150,000 Senate contingency appropriation, while a motion questioned Kossuth’s expenses in the city.
Henry Cray and Joan Rajpotru report the famous Randolph Clay duel tale. Randolph fired in the air while Clay wore a morning gown and was struck, prompting Randolph to demand his coat and Clay to retort that he is not deeper in debt.
The excerpt recounts Bayard Taylor writing to the New York Tribune about severe heat from Africa, noting his skin reddened and his face like parchment. He describes a radiant, halo-like glow and intense warmth as part of his experience.
The 1852 Census of France shows surprising gender differences. Nationally the male count exceeds females by a large margin, while in Paris women outnumber men by about 25 000, highlighting regional imbalance in population.
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