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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1850
Page
1
The notice outlines annual payment terms and charges of 1.50 or 2.00, with no discontinuance until arrears are settled. It requires notification of changes to avoid new engagement and offers clubs a liberal deduction.
Poem exhorts the ship of state to sail on despite dangers and fears. It laments loud storms and false lights, praising hands that built the voyage and urging steadfast faith and unity. The piece closes with collective hopes, prayers, and support for the nation.
The verse warns against naming the deceased near those grieving, saying it stirs pain and unsettles memories. It invokes merciful restraint to spare the living from renewed anguish and sorrow at the loss of a loved one.
A playful account describes a grand banquet honoring the Potato returned to health. Onion chairs the toast while Asparagus, Sarah, and other vegetables attend. The Potato speaks of illness and recovery, recalling past travels and feasts, ending with gratitude amid hearty applause. Also noted, a St. Louis Republican casualty tally for January lists eleven boats lost and seven injured, with total losses around $306,000.
A child recounts the day news of the Massachusetts governor’s death arrived and caused shock. The tale unfolds with the ironic awakening when the grandmother’s coffee grinder reveals the incident’s anticlimax, teaching that great figures may be less essential than routine daily needs.
A sermon by Rev. L. Harris in New York on January 13 extols the infant as a divine mission. The child is praised as a purifier elevating souls, awakening conscience, and guiding toward self sacrifice and heavenly rest. It urges gratitude for the infant’s influence shaping homes and hearts.
The piece extols the hammer as a universal tool shaping war and peace, industry and culture. It links its influence to the rise of civilizations, Christendom, and the growth of wealth, charity, and science, citing Widow's Mite giving and the forge as central to progress. It closes with a sermon-like reflection on humble acts building character and public good.
Trim cites the preacher as a flawed ideal for a congregation demanding popularity and profit. The cor poral traces the preacher's perilous path from eloquence to original thought en route to edification and financial risk as parishioners judge tone, learning, and social trends.
The Guernsey Times notes Ohio Democrats at the 8th of January Convention voiced clear hostility to the Wilmot Proviso and declared the party’s stance on freedom principles. The piece mentions praise for a Senate absence and asserts a shift in Ohio political mood.
The Chickasaw Council appropriates two hundred dollars toward a National Washington Monument, stating they honor Washington as white brethren do. A citizen letter from January 9, 1850, notes the donation matches state contributions by population. The column also praises Kossuth's defiant reply to the Sultan on religion.
The Cincinnati Gazette notes a new steamboat under construction from Bangor Maine destined for the Falls of St Anthony as navigation opens. It will measure about 120 feet on deck with a 25 foot beam and a 12 inch draft, and its machinery is being built in Bangor for launch when the river clears.
A dramatic discussion on the slave fugitive issue in the United States, noting how the Constitution leaves execution to Congress, references the 1793 fugitive law and Prigg v Pennsylvania, and cites Senator Mason’s remarks permitting masters to enter houses to seize slaves, predicting controversy ahead.
The article compares the proposed New State House with the Washington and Ohio capitols. It notes the New State House measures 304 by 284 feet and 55,936 square feet, larger than Tennessee’s at 32,400 square feet. It cites Architect West on floor space, seats, and library areas, arguing the building will provide ample future use and a permanent, ornamental yet simple, Republican style.
The text outlines a streamlined method where iron is rolled into axe bars, cut to length, punched for handles, and formed by dies and presses. After welding and tempering, the blade is planed, finished, painted, labeled, and readied for market. It cites Union sentiment and contemporary remarks on political rhetoric.
The passage notes the governor stating that if the people of the new state choose to exclude slavery, they will be cheerfully acquiesced to and extended the right hand of fellowship. This reflects attitudes on slavery in Alabama territory during the transition to statehood.
A Senate passed bill in Ohio calls for a convention to revise amend or change the state constitution. The plan sets 108 delegates to meet in Columbus on the first Monday of May 1850 with authority to adjourn to other locations. Electors will assemble April first to select delegates.
The notice outlines ad charges: one share up to thirteen lines, three insertions for $1.00, extra insertions at $1.00 each. A 95 iA liberal deduction applies to persona advertising yearly. Ads without marked insertions will run until forbiddance and be charged. Names of candidates cost $1.00, payable in advance. Ads must be in by Wednesday morning for next issue.
The act lists how many representatives each Ohio county or grouping of counties may elect to a constitutional convention, based on 1848 boundaries. It specifies Hamilton seven members, Clinton one, Madison three in common, Franklin two, Stark none, Wayne and Ashland three in common, and similar allocations for all listed counties, with a note that boundaries remain as of February 18, 1848, and that election procedures and compensation mirror General Assembly practices.
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