22 Oct 1852
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1852
Page
1
The Athens Messenger, weekly, explains advance annual rates of 1.50 and 2.00 for unsettled orders, requiring four weeks for nonpayment and a restoration rule. It warns discontinuance only after arrears are cleared and notes a new engagement if not notified. A liberal club deduction is offered.
D S Dana based in Athens Ohio is listed as attorney at law and solicitor in chancery in this legal directory entry.
A poem extols workers who seek living wages and reasonable leisure, praising honest toil and fair reward. It condemns idleness, advocates dignity in labor, and celebrates independence earned through steady work. The piece shifts to note a reader in the room and a subscriber entry, signaling the editor's room and the journal’s commitment to readership.
A long weary ride ends at Squire Hobbs with a nap in the office. Uncle Joe and Joacumb Gulic discuss slave sales, hiring shortages, and land sales. They boast bargains on a slave boy of eighteen, land warranted notes, and groceries bought with a land warrant, while the Squire praises editors for informing the public.
A reflective piece on graveyard contemplation and the duties of kindness and remorse. It contrasts tender memories with the sting of unkind acts, urging repentance for past neglects toward loved ones and a life of benevolence rather than malicious gossip. It ends with a plea to be spared by the mischief maker.
The piece urges steadfast temperance action amid political funding of rum and a deep moral fight. It contrasts revolutionary rallying with modern battles at the ballot box, urging protection and prohibition while denouncing the rum power in state politics. It includes aphorisms on economy, society, and fate. It ends with reflections on stage and life and a wag’s joke about a heroine’s hair.
A Kanawha Republican piece from September 1852 reports multiple Democratic members of Charleston’s committee announcing they will not back Pierce in the presidential race. Letters from Davis Creek Core River and Davis Creek regions show supporters pledging to vote for Scott and Graham, and to withdraw from Democratic vigilance committees.
A stormy letter exposes Gen Frank Pierce voting against the widows of soldiers after same class veterans faced old age poverty. The piece argues a patriotic duty to replace him, cites 1848 and 1852 Congressional shifts, and mocks Democratic arithmetic while praising Gen Scott’s rising ties and Pierce’s political foes. The column threads in notices about Grover Scott supporters and a New York compromise anecdote.
A historical critique tracing Franklin Pierce's early political stance against anti slavery petitions. It notes his voting with pro slavery allies to receive but block abolition motions in the House, his later Senate alignment with Calhoun, gag rules, and the impact on free petition rights. It covers petitions from Adams, Pierce, and others, detailing key votes and motions between 1836 and 1858.
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