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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1852
Page
1
The Athens Messenger announces annual and single insertion rates for advertisements. Subscriptions cost 1500 annually and 2000 if unpaid after four weeks. Yearly engagements receive liberal deductions. ads must state insertions, and names of candidates incur a 1.00 fee paid in advance.
The stockholders hear updates on grading to Chillicothe and extension to Belpre and Wheeling. Contractors prep 1200 workers, 2 steam excavators, 300 horses. rail purchase of 3000 tons to be laid in New York. capital stock eyed at 6 million. Projections show strong coal and iron potential across Ohio routes and cross connections with the Ohio Valley lines.
The Cin. Gazette argues against claims that the Polk and Fillmore administrations overspent. It breaks down treasury figures for 1852 and wartime costs, noting that many cited sums include nonordinary expenses and debt payments. It claims revenue collection costs and Mexican treaty payments skew totals, and asserts current administration restricted spending compared with Polk while blaming Locofoco control of Congress for any excess.
The text lists varied critics of General Scott including Rev. Brownlow for religious duties in Mexico, The London Times arguing Pierce aids England’s policy, Toombs and Stephens, Southern Secessionists, the Philadelphia Sun, Nativeists, Mexicans and Canadians, South Carolina and Frontier manifestos, river pilots and lawyers, and Locofoco office-holders. It also notes Albany Evening Journal on Locofoco intrigues and Pierce nomination.
The piece argues that British papers favor Pierce to weaken American industry and force its transfer to Britain. It accuses Locofoco editors of aligning with liberal English voices like The Times and Blackwood’s, claiming they seek a tariff, subservience to Britain, and defeat of Scott to aid Bierce. It notes Hamilton County editors claim feuding cools while hostility remains.
A Wisconsin editor speculates John Van Buren is dead due to a misplaced Newburgh speech. The piece critiques ghostly rumor and defends historical accuracy about General Scott, blasting biased British and Locofoco press accounts. It cites The New York Tribune, the Sentinel, and the Rockville Journal while praising Scott and urging support for Whig principles.
The Virginia Democracy backs Franklin Pierce for President, praising his alignment with Southern interests and criticizing River and Harbor spending as unconstitutional. The Richmond Examiner lauds Pierce against expediency, while Vos passages urge Western states to support Pierce and King over Scott. Discussion of Benton, McLean, and Locofoco splits follows.
The piece reviews a circulated slander about Gen Scott and his epaulets, cites rebuttals by E B Cobb of Auburn, notes continued partisan attacks, and mentions editorials from the Cleveland Herald and Dayton Journal and other papers. It highlights German voters shifting to Whig support for Scott, contrasts Whig and Democrat platforms on harbor improvements and protectionist measures, and references Pierce’s electoral prospects and free trade themes.
A fragmentary report notes a surge in railway iron imports as railways expand. Tables from Hunt's Magazine show 1850 imports near twenty thousand tons and 1851 over one hundred forty-one thousand tons. Prices rise as unfinished lines delay completion and bond sales reflect financing.
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