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Newspaper
Aurora Standard
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1851
Page
2
The Aurora Standard laments low teacher salaries, arguing good pay sustains quality education and moral development. It criticizes demagogues, discusses appropriations, and condemns stingy wages while praising teachers and urging communities to fund public schools adequately.
The piece argues Aurora, while not the foremost western business center, is poised for growth with a thriving steamboat landing, improving roads, and the anticipated Ohio and Mississippi Railroad route. It notes strong merchant activity, manufacturing potential, and ample incentives for capitalists to inspect the city’s future opportunities.
In a council chamber address the author defends the newspaper against accusations by Mr R about funding. They deny Col Watts aided establishment and rebut allegations that the River and Harbor Bill was corrupt or geographically ill informed. They argue the harbor term includes inland harbors and criticize Mr R for alleged ignorance.
Late West state accounts report the Upper Mississippi flood higher than any prior. St. Louis papers describe a bottom landscape of ruin with river water four to five feet deep, spreading ten to fifty inches into homes west of Second Street and south of Sprattor Row. Floodwater over 25 inches covers the pressroom as boats and sacks of corn move upriver. Mindas Buttons area inundated. widespread destruction.
Johnson Watts declares opposition to repealing the Fugitive Slave Law and favors amendments to improve safeguards. He argues constitutional limits, cites habeas corpus, and calls for balanced changes while pledging no obstruction to Union preservation. Includes local notices on arrests and infrastructure commentary and a Sabbath School celebration plan.
Citizens of Manchester met at the Universalist Church to elect delegates to a Napoleon convention on June 16. Philip C. Ross presided with Israel Noyes and Addison Chandler as vice presidents. delegates named include Joseph Sylvester Jr and Seth Platt among others. Resolutions affirm union preservation, oppose disunion efforts, and uphold Congress power to abolish slavery in territories. Public notice to Standard and Register. Also notes on Spring 1851 weather, longevity anecdotes, and chimney cleaning tip.
Telegraphic update from New York reports the steamship Pacific arrived from Liverpool with about 60 passengers on June 7. News covers European affairs including England's Parliament on the Ecclesiastical Titles bill, France’s constitutional debate, Hungary exiles, and Portugal’s ministerial struggles and troop movements.
From New York on June 7 six passengers died of yellow fever on the barque William Caraby which arrived from Rio Janeiro. One man named H. B. Howard of Wilmington NC is identified among the dead. A steamship line between Liverpool and Quebec is being discussed.
St Louis reports ongoing river rise with the entire line submerged. Merchants move goods from ground floors as levee cargo becomes insured. Boonville dispatch notes heavy rains keep the Mississippi rising. Quarantine Island and the American bottom gunyard under water. steamboat chartered for temporary quarantine duties. Shipping and freight traffic severely disrupted.
Washington reports that holders of government 5 per cent stock issued under the 1846 act are officially notified that the stock principal and interest will be reduced on the sixth of August at the Treasury and that interest will cease. Customs receipts from July 1850 to May 1851 total 41,849,603 dollars, up 7,730,573 dollars from the prior year.
The steamer Georgia reached New York from Havana bringing 295 passengers and 40000 in gold dust. It left Havana on June 1 with 420 passengers bound for New Orleans amid quiet conditions and no invasion activity, despite earlier reports that Gen. Lopes had departed New Orleans with a large force and several steamers.
In Boston a jury failed to agree on Shadrach’s trial as they were unanimous on the law but split on the evidence. Davis Hayden, a Black man, faces a new trial this afternoon for involvement in the Shadrach rescue. Nearby, other items note Guilty verdicts in Wa. Shelton murder case and various political and social developments.
Halifax reports the steamer America arriving from Liverpool with 61 passengers. The session debate on Ceylon ends with an 80 vote ministerial majority, confirming the Russell ministry. A Tamworth riot erupts at Peel’s former residence after aProtectionist meeting ends in disorder. Crops look promising and migration continues. Baltimore notes B C Presley plans a Charleston daily paper favoring the Southern Confederacy against Decussion, reflecting local sentiment.
The Keokuk Dispatch reports the Mississippi River rising rapidly from above flood levels. Water stands fifteen feet above low water with another ten inch rise last night and remains far higher than the 1844 flood. Bridges swept away across Illinois and Missouri. towns submerged. St. Louis boats carry mails east. a Levee district warehouse collapses as water undermines supports.
The court closed arguments with remarks urging a settlement to promote religion and the Methodist church. It hinted the decision would favor the claimants and assured that court approved arrangements would not be overturned by later action. Public sentiment across North and South supports arbitration and a peaceful accord.
Shipping reports describe several steamers leaving New Orleans crowded with emigrants. Cholera and ship fever deaths appear among cabin and deck passengers as authorities in St Louis and Louisville consider strict quarantine and sanitation measures to prevent spread.
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