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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1858
Page
2
The speech condemns the defeat of the army bill in Congress as a safeguard for liberty. It argues against expanding the standing army, praising volunteers for emergencies and warning that increasing force risks permanent power over the people and dangers to freedom. It criticizes presidential influence and Lecompton policy.
The Congress Proceedings note that the bill supported by the President and the South has passed the Senate by a majority of eight. A key figure from this state is accused of voting for the “outrage.” The measure, though approved, is weakened and may become a dead letter unless the Houses pass it anew or the people amend it.
The borning prayer meetings in Place remain well sustained with general seriousness among the unconver ted community. Many conversions are reported in Providence West Greenwich and other parts of the State among previously irreclaimable groups. Across the country prayer meetings are held daily in various towns and cities as men of all classes attend for exhortation. Business in the nation shows revival with cotton and manufactories restarting. Fall River Linen mill Suethel will resume April 1 and Marval Dorel's machine shop has resumed. Most cotton mills except the Quebecan are back in operation and Connecticut walls begin to rise again as West Norwich eyes time’s return.
The Hon Abraham It Howland was appointed Collector of the Customs for the port of New Bedford. This confirmation places Howland in charge of customs duties and port operations at the Massachusetts harbor.
Rev N A Rexp delivered the fourth lecture of the series on Tuesday evening in this town. He discussed Grecian excellence and defects, praising beauty and originality while noting moral shortcomings and social faults, and contrasted it with Anglo-Saxon civilization highlighting enduring principles.
J Curistornsz Ronmson and Rongrr R. Cazz were nominated by the straight Republicans for attorney general and general treasurer but declined. The Republican Committee withdrew both nominations after Robinson said his name was used without his knowledge and he would not allow further use. Religious meetings are held every Thursday evening at the Asylum.
Gov Banks of Massachusetts designates Thursday April 15 as a day of fasting and prayer. Connecticut names Friday April 2 for fasting and prayer. New Hampshire sets April 8 for the same observance.
Reverend A. McKnowx, longtime Methodist pastor, closed his two year charge in this town on Sunday and departed Tuesday for Conference. He won wide respect for his christian conduct and fearless sermons, earning strong support from diverse community groups and many friends who hope to see him again.
The Spring Term of the State Normal School will commence Tuesday morning. The outlook is for large attendance this session. We hope many local young ladies and gentlemen aiming to be teachers will enroll at the start.
The Annual Meeting of the Providence Conference of Methodist Episcopal Ministers will begin in Norwich Connecticut on Wednesday. It is expected that Bishop Scott will preside in place of the late Bishop Waugh who recently passed away.
A reader notes the April Atlantic Monthly issue contents including The Hundred Days My Journal to my Cousin Mary Amours de Voyage The Catacombs of Rome Happiness The Pure Pearl of Diver's Bay The Story of Karin The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table The reader requests the March number and asks the publisher to forward a copy noting the work is too valuable to be marred by a missing issue.
A poem and hymn titled The Heart's Surrender by KE. M. Sioux of Providence is published for sale by E. W. Billings at 60 Westminster Street Providence. The piece calls believers to dedicate themselves to Jesus through duty, work, watchfulness, and prayer, surrendering self and worldliness to the divine service.
In Warren a long exchange unfolds between the Warren Telegraph and local residents over ancient Bristol town lines and relics. The piece defends old boundaries, ridicules calls for change, and proposes a Bristol lecture by Albert R. Cooke to discuss republican principles versus despotic ideas.
A letter to the editor mixes a light sleigh ride tale with scattered notes on postwar Kansas and editorial gibes. Reports detail widespread religious activity across Boston area churches with prayers, conversions, and morning services, plus New Ipswich insights and Becket scarlet fever concerns.
In the Senate chamber the Lecompton crisis dominates as amendments are proposed to allow Kansas admission under the Lecompton Constitution. Debate covers constitutional authority, state sovereignty, and safeguards against fraud with votes on substitutes and final passage. The bill, amended to admit Kansas, passes 33 to 25 with a list of yeas and nays and several senators exchanging positions on Crittenden’s substitute.
Reports say No.4 mill in Merrimac corporation resumed work on Monday. Nearly two hundred more looms started on the Boott. Lawrence plant adds workers. Middlesex runs about one quarter of machinery. Lowell plans full operation next month but no new rooms. A wage cut of around sixteen percent and return to twelve hour shifts are rumored, though managers cite living costs.
Manufacturers are resuming work across towns in Connecticut. Danielsonville mills are active, Norwich plants run fulltime, Putnam operates over half its spindles, and the Chestnut Hill mill in Killingly has restarted. Wages fell about 20 percent while living costs eased since the panic.
James Maxwell of Kentucky was beaten and killed by three enslaved men near Bloomfield on the 1st. Maxwell defended himself and wounded two attackers with a knife before the group fled. the third returned to his home claiming innocence. The runaways were captured and jailed.
A dispatch from the Merchants' Exchange notes a yellow fever outbreak in Rio with Capt. Clarke of the Grapeshot and Capt. Belk of the schooner Edison reported ill. Three other shipmasters are mentioned as victims though their names are not provided.
Report from Times correspondent notes infantry left Leavenworth on the 18th for Fort Larsista and stronger supplies for the Utah army. Reinforcements at Leavenworth likely reach Col Johnston before Salt Lake advance. New York Tribune items date to Jan 31 with mail plunder by Mormons and enemy suspicions as troops endure winter with entertainments.
Reports describe a clash at the corner of Liberty Street and Broadway between Engine Company No. 20 and Hose Company No. 49. Pistols fired, one man shot and removed by friends as police restored order.
Police arrest William N. Hall at 892 Broome Street proprietor of C. B. Todd & Co. jewellery and gold pencil makers. He collected $210 from sixty letters and sent pencils to editors as proof of a genuine enterprise. Hall held for trial on charges connected to the scheme. Estimated receipts from chances reach about $1600 weekly.
An advertisement touts Toxuasy-Cogus and related tonics as cures for dyspepsia after other remedies fail. It asserts remarkable success and cites H. N. Gifford as agent for Bristol.
Albert K. Rood, a wealthy Helly resident, was arrested on a charge arising from an alleged attempt to hire Dr. Keath to harm his wife by tampering with her medicine. Investigations continue as authorities pursue details of the plot and involved parties.
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