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Newspaper
Cambridge Reveille
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1850
Page
2
Senator Benton of Missouri argues California’s bid for statehood should be treated on its own merits, separate from broader slavery disputes. He condemns linking admission with territorial governments, Texas disputes, fugitive slaves, and abolition efforts, urging a distinct, constitutional approach focused solely on California.
A Senate speaker argues against tying Texas and California in one admission, claiming four Texas consent vetoes and four separate issues. He calls for separate consideration of Texas questions, a separate fugitive slave bill, and warns against mixing California with District of Columbia or national abolition steps.
The speaker argues the Constitution is the binding compromise upheld by Congress since 1789 and will likely continue. He warns against seeking disunion as a remedy and says slave states have no valid complaints about Congressional conduct, noting the matter concludes next week.
Advertising Agency and Mr. Vorney B. Palmer are authorized to receive payment for advertisements and subscriptions to the Reveille in Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and New York.
The Rev. Joseph B. Monrort, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Greesburgh Indiana, will preach at the Methodist Meeting House at 10:30 A M Sunday the 28th inst and again at 3:00 P M on the preceding Saturday. The sermons prepare for the Lords Supper administration on the following Sabbath.
Local contests show Locofocos and Whigs naming convention delegates with party aims. In Marion County a compromise ticket was rejected as too democratic. Nominations include Morrison and Chapman for Delegates. Ritchey Harden Hall Griffis Kilgore Sample named in various counties.
In Franklin county the No License issue was largely neglected as Brookville and nearby towns saw 50 to 100 drunken men in a single day. The Brookville American notes a lapse by temperance supporters and church leaders while reporting renewed grog shop solicitations and a push for another license.
Dayton papers advertise for grading and mason ry on a railway from the Greenville road junction west of Dayton to N Paris in Preble county. From Paris westward the lines from Hamilton Eaton and Dayton are expected to share a common route to Cambridge.
The Evansville Democrat notes Gen. Joe Lane is expected to arrive soon to position himself for the upcoming presidency. The paper urges him to publicly acknowledge a past slander of Gen. Taylor to improve public opinion.
The stockholders announce an election of four directors for the Terre Haute and Richmond road. See another column.
Rhode Island voters re-elected Henry B. Anthony governor by a larger Whig majority. The Legislature is expected to be strongly Whig, signaling a Whig victory for the U.S. Senate seat and confirming continued support for the current administration.
The State Sentinel notes Gov Critten den Kentucky has agreed to visit and attend a Union Meeting on May 28 in this state. Other distinguished guests may be invited. The Wayne County Whig editor resigns from the central committee citing governmental appointments limit action. The piece criticizes Locofoco allies.
The Columbians four piece vocal group two sisters and two brothers perform a musical entertainment at Disciples Church this Saturday evening. They are praised by public notices for high order musical talents and strong audiences in prior venues. Citizens with an ear for musical entertainments are urged to attend.
The Curiaco Dollar Newspaper invites subscriptions, praising its focus on literature general intelligence and agriculture for the west and northwest. Address James R Bull & Co Chicago NIC to subscribe and mark as Ex.
A riot erupted among Philadelphia firefighters on the evening of the 15th with reports of large guns and pistols discharged in streets and houses. The incident casts a shadow over the city famed for “Brotherly Love.”
Citizens of Wayne County met at Cambridge City on April 15 to appoint a three member committee to hire an engineer and supervise survey of the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad segment between Richmond and Indianapolis. An election for directors will be held for stockholders east of Indianapolis on May 25 at Centreville, with one dollar per share due before voting. Additional subscribers were authorized and papers to publish notices requested. The meeting adjourned sine die. Meantime New Orleans papers report cold weather damaging crops across Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama with corn cotton and fruit injuries.
A letter derides ardent spirits as a moral blight and questions tavern profit by vivid image and moral argument. It posits the liquor trade poisons families, fuels crime, wrecks lives, and asks what town would tolerate such a sign of a whiskey maker.
The New Tribune details a stray husband case involving Elizabeth Brown, a fugitive slave now in England, claiming desertion and destitution while William W. Brown thrives. Horace Mann’s congressional view on dissolution and abolitionists abroad is noted alongside Frederick Douglass’s return from England and William Wells Brown’s travels as a fugitive.
The readable fragment mentions traveling freely among lands and receiving hospitality from refined and educated men. It suggests a scene of welcome and social standing, with emphasis on generosity and high-status hosts.
The N Y Sun argues that leaving the farm for the merchant or professional desk lowers independence and enslaves the worker to trade. A plough-boy's rough exterior reveals truer stamina, freedom, and nobility, while polished clerks lack genuine manliness.
A young man named William Buchanan was arrested here for robbing mail between this place and Indianapolis a few months ago. He was taken to Indianapolis and recognized as the person named in the last U.S. Circuit Court indictment for a similar offence. He is committed to jail.
The Mississippi Legislature has appropriated 200000 dollars to be distributed among the counties as a school fund.
A Massachusetts State Senate motion proposed renaming the Lyman Reform School to avoid stigma on juveniles. Another member suggested renaming the State Prison as The Manual Labor Academy for mutual improvement. The Transcript advised replacing nick-pocket with abstracting artist and burglar with untimely of eibor.
On the night of March 9 the dwelling of Mr. Joseph Barnes on the Al stock River in Plymouth Township two miles from Fort Fairfield burned. The death of his six year old daughter was reported along with the complete loss of all provisions clothing and other household property.
Elder Knapp critics long prayers citing the biblical Peter walking on water. He argues if Peter had to endure a long introduction like modern prayers he would have drowned before reaching halfway.
A list of candidates announced for the upcoming August election in Wayne County. William Personett and Tomas Adams seek the county auditor post, Acuilt Williams seeks treasurer, and Turon Parx along with Anet Evans seeks the sheriff office under Whig party guidance.
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