Senate Vote on Compromise Motion in California Bill
The Senate defeated Douglas's motion to table the Compromise Committee proposal and take up the California bill. Yeas 26 all from free states except Benton and two Delaware members. Nays 28 with several from slave states. Whitcomb noted as Free Soil. Also notes canal repairs: White Watcher Canal to finish by the 10th next month amid favorable weather.
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Senate
Douglas
California
Yeas
Mesers
Baldwin
Benton
Bradbun Chase
Clarke
Corwin
Davis
Mass
Ayton
Dodge
Iowa
Wisconsin
Douglass
Felch
Greene
Hale
Hamlin
Jones
Miller
Norris
Phelps
Seward
Shields
Smith
Sprunace
Upham
Wales
Walker
Slave States
Bright and Whitcomb
Ind
Cass
Mich
Dickenson
N. Y
Webster
Mr. Whitcomb
Free Soil
Tuc Canal
White Watcher Canal
Advertising Agency Authorized to Receive Reveille Payments
Mr. Votney B. Palmer is authorized to receive payment for Advertisements and Subscriptions to the Reveille in Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and New York.
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Mr. Votney B. Palmer
Reveille
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
New York
New Advertisements and Trades Listed
Moratsex and Newsy VWool sought. Conky and Cannon harness for sale. Coxxiix and Caxnson Maple Molas ees for sale. Raymonxn and Co. Eastern Drafts Flour Flaxseed Lard and dried Apples wanted. Ma Warre Daguerreotypist Mansion House. J M Braxson Daguerreotypist Mansion House.
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Moratsex & Newsy
Vwool
Conky & Cannon-Harness
Coxxiix & Caxnson
Messrs
Raymonxn & Co
Whig Mass Meeting Call for Centreville May 18
The Whig Central Committee urges Whigs across the county to gather in Centreville on May 18 to nominate candidates for the August election. The letter argues for unity to resist Locofoco influence and to form a ticket reflecting Republican institutional principles. It notes opponents’ convention push and invites broad participation.
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Whig Central Committee
Centreville
Locofoco State Central Committee
Wayne County
Caleb B. Smith
J.B. Stitt
Senate selects committee on compromise resolutions
The Senate on the 20th elected a select committee to consider Clay and Bell resolutions for compromising the Slave, California, and Territorial questions. The committee includes Clay, Webster, Dickinson, Casa, Bright, Phelps, Cooper, King, Mason, Downs, Bell, Berrien, and Mangom.
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Senate
Foote
Clay
Bell
California
Messrs
Webster
Dickinson
Casa
Bright
Phelps
Cooper
King
Mason
Downs
Berrien
Mangom
Debate over Wilmot Proviso echoes in True Democrat reply
The True Democrat refutes being opposed to the Wilmot Proviso and accuses Vaile of misrepresentation. It cites Whitcomb Julian and others as avoiding votes on the measure while praising the county commissioners for appointing Daniel Bradbury to fill the late Joseph Gregg’s assessor vacancy.
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Mrr
Vaile
Congress
Wilmot
Whitcomb
Julian
Shadow
Board of County Commissioners
Joseph Gregg
Daniel Bradbury
Clay Township
Gregg
Petition for Webster pardon circulates in Georgia 1850
The document notes a Georgia petition for Dr Webster's pardon in 1850 citing charity for his family after the alleged murder of Dr Parkman. It questions the grounds for pardon and references the Boston Transcript on public sentiment toward Massachusetts authorities and justice.
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Paavox
de. Wenstex
Dr.Webster
Georgia
Aversta
Boston Transcript
Webster
Massachusetts
Office for sale in Wayne County Whig building
One half of the Wayne County Whig office is offered for sale. Located in a good spot, the office is well supplied with materials.
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Wayne County Whig
Ware Turenometer paper starts in Marion Indiana
A new paper commenced in Marion Grant county Indiana by Meseus FE C ax and J H W Jones. The notice wishes the gentlemen success in their new venture.
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Ware
Marion, Grant Co
Ind
Meseus
FE. C.ax
J. H W. Jones
Illinois Judge Elected Clerk of House in Place of Deceased
Hon. R. M. Young of Illinois has been elected Clerk of the House of Representatives to succeed the late Mr. Campbell. Locofoco.
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R. M. Young
Illinois
House of Representatives
Campbell
Locofoco
Benton Letter to U S Attorney Requests Court Examination
Thomas H. Benton informs the United States District Attorney by letter that a pistol was drawn in the Senate Chamber yesterday. He argues the act is not barred by Senate proceedings and urges Grand Jury inquiries and potential witness names for a Criminal Court examination. The letter includes a cited National Intelligencer as guidance for the inquiries.
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Pairre R. Foxpatt
United States
Senate
Court of Justice
National Intelligencer
Grand Jury
Thomas H. Benton
Sartain's Asion Magazine May Issue Noted
The May number of Sartain's Magazine arrives praised for beauty and instruction. The June issue will feature a Jenny Lind portrait in tinting with a biographical notice by Fredericka Bremimer. Five copies of June issue available for $1 postpaid from Sartain & Co. Philadelphia.
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Sartain
Asion Magazine
Jenny Lixo
Fredericka Bremimer
Europe
America
John Sartain & Co
Philadelphia
Western literary journal begins new volume May 4
The Columbian and Great West announces a new volume starting May 4 with Western and southwestern writers. Subscriptions: one year two dollars, six months one dollar. Larger club rates offered. payments due on delivery. Sample copies available. unpaid letters not held at post office. Shattuck & Farnum proprietors. William B. Shattuck editor. publisher E. Penrose Jones, Cincinnati.
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Great West
West
Southwest
Ocr
Shattuck & Farnum
William B. Shattuck
Demments Position in Toast to Temperance Politics
The Palladium’s Junior rebukes the Jeffersonian charge that temperance stands are mixed with politics. He says no one should hold office who drinks beer or whiskey day or night and admits Democrats who mix temperance with politics. The remark invites further partisan jabs.
Dutch Shopkeeper's Misread Alarm Sparks Murder Rumor
A quoted exchange shows a concerned Dutch neighbor mistaking a crowd for trouble after a murder is reported. He rushes out exclaiming vat's de matter but learns only that a man is killed, confusing the scene with a fight.
Slavery petitions and Senate debate mark April 22 1850
In Washington the Senate heard Kentucky slaves escape compensation petitions and Benton urged slavery inquiry motions before a clash with Borland. The motion was tabled after brief remarks. The House spent most of its session debating a committee to investigate charges against the Secretary of the Interior.
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Wasutleton
Clay
Kentucky
Ohio
Benton
Senate
Met
California
Borland
House
Cholera In Mexico City Reports From Vera Cruz
Advices dated Vera Cruz March 25 report cholera prevailing in Mexico City with many natives dying soon after attack. Congress still in session. The boundary commission head returned to Mexico City and will finish in November. Assassinations occur frequently, including delegates Senor Fernando and Don Renaida with fatal stab wounds.
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Peterssure
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Congress
United States
Senor Fernando
Don Renaida
Navigable Canal, Sinking Steamer, and Union County Murder
From Louisville a report on April 23 notes 94 feet of canal water and a one foot river rise with clear cool weather. The steamer Confidence sank after snagging at Hudsonville on the Wabash river, carrying corn and flour. In Union County Kentucky, B K Goodman was murdered by his brother in law White who shot him twice after a quarrel during a refused removal from the county.
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Louisvile
Confidence
Hudsonville
Wabash River
B. K. Goodman
Union County
Green River
White
Goodman
Miss Harriet Webster responds to circulated letter
A card notes that Harriet Webster’s letter was published without consent and circulated by newspapers. The anonymous NH correspondent offered sympathy to Dr Webster and family, prompting anger and regret over publicity. Campriver April 17 1850.
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Campriver
Whig Strategy on Constitutional Convention Delegates
The South Bend Register notes party bias in proposing a two-delegate per Senate district plan. Democrats push for unified nomination while threats of party control push Whigs to nominate in Whig counties. The result favors a Democratic majority in the convention, six seats ahead.
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Party Bia
State Sentinel
Democratic State Central Committee
Kentucky
South Bend Register
Resignation of Rupert C. Schenck from Congress
The Dayton Journal reports Rupert C. Schenck intends not to seek reelection to Congress this fall. The Eaton Register notes he will devote himself to law. Readers express regret at his decision and praise his public service and talents.
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Dayton
Rupert C. Schenck
Congress
Schenck
Eaton Register
Banks of Honor Aid for Poor with No Bond or Promise
The French plan creates Banks of Honor to loan small sums up to two hundred francs to meritorious poor without bond or written promise. Applicants provide a naked pledge to repay, backed by declaration of the applicant and reputable witnesses. Two registers will track punctual borrowers and delinquents.
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Banks of Honor
Vfast. Repu
Letter From Prof Webster's Daughter Defends Innocence
In Cambridge on April 8 1850 Harriet W Webster writes to Mr Maxon defending her father Prof Webster as innocent and victim of circumstances. She asks public concern to end the injustice, hopes truth will prevail, and thanks him for his support and sympathy from the family.
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Webster
Manchester Mess
CamBriddex
Casset Maxon
Harriet W. Webster
California Admission and Galphin Inquiry Dominate Congress
Congress debates California admission linked issues as the Senate discusses a compromise committee with nine instructions limiting California’s accompanying terms. The House expands a Galphin claim inquiry with broad powers to summon witnesses and papers on payments, sources, and legal conformity.
Sub scriber tale from a cautious senior devil
A senior devil recalls asking a man to subscribe and being told he believed he wouldn’t do it. The anecdote captures cautious response and reluctance to commit.
Death of Calhoun Servant Follows Master in sorrow
The servant of Mr Calhoun died Sunday night the same evening as his master, marking a double loss in the household and prompting mourning among associates and kin.
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Calhoun
Hungarian Refugees urged to seek Westward farming life
A 1850 letter from Lapistaus Usuazy in New York praises Hungarian refugees choosing the West for a free, independent existence. It contrasts idle urban youth with the veteran’s move to farm work, urging hard work and welcome to Hungarians settling in the Western states and seeking broad American opportunity.
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Weg
Ajhaz M
New York
Iowa
Buffalo
Atlantic
Ashazy
Europe
America
Lapistaus Usuazy
West
Cin
Gaz
California Admission Should Be Decided on Its Own Merits
The Washington Republic argues California should be admitted as a state based on its own merits without tying the issue to other measures or boundary disputes. It warns against delaying admission to satisfy Benton instructions and laments potential obstructionism by factions seeking to block legislation.
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Benton
Committee of Thirteen
California
Maine
Texas
Wash
Republic
California Admission Debate Reflects Louisiana Opinion
The Crescent of New Orleans argues California should be admitted as a state in its current form, independent of slavery questions. It asserts a large Louisiana citizen majority supports immediate statehood without interlinked disputes in Congress.
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California
New Orleans
6Th Inst
South
Congress
Louisiana
Morehouse Held on Charge of Ruling Death of Son
A man named Hiram Morehouse living near the city was arrested Monday on the charge of murdering his ten year old son. The boy appears to have been beaten to death. A coroner's jury so decided and Morehouse remains in jail. The case is described as an atrocity, with no further facts disclosed pending legal investigation.
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Morver
Hiram Morehouse
Morehouse
Ind
Anecdote of Adams and Clay at Ghent
While negotiating with Great Britain in Ghent, Adams and Clay shared a room. Clay, a known admirer of female beauty, often teased Adams about a chambermaid. One morning he encountered the pretty maid on his way to breakfast, saluting her in his usual easy manner with a smile.
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Ghent
Great Britain
Mr. Clay
Mr. Adams
Social Faux Pas and Teary Eye Refusal at Dinner
In a light anecdote Mr Adams appears tearful while Mr Clay asks a kiss. The chambermaid, unaware of the prior request, tells Mr Clay she cannot displease but has just refused Mr Adams the same liberty with tears in his eyes. Mr Clay yields, then meets Adams again for a laugh.
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Adam
Mr Clay
Clay
Mr. Adams
California gold receipts overstate actual mint totals, says Philadelphia paper
The Philadelphia American argues receipts of California gold are inflated. It cites Col. Snowden of the U S Mint noting lower official totals and estimates private holdings. It notes Philadelphia and New Orleans mint receipts, projected production, and a potential annual coinage near forty two million dollars, dependent on gold supply.
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Philadelphia American
California
Chagres
San Francisco
New York
Col. Snowden
United States Mint
United States
Philadelphia
Cherokee
Empire City
New Orleans
Mrs Swiss Herm Leaves for Washington Visit
The spirited editor of the Pittsburgh Saturday Visitor travels to Washington to observe great men and the workings at the capital. Her forthcoming impressions are anticipated with interest and promise sharp portraits of national figures.
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Swiss Herm
Pittsburgh
Washington
Cin
Chron. & Atlas
Steam on the Pacific links New York to San Francisco
One of the steamers that recently sailed from New York is bound for the Pacific to operate regularly between San Francisco and the Sandwich Islands. A long link in the transpacific steam service will connect China with the United States, with the second link from the Sandwich Islands to China expected to follow.
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Pacific
New York
San Francisco
Sandwich Islands
Ani China
United States
China
The Elephant’s Bulk and Speed Primed by Strength
The elephant is described as having immense power with its bulk able to move loads six horses cannot shift. It can carry three to four thousand pounds on its back and support near a thousand on its tusk. Its speed matches a horse’s trot at regular pace and can reach gallop when urged. Daily travel spans fifty to sixty miles, potentially doubling when pressed.
Reverend Joserh B Moxfort Preaches in Greesburgh
The Rev Joserh B Moxfort pastor of the Pesbyterian Church Greesburgh Indiana will preach at the Methodist Meeting House at 10 30 A M on Sunday 28 inst He will also deliver a discourse at 3 P M on the preceding Saturday at the same place preparing for the Lords Supper on the Sabbath
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Joserh B. Moxfort
Greesburgh
Ind
Augustus Weaver Nominated for State Representative by Wayne County Whigs
The Whigs of Wayne County announce Augustus Weaver as a candidate for Representative to the State Legislature subject to further decision. Various supportive voices express agreement and endorse his bid.
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Eporror
Augustus Weaver
Wayne County
Williams and Williams Named For Wayne County Offices
The announcement names William Personert as a candidate for county Auditor in the upcoming August election. It also requests Acutates Williams be announced as a candidate for Wayne County Treasurer in the same August election.
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Acutates Williams
Wayne County
Whig Candidate Thomas Adams For County Auditor
The Whig party nominates Thomas Adams as candidate for County Auditor in the upcoming election. Adams is positioned to challenge current officeholders and seeks to lead fiscal oversight with a focus on local county financial management.
Turron Parx Seeks Wayne County Sheriff Post
Turron Parx runs for sheriff as a Whig candidate in Wayne County pending party decision.
Aset Evans Declared Whig Candidate for Wayne County Sheriff
The announcement names Aset Evans, Esq., as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the decision of the Whigs of Wayne County. The statement emphasizes party backing and local political process without final result.
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Aset Evans
Wayne County
Married in Huntsville Indiana to Dr M Swank
Miss Emily B Hust of Huntsville Ind wed Dr M Swank of New Paris Oliv on the eighth by Rev Medscar.
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Huntsville
Ind
Medscar
Emily B. Hust
That Place
M. Swank
New Paris
Oliv
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