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Newspaper
Cambridge Reveille
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1850
Page
2
Mr Volmey B Palmer is authorized to receive payment for advertisements and subscriptions to the Reveille in Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and New York. 1850.
The notice proclaims the candidacy of Acailtes Williams for Treasurer of Wayne county in the August election. A detail about a Milton party en route to California as well as progress on a road survey led by engineer Robert Shute and plans to extend the road to Lewisville are also reported.
A thief tried to steal meat from Mr. William Petty’s park house but fled after a gun discharge. Petty will keep the gloves. owners may call for them. The article comments on Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad debates, court delays, and local political notices.
The page prints an extract of Mr. Webster's speech praising the Union and warning of the disaster of dissolution. It urges careful reading and notes patriotic efforts in national councils to uphold the Constitution and protect prosperity for all classes amid heated regional tempers. The speech is described as American and driven by noble impulses to sustain liberty and union now and forever.
The Fayette County Connersville and Union editors C W Corrom and Joux S Rez launch The Chronicle a independent yet democratic paper. Published in Connersville and Liberty by C W and W I R Corrom the issue promotes reforms to consolidate government and unify local laws covering banks manufactures railways canals plank roads and turnpikes. The mechanical quality is praised and the staff pledged to produce a paper worthy of local patronage.
The Fayette Chronicle reports Goodlander and Graf caught six hundred fifty dozen pigeons in a net during their stay in town. The incident is noted as a notable capture by local traders.
Mr Root's resolution for a Territorial organization with the anti slavery clause inserted was laid on the table by a vote of yeas 106 to nays 983. Eighteen northern Democrats supported tabling while 45 northern Whigs opposed. Wilmot Julian and five northern Democrats were absent. Citizens should judge who are the real friends of freedom when choosing public officers.
De Hon R W Thompson, appointed by the President as charge de affairs to Austria, has declined the offered post. He was named to represent U S interests in Vienna but chose not to assume the position.
A Richmond Indiana congressman has written home to his physician asking if it would be safe for him to deliver a public speech. The note raises questions about personal safety versus public duty and mentions possible fears of causing world or self harm.
In reply to Mr. Webster, Mr. Calhoun argued the Union can endure only through justice and good faith and strict constitutional adherence. Earlier he stated preservation requires an amendment to the Constitution.
The Louisville Journal notes Mr. Calhoun and allies oppose admitting California with its current constitution. They seek to keep California out and demand a new constitution to prohibit slavery. The piece argues this would not benefit the South and California voters would reapprove their constitution if allowed in.
A strawberry cultivator in New York says his fruit is in strong demand and compares it to gold dust. He notes an offer of two dollars per dozen but offers the entire lot of twenty one for two dollars fifty cents, admitting he could fetch more elsewhere.
A Western Virginia man who whipped his wife faced a youth crowd that cornered him. He sued for damages and the jury, after a short retire, delivered a verdict stating the jury served him right with John Simpson as foreman.
The piece notes sharp divisions among men about union, while women favor union, citing a comment from Paul about owing nothing to anyone and an ad warning subscribers may not read his Epistles.
A New Orleans steamer reached New Albany with six cholera cases, all of which proved fatal, marking a severe outbreak aboard the vessel and prompting public health concern in the city.
Telegraphed reports from St Louis and Nashville describe a large Union meeting condemning opposition to fugitive slave recapture and urging enforcement of constitutional requisitions. Debates touch on the Wilmot Proviso and Harmonizing interests, with speakers Bates Harney and others.
Boston report of a crowded courtroom as jurors inspect the Parkman murder scene. Testimony covers Webster’s arrest, his agitation over his family, and bones found in the College furnace. Witnesses link remains to Dr Parkman and disputed dissection practices at the anatomy department.
Weather in Cincinnati on March 21 shows a wet day with a stationary river. Market notes list flour at 4.95 to 5.25, whiskey 214 cents, molasses 25 cents, with provisions quiet and unchanged.
March 21 reports nine feet nine inches water in the channel and falling slowly. Weather is described as fine with calm conditions.
New York markets report flour fair demand for Western States while wheat shows little activity. Corn remains dull as traders await later cues. The steamer Niagara is hourly expected to arrive.
Cincinnati reports firm flour whiskey up sugar steady pork and shoulders prices listed for bulk pork and clear pork. River rising slowly with clear weather and brisk business. New York shows firm flour grain dull provisions and coffee activity with whiskey easing. Boston reports Webster trial advances with jurors empaneled and key testimony regarding Parkman murder.
In Washington on March 20 Mr Hale resumed remarks on the slavery question, accusing Webster of inconsistency and criticizing the fugitive slave recapture bill as subverting the Constitution. The discussion paused for the morning, then Census and Whitney Railroad land reports were debated with Mr Robinson supporting the report and moving the previous question.
Governor Seward’s denunciation of California’s bid for statehood frames the Union’s future around slavery. He argues California acted within precedent, urges admission regardless of slavery, and warns dissolution could follow if Congress fails to act. He condemns threats to terminate the Union and calls for abolition efforts in the District of Columbia.
The Republic prints a Senate reading by Mason of Virginia of John C. Calhoun's speech. It portrays Calhoun as bold and uncompromising, claiming him the guardian of Southern honor and urging dissolution of the Union through sectional demands. The piece argues Calhoun seeks disunion and will lose influence as a disunionist.
An address by Miss Rees at a banner presentation of the Sons of Temperance in Georgia proclaims that women know the order’s secrets. She argues the group saves husbands from ruin, calms grieving wives, and restores broken families by its work, despite hidden practices.
Two young ladies, Miss Almira Fraim and Miss Mary Ward, have become regular students in the medical department of the Memphis Institute.
Samuel C. Meredith recounts his voyage from Panama to San Francisco on the Sea Queen, detailing seasickness, scarce and poor provisions, and the foggy entry into the harbor. He notes costs, housing, and rents, the city’s diversity, and dramatic flood impacts in Sacramento while hinting at work prospects and awaiting further steamer updates.
The article forecasts a pivotal year for the Nation and Indiana with Congress in session, California and Territorial questions, Nashville Convention, and proposed State constitutional reforms. It urges voters to study amendments, align with Reform and Conservatism, and ensure a timely subscription to the Register as a mirror of events.
A near five month pause on the boundary survey shows funds exhausted and mixed progress. Mexican and U S commissioners faced delays over river junction points at the Gila and Colorado as Major Emory and Lt. Whipple negotiate terms and await final agreement. Salazar arrives November 30 and aligns with Conde to complete the station.
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