29 Aug 1854
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Newspaper
Camden Weekly Journal
Location
Camden, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1854
Page
1
A fragmentary tale begins with a voyage near a Sicilian volcano, detailing a perilous ascent and a struggle with a maniac at the cliff edge. It shifts to a humorous Valentine piece urging a companion on a symbolic journey of matrimony with moral guidance and cheerful imagery.
A periodical mix reports on diverse topics from 1854 including social objections to ill manners in a household, observations on women’s employment in France with many roles held by women, a Mexican Corrace about a U.S. mail theft case in Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, and an analysis of Missouri and Towey elections and party shifts amid slavery debates influencing Whigs and Free Soil factions.
At the Boston session on August 16 the Massachusetts Whig Convention chose William C. Plankett as the lieutenant governor candidate by 5068 votes, over Palfrey who received 300. Delegates adopted resolutions affirming loyalty to liberty, the Constitution, and the Union, opposing expansion of slavery into new territories, calling for repeal of the Missouri Compromise provisions, and urging constitutional protections for fugitive slaves, trial by jury, and habeas corpus. The convention also backed a firm stance against the extension of slavery and criticized current federal policy while pledging to defend religious freedom and Massachusetts' rights.
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