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Newspaper
Columbus Times
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1850
Page
1
A fragment describes a weekly morning publication on Tuesdays near Bstretch, with rates of ten dollars and a half per issue in advance or three at the end of the year, and discounts for yearly payment. It notes no discontinuation while arrears exist and outlines advertisement pricing at one dollar per square for the first insertion and five cents for continuations.
The Pacific steamer reached port with reports of cotton sales and market moves in Havre and New York. A sweeping Georgia executive proclamation calls for united resistance and a convention to defend slavery, urging voters to elect delegates in November and convene in December.
The Mobile Register advocates acquiescence to the settlement of the territorial and slavery questions, arguing no middle ground exists between submission and disunion. It critiques calls for resistance and predicts Southern leaders will favor peace and the Union, while urging the South to align with public sentiment and avoid a stampede. The Georgia election timing debate is also noted, with commentary on October 1851 as the intended simultaneous elections for governor, legislature, and Congress.
A reader voices support for Irish citizens in Columbus challenging the Enquirer Editor's stance on pedigree and allegiance to Southern rights. The letter addresses California's admission and Wilmot Proviso implications, citing Senator Berrien's conduct as a measure of duty in the North-South clash.
A collage of poems praising Carolina and a collection of 1850s editorials discuss female academies in Columbus and Augusta, a great mass meeting at Town Creek Church resisting California admission, secessionist threats, tariff reform disputes, and calls for Southern unity against Northern dominance. The snippets reflect Southern pride, educational notices, political organizing, and reactions to federal policy.
The Montgomery Atlas reports a strong Southern reaction to federal action on the Missouri Compromise and new territorial rules. Alabama public meetings condemn Northern and some Southern missteps, insisting Congress has wrongfully excluded Southern emigrants and transferred slave territory to free New Mexico. The piece frames the issue as a sovereign will of the people pending further action.
Correspondence from Washington reports Senate consideration of amendments to the bill abolishing the slave trade in DC. Debate features Badger Bell Hale Ewing Mason and others over punishment for inciting slaves to abscond and local power over free blacks. Amendments defeated. bill ordered engrossed 32 to 19 amid southern opposition and federal anti slavery stance.
The Syracuse Convention in New York creates a coalition of Free Soilers and old Hunker Democrats with a power-sharing pact giving Free Soilers three principal state officers and Hunkers two. The alliance follows disputes over southern expansion and unity of Northern Democratic institutions, with editorials praising the restored alignment between Van Buren and the old faction.
The message calls for dignity and elevates the grave occasion, urging readers to unite and avoid bitterness. It argues for prudent consideration of internal matters, emphasizing the proper path for future security and fostering temperate, fraternal discussion.
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