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Newspaper
Erie Observer
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1850
Page
2
Washington sources describe Vermont’s resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law and Southern threats of retaliation. Virginia legislators push punitive measures and discuss tax and travel controls, while Mason’s election to the Senate stirs disunion fears. Reports note Seward’s maneuvering, Scott’s potential nomination, and looming Whig realignments amid sectional tensions.
The correspondence notes Mr. Bradbury of Maine urging Senate action on resolutions requiring the President to account for removals since Gen Taylor’s election and the charges behind them. The piece argues the move is partisan, not vindication, and outlines reactions from Seward Ewing and others.
Jacob Green, charged with the murder of Abraham Reddan over alleged infidelity involving Green’s wife, is acquitted by a Delaware jury. Green embraced his wife and thanked the court as onlookers cheered. the verdict hinges on the law that a husband may not be punished for killing an adulterer.
The Reading Room becomes a fixed fact with committees chosen to select papers and handle preliminary business at the Copalosarelat Exchange Buildings on French Street. A meeting is planned this evening to report on progress and conduct related tasks. The paper laments dull exchanges since the President's message and thanks Hon. Jes Thompson for congressional favors.
The town notes a circulated report claiming Congress reduced fractional coin values but finds no such act. meanwhile Purser Ramsty of the United States Steamer Michigan has been detached and awaits orders, with no clear replacement named. A Crawford meeting discusses territorial fears and local self defense if residents push to separate.
Ohio and Pennsylvania plans to alter gauge to connect with the New York and Erie and other roads. the work spans from Cleveland to Paneville with completion targeted by August. Vermont census shifts noted as population declines in many towns since 1840, plus talk of fugitive slave routes and Vermont politics.
A fragment notes that otter porpoise skin leather, praised for softness and pliancy yet strong, was shown at a recent Montreal industrial exhibition. It suggests whale skins might be used to make leather that resists water, hinting at future waterproof leather innovations.
The piece presents a Boston Post correspondence view on national politics, noting a two to one Northern House majority against further slavery agitation and a four to one Senate majority. It predicts quiet Senate debates, power plays around Fillmore, Seward, and Benton, and discusses possible candidates General Scott or a northern union candidate, urging unified national principles to prevent disunion.
Notices on landowners near the Dunkirk and State Line road survey demand objections within fifteenth days. The piece questions NY and Erie road efforts to reach Dunkirk by August and hints at fortunes tied to the line. Also reports Army Lt General proposal, a curious census child in St Louis, and a Luzerne District special Congress election date. Major Bissell reelected in Illinois with 12,941 votes.
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