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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1857
Page
10
Washington coverage details Senate and House actions on district bills, postal issues, and a submarine affair. Key figures include Mr. Sumner, Mr. Chester, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Buchanan with mentions of Kansas seat questions and a tariff bill shaping revenue and free lists.
New York dispatch reports that Lord Napier becomes the British minister to the United States. The London correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser confirms the appointment and its location in Washington.
A fragmented telegraph message from St Johns Newfoundland was received in Washington. The transmission describes an ordinary relay across lines of the American Telegraph Company and related networks. The garbled text mentions distant miles and normal repetition, reflecting routine communication between colonies and the capital.
The Bank Bill excludes independent bank stock and lets branches operate twenty years from organization. Branch notes must be numbered and countersigned by the Bank of Ohio and by the branch president. The Senate approved a Saturday per diem relief for Cincinnati sufferers with slight opposition. Several House and Senate actions followed including a game-killing bill veto, a surveyor bill passage, mortgage deposit bills, 1857 appropriation, and Stark county loan proposal. A tax sale relief bill passed unanimously. A committee report on Llouch and Cadwell was discharged and a resolution to expel Slouch failed. The House adjourned after considering Article 2 Section 1 removing the word white.
The Atlantic reaches New York with Liverpool mail as Lord Napier is named Minister to Washington and a Paris assassination at the Archbishopric is discussed. Reports detail Napier’s diplomacy, the Paris conference, Swiss tensions, and widespread calls for Swiss independence.
The piece argues that Pennsylvania's choice of John W. Forney and Gen Ca is faulted, claims southern disunionists gain, criticizes Buchanan’s cabinet, accuses Pennsylvania and northern Democrats of deceit, and blasts the Journal and Messenger for misinformation while noting a Supreme Court decision on a case forthcoming.
The article reports the death of Hon. Preston Brooks on the evening of the 27th from a fever cold that progressed to croup, noting intense pain at death and condemning partisan quarrels among Democrats and Messenger editors. It reflects on Democratic infighting, calls for reconciliation, and cites a parable of a bishop reconciling feuding brothers. It also mentions the Quaker vote in Pennsylvania and a Buchanan letter urging Col. John W. Forney’s selection as U S Senator, with further notes on a proposal to strike the word white from the Constitution and Ohio’s property rights and taxation context.
The article lists bids and awards for multiple Ohio Canal segments from Cleveland to the Ohio River, naming bidders such as Medbury & Co., Doyle & Miller, Cooper Shade and Co., Dennis McCarty, Chamberlain & Paul, Samuel M. Young & Co., Ferrer Burr & Co., and others. It notes disputed figures, bid withdrawals, and alleged sharp practices affecting award validity and contractor ownership.
The report notes $54,381 yearly excess over the lowest bid for five years, totaling $921,005, alleging favoritism by canal commissioners. It urges testing contract validity in court and calls for legislative action, citing the Supreme Court session and Attorney General’s possible involvement. An Ohio political note discusses Geo. W. Guck and a separate Ballrod suit with Bellevue conflicts and railroad compensation details. An 1857 Sandusky accident report records a locomotive wreck near Tiffin with minor injuries to two crew.
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