18 May 1855
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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1855
Page
1
A fragmentary verse piece from the Fremont Journal of Sandusky County Ohio dated May 6 1835. Poem speaks of fate guilt divine patience and the fate of the doomed soul with lines about boundaries set by God and the peril of passing them. The piece invokes repentance before the skies and warns of despair.
A dramatic parlor scene unfolds as Pastor Weldon Marshall confides a past act of mercy and a future union. He narrates how he sheltered a sick boy and his sister Ellen, leading to a planned adoption and the joining of two families. Hattie agrees to welcome Ellen, who will become Weldon’s wife, after Ellen’s consent is obtained.
A Lehigh Valley paper reports a ministerial purge amid Know Nothing influence. James Campbell, Pope’s representative and U S Postmaster General, removed a country postmaster for alleged sectarian ties and replaced him with another aligned figure. The piece notes local sentiment and the need for a reliable American Know Nothing postmaster to serve the neighborhood.
The Union reports the removal of J F Polk Esq from the Treasury clerkship, a protestant reformer praised as learned and virtuous, replaced by S C Ford a Catholic, amid accusations of religious bias and political retribution. Also notes indictments of Martha Washington conspirators in New York courts naming defendants like Lyman Cole John M Cummings and others. Their trial likely begins this month.
A column discusses a girl’s absent-letter tale that ends with a child misinterpreting a returned message, then pivots to warnings about clandestine courtships. It argues secrecy harms reputation, invites scandal, and tests parental trust, citing Bourbons and moral sentiments in a reflective, period-voice style.
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