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Newspaper
Fremont Weekly Freeman
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1851
Page
2
An article from The Freeman in Fremont details the upcoming Whig county convention set for September 4 at the Court House, urging full attendance by all Whigs. It cites Democratic party entanglements, criticizes local office seekers, and warns against factional manipulation while pressing for reform and fiscal restraint in county printing and expenditures.
The piece debates Vinton s stance on the Fugitive Slave Law with Whig editors divided. It asserts records show Vinton voted against the Fugitive Law and questions Democrat misrepresentation while predicting a Whig State ticket victory.
The Democrat editor notes an unusually large slate of fall candidates and urges calm, cheerful support of the County Convention. He suggests replacing longtime incumbents with capable men, critiques the Locofoco party, and argues for turnover to curb corruption, offering these thoughts gratis.
A Georgia newspaper review traces locofoco and union party dynamics in the IVa District and Georgia politics. It notes Gen Hamison's bid faltering at a convention, shifts among Democratic papers, and the emergence of the Constitutional Union and Southern Rights blocs. It also covers North Carolina and Florida union support patterns and key figures like Clingman and Vensale in local races.
Kentucky reports Gen William Morrow withdrawing as Independent candidate for Congress leaving Presley Ewing Whig and B L Clarke Opposition as rivals. Loco candidate Robert Wickliffe denounces President Fillmore as a Free Sailor and abolitionist while secessionist sentiment grows in Kentucky. Whig candidates touted as Union men. press notes shifts toward Benj S Shields in Alabama and rising tension over 30 deg 30 min line and slaveholder emigration to California amid national secession talk.
From the Freeman via the Seneca Whig comes notice of three additional deaths from cholera in Tiffin city and a number of new cases that have readily yielded to medical aid, reflecting ongoing public health concerns.
In Arkansas the Whig candidates John Preston and Robert W. Johnson clash as Freeman and Foote split over union and compromises, with Senator Borland supporting the campaign. The Van Buren edition notes Gen. Wood’s renomination by Locofoco convention, while Col. Medill is named for lieutenant governor.
The Cleveland Herald and many prominent Whig papers in Ohio place Gen Scott at the head of their columns as their first choice for the presidency. The move signals broadWhig support and a confident forecast of a Whig triumph in 1882.
Our New York Correspondence from July 30, 1552 describes impressions of Cuban revolutionary sentiment and a marching band seen from a window. It notes the Cuban ship Washington overdue, and three other European vessels expected soon, with remarks on census shifts and social changes in Paris.
Reports indicate Messrs Bae a Chandler plan a Cleveland to Toledo Norwalk road grant with several contractors ready to begin. The group aims to drive the line this winter and spring, expecting to finish by late spring, with strong public interest and energy backing the effort.
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