Whig Stratorial Convention Fails To Name Nominee
Fragmented notes report a political convention in Ohio with scattered names and tentative timing for nominations. Mention of John Floshorn, Huron County, and other individuals appears garbled.
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Newspaper
Fremont Weekly Freeman
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1851
Page
3
Fragmented notes report a political convention in Ohio with scattered names and tentative timing for nominations. Mention of John Floshorn, Huron County, and other individuals appears garbled.
A garbled narrative bundles moral displays of magnanimity near Niagara Falls and a controversial Atlantic telegraph project proposal. It references Captain Scott, British and American conduct, amid scattered anecdotes about courage, insults, and a plan for Atlantic telegraphy with a cost figure around 3,000,000.
A heated confrontation occurred Friday the 16th in Slodweville Panola between Foote and Quitman during a gubernatorial debate. Foote denied discussing the Cuban expedition while Quitman alleged government missteps, leading to a sharp exchange and interruptions as each man defended his stance and assailed the administration.
Paris correspondent notes a century of personal crisis reports in France from 1645 to 1846 totaling 95 082 with 1835 at 2 205 and peaks around mid years. Data detail gender, age, occupations, and causes including poisoning, sharp instruments, and falls, plus social factors. The piece also mentions a pianist Madam de Boontme and a proposed plea by Hamuta’s agent for an American move, which she rejects.
Whig press weighs charges against Senator Douglass while noting two critics for favoring clemency for Gen Hull and for opposing foreigners. Reports from the American Telegraph chronicle a Mississippi governor race dispute between Foote and Quitman. Minnesota treaties and Indian negotiations draw scrutiny over costs and promises.
A private California letter predicts a hard fought state election between political factions with Whig ties. A Washington dispatch notes unsettled government claims may exceed sixty million dollars, surpassing current federal debt and two years of revenue to pay. A Cedar Point waterspout is described in vivid terms near Elmira, with a ship-to-shore weather event noted. Messages also include a request for medicines and veterinary supplies from Elmira, dated January 18, 1851.
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