Fugitive Slave Law sparks constitutional clash in North
The piece denounces the Fugitive Slave Law as unconstitutional and compares it to a statutory bribe. It condemns police power over fugitives, cites Hamlet’s case in New York and Detroit, and notes votes in Congress. It urges presidential veto and frames the law as a threat to Habeas Corpus and trial by jury.
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Hamlet
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Detroit
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Crittenden
Fillmore
Washington
Ont
Renedice
Cretenden
Lenguy
Congress
Election Results Show Mixed Legislature and Tight Races
The article reports uncertain gubernatorial results with Wood likely ahead by 5,000 to 10,000 votes and Smith around 9,000 on Reserve. It details legislative split: Senate Whigs 13 Locofocos 16 Free Soilers 2. House Whigs 35 Locofocos 32 Free Soilers 5. Several districts backed a Whig Free Soil fusion, while a Lucas District race prompts a possible Whig challenge over alleged illegal voting. Congressional results list varied supports across districts, with the next delegation forecast Whigs 9 Locofocos 10 Independent 1 Free Soil 1, reflecting a largely mixed, party-shifted landscape.
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Smith
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Whigs
Locofocos
Free Soilers
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Locoe
Summit
Coyaboga
Guernsey
Harneon
Free Soil
Randall
Suthiff
Mahoning
Lucas
Seneca &E
Brown &c., & Rows &E
Fairfield &E
Franklin &c
Richland Ac
Athens
Morgan &E
James MW. Gaylord
Lace
Makan &E
Alexander Harper
Whig
Belmam &E
Wm. F. Hume
Coshocton
Townshend and Root in county returns and party views
Official results show Townshend leading in Lorain and nearby counties by 734, 145, and 34 totaling 913, with Worcester and Huron losses reducing his district majority to 417. Root gathers about 1,100 votes across four counties, with Medina 334 and Lorain over 400. The piece notes political shifts and quotes from July 1, 1846 on Liberty party influence and Locofoco reactions.
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Ashland
Medina
Erie
Worcester
Huron
Ruggles
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Cobb
House
Loveface Party
Liberty Men
House of Representatives
Polk
Texas
Mexico
Liberty Party
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Thome
Haron
Ewing and Giddings Defend Taylor Policy in Free Soil Rhetoric
The Summit Beacon prints Mr. Giddings testimony praising Thomas Ewing and General Taylor's anti slavery policy. Giddings cites cabinet influence, California and New Mexico actions, and Webster proposals as hostile to slavery while noting Ewing’s role in steering the cabinet toward freedom in newly acquired territories.
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Free Soil
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Thang Ewing
Edgerton
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New Mexico
Fillmore
Ohio
Washington
Gen. Taylor
Webster
The
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Whig Views on Fillmore and Slavery Policy in 1850
The editorial reflects strong anti slavery sentiment praising Millard Fillmore's early Congress message, criticizing the Fugitive Slave Bill, and opposing pro slavery shifts by Webster and administration allies. It recounts reactions in New York politics, Syracuse and Utica conventions, and notes California events including Sacramento riot details and emigration hardships.
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Suromit Beacon
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Fillmore
Webster
Locofaco
Oinoy
Messrs. Seward
Ewing
Nori
Gen. Taylor
South
Cage, Buchanan, Dickenson & Co
Private Views and Political Letters in 1849 Dispatches
Readable fragments recount mine prospects in the region with samples seen in the city and machinery moving toward operation. The Albany State Register prints a Gov Seward private letter defending Whig unity and cautious slavery policy while urging peaceful constitutional change. The news notes Corwin ill at Astor House and comments on Fugitive Law coverage in the Cleveland Herald.
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