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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1849
Page
2
A Whig editor urges selecting a suitable governor candidate from within the party without regional bias. The piece argues integrity and ability trump birthplace, defends Taylor era policies, and criticizes opposing factions for divisive sectionalism while urging unity to curb slavery expansion and uphold Whig principles.
Three contemporary statesmen Calhoun Benton Cass hold divergent positions on Congress power to regulate slavery in new territories. Calhoun argues Congress has no control, citing Mexican law. Benton accepts Congress power to abolish slavery but mocks the dispute as trivial. Cass opposes Wilmot Proviso, restricting Congress to regulate US property only. The piece warns of a forthcoming partisan clash and calls for a decisive prohibition of slavery in new territories.
An Indiana resident named Barrett is used to illustrate slavery's evils. The illustra tive vignette describes his entanglement with a South Carolina taskmaster who tasked him to carry sealed letters containing anti slavery material to be dropped at public places. The letters were directed to be distributed by certain individuals to promote abolition. The fragment ends amid discussion of emancipation and the consequences.
An institution deemed immoral by Cass seeks disfination and unteberietéd mintte, while the Legislature forwards a resolution to the U.S. Senate. Critics urge posting the names of voting members for future generations as memorials of their support for what they call aborminate and wicked principles. The piece advocates segregationist ideas, suggesting prominent men should reside in slaveholding regions to enjoy patriarchal benefits.
The Olivet Institute is praised as a durable, useful school already over five years old. It trains teachers for common schools, has sent many to various parts of the state, and two students recently entered Michigan University. The new three story building will be finished this fall. funds are tight, but board costs for scholars are low and much of male pupil expenses can be paid by manual labor.
Editor rails against Locofocoism praising stern Patriot virtues and accusing party hacks of dishonest campaigning. It argues that true government requires duty to God and people, not cunning party maneuvers, and laments the adoption of lower motives in public offices.
The piece rails at cries of church and state and warns against enthroning any single creed. It laments new divisions among doctrines and the loss of legal preference for a specific faith. Yet it asserts all worshippers honor the same God and Christ and condemns the cry as sedition and infidelity.
The article praises progress in primary school facilities and teaching, arguing many old schoolhouses were damp, poorly lit, and unhealthy. It lauds union districts for better buildings, notes historic views of teaching as humble, and urges worthy teachers receive high status and support for public education advancement.
The message from June 13, 1849 describes camp life on a march toward Fort Kearney, with early starts, duties of camp setup, and nightly shelters. It notes encounters with Pawnees, Cheyennes rumors, a lack of Sioux compromise, a near admission for a wounded emigrant, and a 990 mile trek in four weeks toward Fort Laramie, amid rough terrain and elk sightings.
The piece extols Michigan as a desirable location for virtue and prosperity. It lauds churches and public worship as foundational to institutions, citing reverence for Bible truth and moral progress while warning against ignorance and crime.
A garbled dispatch describes naval and military actions in Europe and the Orient. Croats are routed by Magyars near Arad, Sardinians press for peace with Hungary, and Rome sees quiet under martial rule. Cholera mortality rises along the southern coast as Parliament awaits debate. H. D. Cook reports from the Falcon in Peru.
North Carolina election returns show Whig leads in the first district with Clingmah securing a strong majority. Second district lists J P Caldwell Whig, third Edmund Deberry Whig, fourth A J Shepard Whig, fifth A W Venable Democrat with a 500 to 600 vote majority. Sixth district John J R Daniels Independent Democrat, seventh Ashe Democrat with Reid as Independent Democrat, eighth district close between Stanley Whig and Lane Democrat with Staney leading, ninth district Outlaw Whig shown.
Cincinnati dispatch reports complex state and congressional results with Whig gains and Democratic leads across counties in Indiana and Kentucky. Kilgore and Lane figures show mixed majorities, while Indiana governors and congressional contests tilt toward Democrats. Kentucky proslavery candidates enjoy strong support amid district by district tallies. A violent storm in Cincinnati disrupts streets and damages property, with casualties and a damaged church spire noted.
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