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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1850
Page
2
The document urges Congress to adopt a penny postage rate, arguing two cents would cover costs and reduce government revenue reliance. It calls for popular petitions, a reform of the franking privilege, and adoption of uniform low rates to equalize rights and ease political print costs.
The Detroit Tribune article urges taxpayers to read about Southern Railroad efforts to shift the route. Judge Stryker in Lansing pushes to amend the company charter to allow leaving the state at Coldwater amid lobbying bribes while Indiana threatens to block, aiming for a Toledo to Chicago link.
The Charleston dispute over Grace Greenwood’s associate editor status at the Lady's Book sparks broader debate. L A Godey asserts she was an editor, Greenwood denies any editorial ties, and Northern readers react as controversy resurfaces in February 1850. The item also notes a Washington flare about Calhoun and Cal Bissell and posts Office appointments.
The speech cites Rev. Mr. Gleason and Dr. Andreane praising Christian missions among the Choctaw and Sandwich Islands. It claims reduced barbarism, stable government, a written native language, universal marriage literacy, and eighteen thousand children educated at native expense, while condemning U. S. removal policies and injustices toward native peoples.
Notices announce a new seminary for young Indies under an experienced teacher. A building at Eagle and Proapeet is ready, first term starts Thursday the Slat. Circulars available at I C Bunce Co bookstore. Weather, navigation, and local notices follow.
A Sunday morning fire near the American Hotel on Main Street Buffalo swept through Stewarts resectory and 298 Main, burning Bloomer's Hall and the Canada store and threatening a square as flames extended along the block, with estimated losses approaching 400000 dollars.
A lengthy Senate House dispute over an election bill unfolds with moves to adjourn, reconsiderations, and refusals to table. Key figures Hussey Leach Clarke King and others clash on Buncombe tactics while observers describe heated, crowded sessions and mounting pressure to finish winter business.
The item lists subscriptions and praises several journals and magazines including The March Numbers, Michigan and Genesee Farmers, and The Edinburgh and London Quarterly Reviews. It notes quality concerns about Genesee rival publications, highlights science and literature sources, and reports on religious revivals and baptism events in Adrian and nearby areas.
Legislative notes from Lavase to March 8 show debates over alley vacating Albion and state printing, plus several bills on conventions, state road openings, and the Marshall and Tonin Plank Road Company. The Senate and House engage in adjournments, amendments, and readings across Lansing, Havre, and nearby towns.
In a debate on disunion and reunion Calhoun pressed for a gentler remedy while Foote spoke of force to preserve the Union. The California message was taken up and Hambin spoke as the topic paused for the day with Beward expected to speak on Friday.
Washington correspondence reports Hon. John G. Calhoun distressed by a dream at breakfast where a spectral George Washington appears in revolutionary attire, examining his hand and urging dissolution of the union. A bone token from Isaac Hayne is shown, and Calhoun awakes amid awe and speculation.
The Herald prints Mr Calhouns full speech, five columns long, arguing the South faces exclusion from federal power, a burdensome revenue scheme, and altered federal compact. He cites northward aggression, census figures, and government interposition, outlining three proposed remedies while warning the South cannot stay in the Union under current policy.
Diverse clippings describe political absenteeism, appointments, and pay. a man attacking with a farmhand, a cholera death toll at Ward's Island, and a report of an Angelica repository owner. Also notes on rail accidents, editor martis, copper currency changes, and social anecdotes from Avon to Wisconsin.
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