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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1847
Page
2
Reports detail Comodore Perry preparing a 2600 man interior move after destroying coastal forts, Gen Taylor’s army actions near Encarnation and Walnut Springs, and May’s Dragoons. News from Vera Cruz, Saltillo, Puebla, Perote, and Mexico City describes reinforcements, sickness, and depictions of the volatile war, including Santa Anna and guerrilla activity.
The speech accuses Atocha of treason and disguise as a national representative, banished in '44 and now resurfacing after Vera Cruz loss. It labels him a scheming agent who seeks Mexico's peace at great cost, warning readers of disgrace, humiliation, and renewed danger from his influence.
A quarterly Calhoun County Temperance Society meeting is set for June 6 at 10 a.m. in Homer Methodical Church with delegates invited. The Western Lake region convention, urged by several papers after Polk’s veto, is planned for July 5 in Chicago, with widespread preparations and calls for Michigan representation to press lake and harbor improvements amid ongoing national debates on exemptions and debtor laws.
A dated debt appeal requests all subscribers and advertisers to make immediate payment for subscriptions advertising or job printing, stating the office has spent heavily on new type and materials and must collect all debts without discrimination.
Religious intelligence notes the death of Rev Jon J Law a missionary of the American Board at Dindigul in the Madras Mission. He died at Tranquebar on December 20 while returning to America for health. His wife and children accompany him home. This item reflects broad support for foreign missions and church activities across the United States.
A meeting will be held in Ann Arbor on June 23 to organize a State Educational Society per the Superintendent of Public Instruction's annual report. Delegates from state educational associations are urged to attend the convention. General attendance is hoped for, with Gen. Cages delivering an address on the importance of popular education. The note praises Michigan's public instruction system and quotes the Ménaultie Courier on its early establishment and lasting impact, linking education to the state's prosperity and moral character.
This item recalls a January notice about an attempted slave seizure involving a fugitive family from Kentucky. Francis Troutman of Paris, Kentucky, was indicted at the Ames term in this county for aiding the attempt to carry the family into slavery.
The text notes the difficulty of seizing fugitive slaves in free states has drawn interest in the South. It emphasizes that slaveholders face uphill battles in regions where slavery is detested, reflecting tensions over capture and return.
Kendall recounts Santa Anna’s traveling carriage escape and a lavish dinner for two officers, Wilants and McKinley, with wine and cigars, while most of his effects stayed behind. The report notes scraps found in a small writing case and cites ongoing Mexican-American War dispatches and rumors of shifting caps.
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