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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1850
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR from a Michigan constitutional document detailing articles XVI through XX, amendments, exemptions, militia, miscellaneous provisions, and schedules. Includes standards on corporations, homestead exemptions, militia organization, judicial districts, and transitional clauses for the anticipated Upper Peninsula, plus instructions for amendments and revision procedures.
Baltimore reports the Havre de Grace Bank failure caused wide alarm as local brokers suffer about $5,000 losses while officials note strong political shifts in Congress. Official returns from Greenjack Benton and surrounding districts show Whig gains with multiple seats changing hands amid contested races and irregularities.
Multiple 1850 notices announce Whig conventions in Kalamazoo County. A Congressional Convention meets at Kalamazoo Court House on September third to nominate a representative. a Third District Senatorial Convention follows in October. Marshall hosts a Whig County Convention September twenty first to select delegates for state and congressional events and county officer nominations.
Calhoun County calls a Free Soil gathering at Mechan Tcs Hall in the Village of Marabati on the first of September at one o clock to nominate candidates for the election to Noy Neat and to conduct other Free Soil business. The county committee urges township representation to show Consistency with the platform of No more Slave States and no more Slave Territory. The notice lists officials and asks readers to excuse missing editorials due to family commitments.
The document should be carefully read and considered as an organic act for the State. After convening expenses and the difficulty of perfecting it, doubt exists that another convention would improve it. Illness hindered quick review, yet the people deserve a decision despite imperfections.
Mr Walker of Wisconsin urges a bill in the Senate for cession of all lands in the United States within state bounds to the states for subsequent distribution to settlers. Each occupant may receive up to 160 acres, must be a US citizen or declare intent, and may not hold more than 60 acres through any transfer without a spouse's consent. Lands granted are exempt from forced sale, and states formed later may receive their share. The measure argues land rights as essential to subsistence, with warnings against monopolies. The notice ends with subscriber arrears and potential newspaper suspension if unpaid.
The article lauds Yale College as a beacon of higher learning with two centuries of Puritan foundations. It notes Michigan State University’s free instruction, anticipates West and East unity, and recalls Edward Bates praising regional stakes. It ends urging Whig delegates to attend the Congressional Convention for re election momentum.
Aug 27 dispatch from Texas and New Orleans reports the Governor’s message to a joint committee endorsing territorial integrity at all hazards. A Senate bill seeks to raise 5 regiments of 1000 men with bounties and land grants. Captain Lowe returns from an Rio Grande expedition claiming steam navigation possible for 1900 miles amid Indian depredations and skirmishes.
From New York August 28 reports Parliament prorogued by the Queen. Jenny Lind performs to crowded houses and sails for New York on the Atlantic. The Asia arrives Liverpool from New York after a notably quick voyage. Beef and pork prices show varied demand. bacon and hams at steady or dull levels. News also touches potato market spread and National Assembly adjournment amid incomplete economic notes.
Brockton Massachusetts to Coitformts letter writer Charles Nash recounts California mining. He notes inflated reports of riches, deep discouragement, and crowding Sonorians Mexicans and Americans. few make profits, most struggle, prices rise, and hope fades as the season proves costly.
A fragmentary update on the Holland Colony progress cites Tequest guidance and U S legislative input. The text references petitions for import outlets at North Black Lake and notes from representatives and a reverend visiting the United States.
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