12 Aug 1852
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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1852
Page
1
Extracts from an 1821 temperance essay trace the fearsome reach of intemperance across society. The piece argues for moral reform, legislative action, and temperance laws, citing injuries to families and public health, and praising anti drinking efforts led by clergy, physicians, and magistrates.
A call went out for a fruit culture gathering at Columbus on Tuesday August next. Members urged participants to bring ripe fruit specimens for exhibition and notes on varieties ripening in other seasons. Submissions may go to M. B. Bauman, Columbus, if unable to attend. Abolition of Notary Public status in Ohio noted amid legislative changes and party debates on slavery across national issues.
A July 21 letter from St Joseph Michigan to a Columbus gentleman notes strong Scou fires and predicts carrying Michigan. It contrasts Whig prospects with 1840, claims Cass partisans lagging, and claims many Democrats join Scou ranks to support Pierce and King.
In Jackson Mississippi Hon John Henderson former Whig US Senator and ally of Guo Pierce spoke on the Sth inst declaring support for Pierce and King. The Daylon Gazette notes Mississippi Whigs largely prefer Pierce due to ties from Mexico and Hendersons opposition to Gen Scott.
A fragment from the Frankfort Herald recalls a tavern scene where a mother asks for bread money, a landlord offers to cover the child’s needs, and threats to eject the father arise amid temperance talk. The piece then shifts to a political column discussing General Scott, Pierce, and Whig prospects with references to Albany and New York papers.
A compilation of brief clippings covers political chatter about Cass Butler and Wood, temperance resistance in New York, German immigrant unrest, yacht races, farming prices, and local incidents. It notes notable figures like Webster and Clay, And speaks of rail travel times, import totals, and national sentiment around the 1852 campaigns.
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