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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1853
Page
2
A fragment lists individuals tied to various Ohio counties and roles, including N H Van Vorties in Athens and W M Gibson in Seneca, with J Backus in Cuyahoga and Wade Public Works in Coshocton. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicates a compiled public record.
The Whigs of Meigs County call a county convention in Pomeroy on August thirteenth to choose a representative for the Legislature and candidates for county offices. Delegates will also select a slate for a Senate district convention. Meigs voters heard reports on temperance rallies with large attendances and speeches by Randall Stivers, J Swallow, Samuel Grant, and others, emphasizing virtue and reform.
A Racine conference in August 1853 endorses temperance reform and Maine Law principles. The document, forwarded by H. L Swatlow, urges rejection of candidates not aligned with temperance, and calls for strong moral suasion and legislation to curb vice. Contributors include J. M. Boring and P. Be HL Swattow.
A Salisbury Township Whig gathering at the Court House on August 16 1843 appointed delegates for the county convention to be held August 18. M Bosworth chaired, A Thomson was secretary, and a five member committee was formed to select delegates. A public defense of Mr Biggs and a column of party notices followed, with calls for a railroad meeting and plans for county delegation to support the Calumias and Hocking Valley Railroad.
Reports note the postponement due to peculiar Kanprens conditions. Paria Press calls the Hastert question settled amid arrests linked to a supposed conspiracy at the Opera. Russian Chancelor claims Czar will accept the four-power settlement with Austria’s delay tied to ongoing negotiations. American and British fleets active as tensions rise.
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