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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1858
Page
3
For Congress, Nylvan Vorhes of Athens County. For Auditor, Aaron Stivers of Salisbury. For Treasurer, Cyrus Russell of Chester. For Commissioner, Wm. Ledlie of Salem. For Surveyor, Elwam Hutton of Salem.
A remarkable 1850s Kentucky case reports Ann Goddard, a white woman, suing for freedom after being claimed as a slave by Mary Goddard. The circuit court jury found her a free white woman, prompting the judge to caution against public demonstrations of triumph in a justice setting.
A fiery editorial condemns Democratic leaders in Ohio and national officials for pressuring Kansas to enter as a slave state, accuses the administration of bribery and deceit, and mocks opponents while defending the Union and fearing electoral manipulation ahead of the 1860 census and presidential contest.
The Meigs County Democratic Delegate Convention nominated Samuel Postlethwait and J C Golden for Auditor, Robert Campbell for Treasurer, and D R Jacobs for Commissioner amid some discord. The paper endorses Republican candidates, accuses Democrats of public wrongs, and calls for adding Democratic subscribers while awaiting full proceedings.
A Democratic meeting in Oliv County drew both Democrats and Republicans to the court house with a large crowd. Speakers included Geo. Pugh and C. D. Martin, who faced Republican arguments on Kansas and Lecompton, while the paper criticizes Martin as an out and out Lecomptonite and mocks Sen. Shorter’s stand on popular sovereignty as North oppression.
An old advertisement promotes a public map of the United States and lists various tonics and patent medicines. It references Dr. Morse and other elixirs, urging readers to obtain almanacs and purchase remedies for health, beauty, and vitality, with flamboyant claims about cleansing blood and restoring vigor.
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