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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1852
Page
2
The Meigs County Telegraph reprints a lengthy pamphlet style critique of Franklin Pierce’s candidacy. It questions his name pronunciation, military claims, and political record, contrasting claims of heroism with alleged opposition to internal improvements and to widow benefits, while noting regional partisan tensions and editorials from New Hampshire and New York papers.
A long critical note argues Gen Scott is not a bigot though Protestant by faith and upbringing. It contrasts his treatment of Catholic reforms in Mexico with alleged New Hampshire bigotry, cites his Episcopalian ties, and reports on contemporaries and political moves surrounding the 1852 campaign, including references to Pierce and King as rivals and unsteady Democratic factions. The piece also mentions reports from Concord and New Hampshire Statesman about secret plotting for nomination and foreign policy concerns, plus notes on Western emigration violence and local weather and agricultural updates.
The column threads together partisan clashes in Mississippi with mentions of Union and Democratic factions, a notable fall conflict involving Scow and Graber, and caustic political exchanges across newspapers such as the Jackson Figg and Vicksburgh Whigy. It also notes a New York concert by Alboni and local civic plans, including building projects and shipboard notices, reflecting a era of volatile politics and fragmented press.
The Ohio Stair Journal announces a forthcoming pamphlet titled Life of General Scott. It will be issued in 26 engravings and pamphlet form, sold by the hundred at eight two dollars, per dozen or three cents per single copy.
In Washington July 15 the adjutant general of the United States Army died, with Col. Samuel Seyper named his successor. A Capitol court case involving Captain O’Liery for obtaining rations from the War Department ends in nolle prosequi. Philadelphia saw the death of Sheriff Gordon, while Richland county’s WW Ayres is noted. The Ohio and Kentucky political scene features nominations, conventions, and debates over the Fugitive Slave Act and public works. Reports also cover a Montreal fire, rail projects in Ohio, and various political figures’ actions and health updates across several states.
Railroads dominate local talk as factions clash over nominations and platforms. Pomeroy and Parkersburg align with rail interests amid accusations of neglect, while Gallipolis papers report on the Gallipolis Chillicothe and Jackson Railroad. Meigs county visions on routes and bonds remain unsettled.
Revival of disputed editorials claims Gen Winfield Scott supported native naturalization and Americanism amid forged attributions to General Bea. The May 29 1840 letter from Scott to a correspondent discusses views on naturalization, civil rights, and Northern and Western political tensions, reflecting era debates and foreign hostility.
A telegraph letter from June 8 1852 recounts Daniel Webster’s dismissal of Austrian diplomat Chevalier Hulsemann. It explains Hulsemann’s unclear official status, asserts only formal State Department communications carry official weight, and urges proper respect for US government authority while noting President’s effort to preserve friendly ties.
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