California Confirms Slavery Ban as New State Feat
The California Convention, opened Sept 4, elected Robert Semple as president and pledged to uphold the U S Constitution. It declares slavery prohibited in California while voting shows strong support for a free state, though debates about suffrage hint at future conflict. Calhoun will oppose admission with slavery limits, signaling a tough congressional fight ahead.
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California
Empire City
New York
Robert Semple
Sonora
United States
Free States
South
Caloun and Company
North Star
Washington
New York Tribune
Calhoun
Congress
Promised Peace Society lectures fail to appear in Tonprince
A man claiming to be Smythe Lushington of the Peace Society announced two lectures on Peace War and Capital Punishments in Tonprince but did not appear after distributing notices. Mr L. Snelling spoke on Peace and War to a full room, with deacon Mr John Mercer presiding and the audience paying thanks to the speaker.
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John Mercer
L. Snelling
Snelling
H. Richard
Brockway
The
Peace Society
Smythe Lushington
Lincoln
Lincolnshire Advertiser
MetanonoLty
Starwell
Barnes
Putney
Richmond
Louis Henry Shadwell
Lancelot Shadwell
England
Barn Elms Park
Shadwell
Crabtree
Review of Fisher's Drawing-room Scrap Book for 1850
A public notice praises Fisher and Co annuals for 1850 including The Drawing-room Scrap Book edited by Charles Mackay and Fireside Tales for the Young. It highlights moral lessons, engaging poetry, portraits of Lamartine and Louis Napoleon, and thirty six engravings, stressing suitability for juvenile readers and enduring value.
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Fisher
London
Peter Jackson
Fisher and Co
Charles Mackay
Norton
Lamartine
Louis Napoleon
Lively 19th Century Tracts and Juvenile Tales Spotlight
A review notes The Juvenile Scrap Book edited by Mrs Milner with illustrations and stories for youth. It praises The Christian Acepsuke with Bible scenes and reflections. It also covers Epwarmp Swaine’s Political Franchise lecture and Foxton’s Popular Christianity, criticizing dogmatic creeds while favoring practical faith.
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Ellet
Epwamp Swaine
London
Partridge and Oakey
Congregational Union
F.J. Foxton
A.B
Pembroke College
Oxford
Stoke Prior
Docklow
Herefordshire
John Chapman
Strand
Church of England
Baron W. von Hum Boldit
Stebbing
Humboldt
Pyrmont
Baron von Humboldt
Vienna
Address to the Readers of the Eclectic Review urged for wider circulation
The Eclectic Review editor calls attention to an address in the advertising columns and urges supporters to extend the periodical’s healthy high standard among dissenters. A new volume's start offers a fitting opportunity to help expand circulation and sustain its influence.
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Eclectic Review
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