30 Jun 1858
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Newspaper
Ohio Carrollton Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1858
Page
1
An extended list of acts and resolutions from Congress, touching slavery in Kansas and other territories, Pacific railroad pledges, Denmark treaty provisions, and numerous private relief acts for individuals. The text includes garbled dialogue and misread names, but centers on political blame for slavery expansion, territorial governance, and pension relief bills.
In a comical tale a farmer pays for a year's newspaper with eighteen pullets and many eggs, claiming the subscription is his charity at home. The editor refuses profit and insists on paying for overages, while the farmer jokes about his roost covering the bill. A diary fragment and a church basket scene follow with quirky, era-typical vignettes.
In July on a Saint Paul to Afton ride, a native narrator encounters a boastful stranger claiming Yankee origin. The exchange reveals humor and misread signals as the man asserts ownership disputes and a plan to seek fortune in Minnesota, naming Governor Treadwell and connections to Vermont.
The Washington correspondence in the Pennsylvanian notes President Buchanan’s busy schedule and strain on health as he reviews rosters and arranges foreign postings. It praises Mr Slidell for France but warns of political costs, arguing administration policy harms working people with high office pay while wages lag.
Supreme Court decision declares laws stripping governor of appointment power for penitentiary and state house officers unconstitutional. Judge Brinkerhoff leads a majority opinion. Judge Swan concurs. Chief Justice Bartley dissents. Officials related to the case include William Kennon and associates. the opinion outlines distinctions between public office and elections and addresses constitutional limits on legislative appointment power.
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