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Newspaper
Oshkosh Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1851
Page
2
The National Police Gazette notes that the scaffold serves as a holiday for fiends overturned by eternity, casting a saintly halo on executions. It argues the moral impact of capital punishment is a vital question for legislators to consider given the prevalence of executions across the United States.
A local projection urges subscription for a new plank road from here to Wankau and warns of Erie PA bank money. The piece exposes Charles Reed as bank chief, alleges systemic mispractice, and predicts a wave of swindles as he uses discounted paper to push credit, with opposition to banks and plans for banking articles.
The Oshkosh paper lists R P Lightme lecturing for the Young Men's Association on January 29 on Knowledge and its Exercise. It notes a concert by Sittig and Tillmans, mentions the Baker Family performances next Monday and Tuesday, and advertises local trades and temperance messages including Uncle Sherwood of the Grub Saloon offering supper and oysters.
Abstracts from the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors indicate a ferry will be established across the Wolf at Mukwa. A proposal to set up a free ferry is under consideration, but plans are in motion to place a ferry immediately after river break in spring to aid the Wolf lumber trade and local business.
Our Madison correspondents deserve thanks for vivid sketches and pointed insights. The current Legislature is viewed as superior to peers, with a sincere aim to serve the state's best interests. Correspondents are urged to write honestly, even if critiques sting, as healthy earnestness benefits readers. The Sheboygan Mercury notes Scott's lead and forecasts Fillmore's nomination prospects.
The Kenosha Telegraph reports the governor's message reached state presses early, except the final paragraph reserved for telegraphic delivery. Some papers printed it. the Kenoske Telegraph notes they were not among those served and suggests intentional omissions by others or by the telegraph.
The Legislature rescinded the censure resolutions against Senator Walker, declaring the rebuke deserved and the public vindication complete. The piece condemns party leaders for vindictiveness and urges a return to calm, asserting Truth and Democracy remain advanced despite the revocation.
The Sheboygan Mercury laments a year old telegraph contract with Mr Hotchkiss, noting a five dollar charge for a half page report and threatening to sever ties with a single-controlled enterprise. The paper claims to have paid five dollars to publish timely news and warns stockholders that the line is failing and the stock is for sale.
In Washington on January 10 1851 Gov Doty on leave introduced a bill referred to the Public Lands Committee. The bill authorizes Ohio and Wisconsin to select the remaining lands due under acts aiding Wabash and Erie Dayton and Erie canals and for improving Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Selections must be within each state and from unsold public lands not claimed by pre emption.
Democratic lawmakers held a Canvass in which Gov Dodge was nominated for Senator on the sixth ballot by one vote. In the joint ballot the two Houses later elected him by 69 to 7, though full details were not yet received as the report was incomplete.
A friend offered a blurred excuse for breaking a promise blaming his wife’s illness and house duties. In awkward exchange, he pursued a different aim, claiming he planned to pursue a relationship as soon as his wife could manage.
Notice to Post Masters Lind, Winnebago County, situated on the Indian Janda mail route from Berlin via Marquette to Waupaca. All mail for Lind should be directed to the Berlin Post Office. G. W. Taggart, P. M. Lind.
From Madison January reports detail the opening of the 8th Convention era with Governor Dewey delivering a cautious message. The notes cover calls for land policy reform, opposition to usury laws, and ongoing senatorial canvassing. Reports describe the Assembly and Senate dynamics, key figures like Walker, Dodges, Doty, Hobart, and the push for Board of Public Works, plus critique of old political bosses and a hint of a new generation emerging.
In Washington the Swedish nightingale Jenny Lind delighted audiences after a midnight serenade from Baltimore, then dined with the President. The National Hall crowd roared as she performed an overture with praise from leaders like Scott, Webster, and the President. Congress adjourned for holidays as winter settled in.
A Saturday evening meeting in this place, chaired by A A Austin Kay with J D Hyman as secretary, formed a three member committee to draft resolutions. The panel urged that the will of the people be the supreme law and that the bank question be submitted to voters. They asked lawmakers to push a constitutional submission law and the resolutions passed unanimously. The proceedings were ordered printed in village papers.
A Illinois reader from Cook County near Chicago reports a large bony breast tumor in a horse diminished by Wilder’s Celebrated Horse Ointment after failing with Dr Taylor’s Nerve and Bone Ointment and another product. Within sixty days of first use, the tumor vanished and the animal recovered.
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