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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1850
Page
1
The Keowee Courier lists subscription rates for one year five dollars if paid within three months, two dollars if paid by the end of the subscription year, and indicates subscriptions without clear limits run indefinitely until discontinued with arrears. It notes advertisement costs at 75 cents per square for the first insertion and 3 1/2 cents for each continuation, with generous annual discounts for yearlong advertisers.
A lengthy protest by Southern senators against California's admission to the Union is presented and debated in the Senate. The document contends the measure partitions slaveholding states and violates constitutional principles, prompting discussions on journal entry and parliamentary precedent.
The tally breakdown shows Yeas from three state Democrats and Free State members, plus two Slave State Democrats and four Slave State Whigs. Notable names include Bradbury Bright Cass Dickinson Dodge Dodge Douglas Fetch Hamlin Jones Norris Shields Sturgeon Walker Whitcomb Baldwin Cooper Davis Ewing Greene Miller Phelps Seward Smith Upham Winthrop Benton Houston Bell Spruance Underwood Whles.
The California bill advanced after a Senate vote on the 13th, detailing full boundary claims. The roll call shows a diverse group of lawmakers across states including Baldwin from Texas, Bell from Tennessee, Joe from Iowa, Benton from Missouri, Norris from Illinois, and Smith from Massachusetts among others.
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