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Newspaper
Richmond Mail
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1854
Page
2
The Richmond Mail discusses President veto prospects for the Homestead Bill and analyzes reactions from Virginia Democrats and the Washington Union. It cites the Enquirer and argues the administration’s stance could split western land policy supporters and Virginia Democrats.
The Fredericksburg News prints a communication urging the erection of a monument to the late R B Semple. The editor endorses the proposition, noting strong local support and civic sentiment. The Martinsburg Gazette adds that wheat prospects are unusually promising this season.
The Tribune denounces the Nebraska Bill and urges drastic action against Greely describing treason or madness. It calls for burning Washington as a warning and condemns disunion in Congress while ridiculing the idea that policy could justify such turmoil.
The Lynchburg Republican and Southside Democrat oppose Slidell’s fillibuster resolutions for three reasons. They warn suspending neutrality laws equates to war and should be done openly by Congress, decry the tactic as cowardly, and argue it risks expanding presidential power. They doubt the President sanctions this trick and note Washington letter writers’ unreliability. The Union newspaper and other signs suggest the President may back the move, risking Republican support before 1854.
The trial of Major Wyse proceeds in New York over charges that he refused orders to sail with government troops to California aboard the steamship Falcon. The vessel had to dock at Norfolk after being deemed unable to continue. Opinions differ on Wyse’s guilt, but many blame those who sent an unseaworthy ship on such a voyage.
Retaliation over Col. Benton's pledge to cut postal mail flow from the St. Louis Post Office provokes postmaster Armstrong to refuse handling or sending bills of the Bank of Missouri bearing Benton's likeness. The clash portrays Armstrong as equally bold as Benton.
A reader cites a Whig remark on backing Richmond and asks neighbors to judge if exclusive trade schemes serve city prosperity. A Constantinople dispatch reports 200000 Russian troops massing to assault fortress lines, Omar Pasha routed, and Turkish retreating forces causing atrocities. The Lynchburg Virginian notes Episcopal Convention in the city on the 17th will bring many strangers, requiring hospitality.
The House remained in session all Thursday night, voting on motions to adjourn and delaying action on the Nebraska Bill. A special order set the Pacific Railroad Bill for Tuesday at 1 o clock and ahead of other business. Opponents blocked a vote on closing debate, while supporters blocked adjournments, aiming to push final action to Tuesday after the railroad bill. The tense session seeks to forestall immediate passage and keep the issue alive through next week. In Petersburg Circuit Court, Montague's murder case is set for a spring retrial after a previous verdict and a new trial ordered due to an incompetent juror. In Wirt County, Cassidy was found guilty of second-degree murder for John McGriffin’s death on March 20 and sentenced to fourteen years in the Penitentiary.
The Protestant Episcopal General Convention adjourned in Philadelphia on Wednesday. The basis of representation was postponed to the next General Convention to be held in Baltimore in May 1857.
The Petersburg Intelligencer notes that the South Side Railroad is expected to finish by June 1 and the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad to Wytheville by June 1. It reports New Market horse racing with Red Eye winning the first heat and the event drawing large crowds, plus various brief items on new organizations, machinery, and local curiosities through a collection of short notes.
The Louisville Democrat denounces calls that Ward’s acquittal follows Southern jury norms and argues the crime cannot be justified. It condemns Hardin county jurors as corrupt and unworthy, urging public disgust. Letters from Paris report American departures from Paris to join Omer Pacha’s army faced disorganization and hazards, with Greene and Quincy Shaw among returning Boston adventurers.
Married Tuesday evening by Reverend Reed Dan’l Hf. London, Esq. to Miss Mary Ki. Caskie, daughter of James Caskie, Esq., all of Richmond.
The city notes the death of Mrs Susanna Pleasants on the 12th at her residence aged 82. Her funeral is set for Sunday at 4 PM from the 2nd Presbyterian Church with Rev M D Hoge officiating. friends are invited.
The missing City of Glasgow steamer remains untraced as the Washington sails from Southampton for New York with 200 passengers. News from the East reports Russian moves at Kalafat and Silistria while Turkish troops demand arrears. other notes cover British, French and Spanish actions, Austria’s amnesty, Prussia’s stance, Greek and Indian theaters, and market updates on flour wheat and corn with Ericsson progress.
Excitement at the Nebraska Lit New York on May 11 reports a public meeting being called in the Park by four citizens oppressed by the Missouri Compromise. Signers include Moses Grinnel Alfred Pell Wm Cullen Bryant Walter Ek Jones George Nebold Judge Joan L Mason George Griswold Samuel B Ruggles and other prominent figures urging steps at the crisis and demanding Congress pledge to protect rights resisting invasion and considering decisive measures to avert disaster to union peace and stability.
The Montreal Witness reports a possible French divorce involving Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie amid unconfirmed yet widely echoed whispers. The empress looks melancholy while the emperor remains calm, with no official confirmation but strong speculation cited from multiple licensed papers.
A compendium of May party notes, a Norfolk Argus poem on floral wreaths, a 1650 Connecticut Blue Laws kiss case, a quip about a Wisdom to Common Sense seat, Cincinnati market rules, and Carter’s Spanish Medicine praised for blood and liver tonic effects with local endorsements in Richmond Virginia.
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