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Newspaper
Sunbury American
Location
Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1850
Page
2
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes Mr Clay’s remarks defending the Union, denying disunion rhetoric, and urging loyalty. He warns against a Kentucky threat and praises South Carolina’s radical stance while affirming patriotism in all states. Senator Hale counters with Missouri Compromise history and political risk.
Mrs Littlefield and jailer Andrews visit Professor Webster in Leverett Street Jail. Webster greets her and speaks of her dead son. He says it would be better to die young than to grow up in vice. She expresses sympathy and wishes liberty. The exchange ends with a resigned, peaceful tone.
The passage presents Mr. Clay's Senate rhetoric on national destiny. It extols the individual as negligible beside the republic and calls readers to elevate patriotism, deeming self-sacrifice essential to protect the nation's future. The speech frames citizens as part of a long historical line and warns against obstructing national progress.
The council’s decision has not altered Prof Wevsren’s appearance or conduct. He spends time in deep thought with a book in hand when alone. Jail officers say no strict watch is kept and fear of self harm is low. The record lists him at 55 years old, five feet two and one eighth inches tall.
The Compromise bill was killed on Wednesday in the Senate. Mr. Pearce of Maryland is the murderer. It will pass the House by a 20 vote majority. Hon Josefh Casey, our Representative, was at the Supreme Court last week handling business. Casey has proven himself an able and industrious member at his post. Fourth race notes point to useful reading on page four.
The Freshet caused widespread ruin to crops and fences, especially along Shamokin Creek where Mr. J Houghawout reported 8 to 10 inches higher water than in 1846. Many farmers on the North Branch suffered crop and lumber losses, while the West Branch saw smaller damages.
A company of vocalists plans entertainments next Wednesday and Thursday evenings in this place. Their reputation is excellent and the Havana Republican praises their musical execution as superior with pure and elegant singing. The nine year old Fanny is singled out as a perfect warbler. The notice urges lovers of refined music to attend across the country.
Early Thursday at about 3 AM the canal bridge on the Harrisburg to Northumberland route gave way. Ten passengers fell into the canal. Mr. Jones of near Harrisburg was killed, others injured. Horses died or were injured. blame placed on canal authorities and a weak wooden pier. Damages threaten coal supply and higher prices.
The piece warns against New York scams like the Racing subscription office and Assam Tea Company claiming they bait readers with dubious ads. It recounts visiting the Tea Company office at 136 Greenwich Street, finding it closed, and labels the venture a humbug. It notes damages to the Schuylkill Canal will be repaired by August 10 and records local church announcements and a dairy note on horseradish in milk.
Washington dispatches note the Compromise Bill facing renewed danger as opponents seek to stall, aiming to affect the slavery issue ahead of any adjournment. Texas, New Mexico, and cabinet actions loom, with King and Bradbury tied to amendments and votes likely to decide fate.
Saint Louis reports deadly cholera with high mortality at Liberty and along the Missouri river. Smallpox also claims victims daily. Belgian settlers near Kansas City suffered near total cholera fatalities. May totals show two hundred fifty deaths in two weeks. most at St. Louis. A Brigidier General Richard Mason died in St. Louis from cholera. Cincinnati shows 659 cholera deaths from June 1 to 23, with total disease deaths at 1,363 that period.
A mob of about 200 people in Culpepper Virginia abducted William Grayson a free Black man from the jail and hanged him in the woods after he proclaimed innocence. Grayson had been twice convicted of murder but won new trials on appeal. Authorities face pressure to arrest those involved.
Reports from Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and Pittsburg on cholera deaths over 24 to 48 hours. Cholera claims tally 10 in Cincinnati 35 in other diseases 7 in St Louis 17 in Louisville. Vermont Central Railroad narrows escape after a bridge settlement. Philadelphia Ledger update hints at political bill progress and cabinet speculation in Washington.
The Bradbury amendment was lost by accident as Mr Douglass faltered. Winthrop supports the bill and will vote for it. Berrien backs the bill, Fillmore favors it, Sharkey approves, and Rhett is hopeful. Northern reports that Foote shirks responsibility are false. No senator works harder for the bill than he does.
A major peach grower from Morris county New Jersey reports extensive fruit loss from Thursday night’s gale. Many trees were uprooted and branches broke, with foliage burdened limbs causing fruit damage. About half of the apples in the region blown off as well.
The Arcuntsior or Limnure in Austrian Poland bans clergy from wearing long hair like peasants and from smoking in public, aligning with a stance against demagogues and Baal worship.
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