Nominations and party prospects in the 1852 election
In this June 17 1852 column the Pierce and King ticket is analyzed as a political balance of North and South. The piece quotes the New York Times on unity and division within the Democratic Party and outlines Whig strategy to oppose the ticket, urging cohesion and strong effort. Letters from Jamestown discuss mail delays and blame across Dunkirk and Buffalo routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Pierce
King
Gen
Republic
Ile
Free Soil
Hook
Crook
The
N. Y. Times
Scott
Evening Post
General Pierce
South Carolina
North
New York
Massachusetts
Buffalo
Dunkirk
Westfield
Jamestown Journal
Jamestown
Dunkirk Journal
N. Y
Erie
Waterford
P. M
Whig Views on Gen Scott Pledges and Duty of the President
The united Whig press opposes pledges to Gen Scott, arguing he should present himself to the people without pre election guarantees. The Cincinnati Gazette urges Scott to resist outside pressure and maintain Whig principles on executive power and legislation. The piece cites the president’s duty to faithfully execute laws and criticizes attempts to secure pre election veto pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Whig Press
Free States
Gen Scott
Gen. Scott
Cincinnati Gazette
Congress
Letter on mail delays prompts request for alternative routing
A correspondent laments slow mail delivery and requests faster handling. The writer notes letters often arrive after topics have grown old and asks for future favors, suggesting sending communications via New York.
Clearfield County Reassignment Sparks Court Standstill
Rumor claims Clearfield County will move from White's district to Knox's under new legislature but Knox reportedly refuses the transfer, leaving no courts operating in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearfield County
Texas
White
Knox
Contested Congressional Nomination and Regional Notes
The text cites candidates Gen S Miles Green and Dr John McCulloch for Huntingdon District. It notes Maryland wage attachment exemption set to July 1. It states Mount Vernon Estate spans 800 acres with a $200,000 asking price. It mentions Virginia Legislature recess from June 7 to November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Miles Green
Barrece Forge
John McCulloch
Petersburg
Huntingdon
Mount Vernon
Washington
Virginia
Visit of the Russian Emperor and Austrian court in Albany
Editorial correspondent describes a protracted stay of the Russian Emperor and the Austrian court in Albany. The procession from the railway to the palace, the grand review upcoming, and the opulent royal entourage are recounted with emphasis on court costume, diamonds, and naval and diplomatic display. The writer reflects on the humility before a higher power amid pomp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
M’curdy
Erlau
Clowe
Austria
Gen
Scotr
Royal Chapel
Chavel
Methodist General Conference Elects New Clergy and Tract Society
At Boston on May 29 the Methodist General Conference elected Adam Poe Larrabee Homer J. Clerk and Abel Stevens to key positions. A Court of Appeals was discussed and a plan for a Tract Society independent from the Book Concern was adopted with seven bishops as presidents and central New York location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bishop Ames
Adam Poe
Cincinnati
Professor Larrabee
Ladies’ Repository
Homer J. Clerk
Pittsburgh Christian Advocate
Abel Stevens
New ‘Tract Society
Dre. Peck
John Davis
J. 8
Tract Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Able Stevens
New York
Church
Book Concern
Tract Society
Free Presbyterian Synod debates slaveholding fellowship
The Free Presbyterian Synod at Cleveland debated fellowshipping with slaveholders and adopted a unanimous preamble and resolution. It states that nations communities and denominations are moral partnerships under God and that secession from a body is required when its sin is inherited by members. G Henry W Hoffman becomes associate editor and joint proprietor of the Cumberland Miners Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Word of God
Henry W. Hoffman
The
Cumberland Bar
Cumberland Miners’ Journal
Barriers and Elections in Washington News
Governor Grayson was elected president of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company at a Washington meeting. A Maryland paper mill near Marriotstown burned, with $20,000 loss. Haines’ store robbed of silk and cash. Postmaster General called to Andover by illness of son. Whigs prep for National Convention. Fillmore Webster and Scott allies active. Senate Executive Session discussed Utah judges. one Mormon from Ohio confirmed. Benantsy confirmed Singapore consul. Maury elected mayor by 893-vote margin. Meagher citizenship petition blocked. House debated ten million acre land grant for indigent insane. numerous Senate items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Ohio Canel Company
Washington
Grayson
Cauffman
Marriotstown
Haines’ Frinze
Andover
Mass
Friends of
Fillmore
Webster
Scott
Senate
Utah
Ohio
Ie Benantsy
Singapore
J. H. Maury
Republic of This
Franklin Pierce
A. M
Thomas Francis Meagher
Delicacy Aspare Recipe With Baked Eggs
A recipe notes Aspare at perfection and offers a seasonable method to serve it with baked eggs. Twenty heads of asparagus are cut, boiled fifteen minutes, then buttered and heated three minutes with pepper salt and sugar. Placed in a dish, six eggs are broken over, seasoned, and baked until set.
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Gen. Pierce
White House
Ledger
Buchanan
Ld Buch
Avaicutturan Notick
Warren County Agricultural Society
Pittsburgh
Anature
L. F. Watson
Crystal Palace
Vauver
Amatox
Lieut
Herndon
United States Navy
Department
Amazon
Peru
Atlantic
Para
Brazil
U. S
Dolphin
N.Y
Hosea Ballou
United States
Peterson
Choice
Maryland
Indiana Senate
Savannah
Kossuth
Belfast
Maine
Weed
Albany Evening Journal
Methodist General Conference
Free Presbyterian Synod
Abd-el-Kader
Allah
Weep
Rome
St. Peter's
Jones
Fort Merril
Nueces
Ramsey
Minnesota
Oxford County
Warwick, Mill and
Union
Tuscarawas Couty
N. Y.times
Chicago
Rivera
Sydney
Lasshood
Curran
Lord Clare
Hivuspawe
Jonesville
Harvey Spalding
Semah
D. M. Swickland
Richard W. ‘Dalrympl
Mivw
Sarah J. Kitchen
Conewango
Frewsburg
Sybill
Andrew Frank
Pine Grove Township
Warren Co
David Ludlow
Sugar Grove
David Stillson
Wetmore & Woodin
Warren
Warren County
Second Street
Johnson & Brown
L. D. Wetmore
Geo. D. Woodin
Ummerton & Church
N. B
Borough of
Geo. A. Cobham
Thos. Struthers
Marsh
Wm. Brown
Smith Labree
Sam’ Grossenburg
R. Dunham
N. Sill
J. J. Berry
R. E. Cook
R. J. Falconer
George Stolfire
Rob’t McIntyre
E. M. Allen
D. M. Phelps
J. Evers
James Welden
Samuel McGuire
A. M. Barber
Henry McGee
Charles Whitney
Samuel Barton
Josiah Farnsworth
L. Wetmore
Prest
P. Fauconre
Sec’y. Warren
Glade Township
Erie Land Office
B. A. Manchester
Arpfa’s
Female Poets of America
R. W. Griswold
Gibbon
Milman
Wesley
Variety Hall
Lewis F. WA
ASTOR
Olive
Almond
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