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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1854
Page
2
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The Mail announces its connection is closing with this issue and thanks patrons, especially the Democratic party, for support. E. Cowan is slated to succeed as editor, praised for experience and energy, with Bates signing the valedictory and urging continued patronage for the paper’s future. The second item reflects on the Glorious Fourth, lamenting loss of liberty and contemplative hints for subdued celebrations instead of a jubilee.
A lengthy critique of President Franklin Pierce and his cabinet, labeling the administration a betrayal to liberty and democracy. It warns of intensified slavery advocacy, accuses Pierce and Douglas of corrupt politics, and laments national division, urging renewed resistance and liberty. Also records a Sugar Grove meeting briefing with Fred. Douglas and fundraising for his cause, a Sunday service, Fourth of July plans, reader letters urging anti Nebraska Act sentiment, and a 1854 marriage ad from York.
The note recalls John Tyler joining the break with the Whigs and urges the independent Democratic press of the North to turn this silence into a decisive repudiation. It frames the shift as a lesson and calls for a stronger stance by independent Democratic voices.
The S. O. of G.T. constitution and by laws will be printed at this office next week. Lodges not yet supplied should order now for cheaper pricing. Stan James Parker leads the Chautauque Democrat editorially, opposing the Nebraska bill and Administration. The M Kean Citizen appears, successor to the News, with F. A. Allen publishing while avoiding politics yet ready to attack the Administration.
The Hon. A. D. Smith of the Wisconsin Supreme Court declares the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 unconstitutional citing three reasons. Congress lacks power to legislate on reclaiming fugitive slaves. The act improperly assigns liberty determinations to court commissioners. It denies the right to trial by jury.
The 7th inst meeting debated a direct October vote on Prohibition and read replies from Gov. Bigler and Judge Pollock. They favored a constitutional prohibitory law with a people’s vote on repeal, and pledged executive sanction if the Legislature enacted it.
The Montrose Democrat editorialized against the Nebraska bill, warning that a day of retribution will come and denouncing political forces in Washington. It called out Northern politicians, urged faithful representation, and claimed the Democratic Party would be harmed by supporting the measure. It cited media alignment with slaveholding interests and noted local leaders Dr. W. A. Irvine and Thomas Struthers as railroad directors.
In Bryan Williams county Ohio a curious discovery unfolds with natural fountains erupting across the town. Report describes underground lake theory, varying flows, fish sightings, and easy well work with water arising from 42 feet depth through blue clay. Water remains constant despite weather, droughts, or floods.
A dramatic tale shows a inebriated husband cursing in a jail cell until his wife appears with bread and kindness. She speaks softly, tears in her eyes, and his stern pride yields as she promises to post bond and return with a friend. She later leads him away penitent, upheld by her devotion.
A missing elderly farmer Lyman Sutliff is found dead near his Jefferson area farm with a rifle wound and suspected foul play. A neighbor is jailed as a prime suspect after townsfolk accuse him of meddling with Sutliff’s cattle and property. The coroner’s jury declares murder in the first degree though jurors may be reluctant to convict.
The Louisville Courier will publish on the 18th the forthcoming trial of Matt F. Wad featuring the prosecution witnesses R B Carpenter T W Gibson and Alf Allen and the defense by Those I Marshall Nat Wolfe and John C Crittenden including all excluded testimony about whipping and the shooting of Mr Bliss.
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