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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1853
Page
2
For Assembly William Fruit of Mercer Co. for Prosecuting Attorney Theodore C. Spencer of Warren. For County Surveyor Patrick Falconer of Warren.
A rousing call urges Whigs to vote on the second Tuesday of October to oust a corrupt, self serving faction. It warns of heavy taxation, poverty, and locofoco influence, praising a Whig victory for honest, impartial governance and renewed prosperity. Also notes a Da guerrean Room opportunity and critiques high butter prices impacting readers.
The Whig ticket in this fall election is praised as creditable to the party and the state. We highlight Mercer and Warren county candidates for State Senate Assembly and Prosecuting Attorney, with notes on their qualifications and the rallying call for party support. Also mentions local merchants Mead & McLeod and Wilbur & Davis expanding businesses and public notices.
Hon. John M Botts speaks at a Newark City Hotel public dinner, praising Whig principles, recalling Virginia roots, and urging renewed party vitality. He argues the Whig party remains vital despite defections and attacks, citing protection to industry and infrastructure support as core aims.
A locofoco meeting in M Connelsville Fulton County features a speaker denouncing J Porter Brawley as bloated with whiskey yet notes support for him as Surveyor General. The Harrisburg State Journal contends the public would defeat him by 50,000 votes if better known.
A Warren Mail correspondent tours the Crystal Palace at the World’s Fair, noting Washington on horseback by Baron Monchetti, the Amazon Group by Kiss, and a caricature of Daniel Webster by Carew. The writer details dramatic statues, their reception by critics, and the abundance of international sculpture amid questions of taste and artistry.
Melbourne, Australia, shows rich banks and busy traders but severe shortages of building materials, stores, and housing. With a population over 100,000 and daily immigration, thousands reside in tents outside the city, while Detroit lists forty eight stationary steam engines.
The Albany Evening Journal argues Whigs must rebuild after 1852 defeats while avoiding factional divisions. It calls for peace and unity, rejects bolting, and envisions broad, merit based entry with wide presidential nominating freedom, foreseeing renewed harmony and strength for the Whig cause.
The Conneautville Banner blasts J Porter Brawley as a public plunderer and intoxicated hypocrite. It urges temperance supporters to defeat him, calling his election the greatest stain on Pennsylvania politics and comparing his loss to Maine liquor law victory.
A newly formed London company plans to stock the River Thames with salmon. The venture aims to boost fish stocks and support local fisheries and recreation along the river.
The Albany Register and Commercial Advertiser urge Whigs to bury personal feuds and unite for victory in New York, denouncing internal factionalism and praising shared aims. A Greek tribute to Henry Clay and Daniel Webster follows, while Census crime data show a high foreign-born criminal proportion in 1850.
L2P Secretary Dobbin remains indisposed and cannot attend at the Navy Department. The health constraint keeps him away from official duties at this time.
The speech by Hon. William H. Seward at Capital University Columbus Ohio on the 14th extols moral and intellectual progress. It argues that press and church must educate, while leaders and people must cultivate virtue, with the university singled out as central to American civilization.
The Dublin Nation notes strong proselytizing in Connaught and Kerry with many Catholics leaving the old faith. A West Troy woman Finn is found dead from brain congestion after a suspected blow by her husband. Finn was arrested. A Georgia man who once weighed 644 pounds dies from fat around the heart, per doctor’s assessment.
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