Canal system and state finance debate over tolls and improvements
A lengthy discussion outlines Pennsylvania canal and railroad plans, toll projections, and expected riches from coal traffic. It highlights legislative aims to align trade interests, taxation equality, and westward commerce, while noting contractor absences and a fatal duel in Georgia.
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Pennsylvania
Lehigh Com and Navigation Company
Jacoa
Maine
Newet
Phila- Faupe
Virginia
Pennia
West
Miportmin ‘of Trade and Commerce
Board of Canal ‘Commissioners
Commonwealth
Ican
Military and civil fates in Washington era appeals
The speaker compares military and civil qualifications, noting Washington's blend of civil and military powers and the sages who built a firm constitution. He praises the founders, cites Jackson and Alabama demographics, and closes with a respectful Quaker tribute to peaceable living and benevolence.
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Washington
Cromwell
Napoleon
England
Rome
Eleair
France
Jackson
Men Captured After Panama Escape Arrive in New York
Caraga Pinte captain Roberts and Mr Kellogg of the ache Ben Ala reach New York recounting a daring Panama escape. They claim the schooner and cargo were seized near Chagres. Officers confined the crew, the captain and cargo condemned to six years labor without trial, leaving them ignorant of the charges. The story urges the U S Government to investigate promptly.
Mississippi Support for National Administration Grows
From New Orleans reports indicate Mississippi may align with Louisiana in backing the National Administration. Natchez Port Gibson Pearl River Vicksburg and other towns are cited as showing administration strength amid opposition efforts. A Natchez meeting and circular urge opponents to attend a gathering on January 23. A fatal duel in January between Mr. Vaux and Judge Leonard is noted with brief details.
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New Orleans
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Vaux
Léonard
Natchez
Jackson
Mercantile Advertiser
Trith
Mississippi
Louisiana
Port Gibson
Pearl River
Vicksburg
Governor Clinton Urges Tobacco Cultivation in New York
Governor Clinton recommends tobacco farming as a profitable crop in New York. A Rochester Daily Telegraph writer reports a summer experiment showing tobacco yields exceed Western county crops. He believes soil and climate suit high priced yellow tobacco but not dark chewing varieties compared with the Southern States.
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Clinton
N. York
Rochester Daily Telegraph
Grand Hunt-Took Report from Greensacna
A large turnout from Hempfield Unity Derry Salem and nearby townships attended the Grand Hunt on Tuesday. Twenty five foxes and thirty one or two offal birds plus rabbits were captured with bears and several foxes escaping before the line closed. About two thousand people enjoyed the scene in orderly fashion with a final note on the king’s maxim Let us alone. A Baltimore cargo of domestic goods was noted in transit.
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Greensacna
Hempfield
Unity
Derry
Salem
Letus
Baltimore
Domestic manufacturing defended amid tariff debate
The article discusses protection for materials and cotton manufacture boosting the economy, arguing domestic industry would supply South America if not for protective support. It cites Boston dispatches on large-scale manufacturing exports, social folly with a fatal liquor feud, and a Berks county Bible Society report uncovering destitution of scriptures. It also notes Ohio legislature composition with lawyers and soldiers, and varied regional representation.
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South America
Dumbreleng
Boston
Sak Sea
Miles
The Paris Massacre Mirrors a Street Night of Terror
The London Saturday Times reports on the Paris killings during the night of Monday, November 26, where boys shouted for lamps in narrow rues. Gendarmes fired on unarmed spectators. eight died and many were wounded as troops crushed escapees.
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London Saturday Times
Paris
Manchester
Miuch
England
Rue St. Denis
Me St. Denis
Sax
Night Massacre in Mandar City Amid Mob Action
Eyewitness excerpt recounts a deadly clash between troops and a dense mob. Casualties include at least one gendarme killed and around 50 civilians dead with many wounded. Soldiers fired to disperse the crowd as civilians sought to flee the advancing force.
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Mandar
Tariff Comparisons Show Rejected and Proposed Duties
A quick review contrasts the 1826 rejected tariff with the proposed plan. Woollens minimums move to 160 cents per square yard for cloths under 30 cents. higher ranges use ad valorem rates, with wool at 40 to 59 percent over time. Pig iron rises to 62 1 2 per hundredweight. bar iron to 70 dollars per ton. other staples like hemp flax duck spirits and molasses see raised duties across stages.
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E Frory
Governor issues proclamation offering reward for Eliza March
The Governor of the Commonwealth issues a proclamation offering a hundred dollar reward for the apprehension of Eliza March of Lancaster County, charged with the femitet of her othe third in a noted local case.
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Commonwealth
Eliza March
Lancaster
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