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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1847
Page
4
The excerpt from a Senate speech argues that the Mexican War risks ruin, wastes money on conquest instead of peace railways, and divides the nation over slavery. It warns that continued war could trigger internal collapse and questions national policy and unity.
A fiery speech urges retreat from conquest and calls for homeward shifts of troops to restore peace. The speaker condemns invasion as treason and proposes ending internal feud, seeking honorable peace with Mexico and unity within the Union. He appeals to patriotism and national prosperity.
Private New York Sun notes from late January report Senor Regan reinstated as Foreign Relations minister and Mexico shifting toward peace. Santa Anna presses Congress on funds and church confiscation. sale of church property at sixty percent discount amid heavy debt. Clergy oppose measures while reformists seek separation of church and state. Foreign Legion deserters, largely Irish, are reviewed by the general in chief and ready to depart for Tula.
A Washington report claims Mexican forces and Santa Anna face pressure as Gen Scott attacks San Juan d'Ulloa with Perry’s fleet while Taylor remains on the frontier. Other items praise Irish deserters spanning loyalties and recount volunteers’ farewell to General Taylor. The Ohio wagoner nickname draws fire in editorials.
A spark from a lamp ignited a powder cask at Geo Spencer Co Mines in Minersville causing a massive blast. William Brennan died instantly, Patrick Lawless perished beneath debris, Patrick Donahue also died after being trapped, four others injured and rescue efforts failed. Also reports Germany to US emigration and a Dublin Archbishop note on juvenile refuge costs.
In the Senate on Tuesday a resolution to authorize the Secretary to contract with Dr. J A Hunston for daily reports of proceedings and debates next session faced fierce opposition. Amendments failed 12 to 26, Benton clashed with Hannegan, and the bill passed 27 to 19 amid accusations of partisan aims.
Mr Adams in the House objects to a Senate claim of $50,000 or $80,000 to owners of the Amistad vessel. He argues freemen were not property and the Spanish demand treated the men as assassins. He condemns the Secretary of State letter as misleading. The measure fails as voters split 28 to 98 against.
Army dispatch reports Gen. Scott gathering at Lobos with 8000 troops, preparations hampered by rough roads and raiders. Isolating Lobos as land operation base, with Veracruz far from assured and Mexican forces fortifying Puebla Tlascala passes. News confirms captures of Borden Gaines Cassius Clay Danley Henry. Taylor holds hostages in Monterey while officials face punitive measures. A death in Chester county and a quip on English costs conclude the item.
The New Orleans Picayune asserts Mexicans hold the most accurate intelligence on Union troop maneuvers. It notes no regiment moves without warning, praising Minon's near two thousand cavalry ready to strike weak detachments, attributing recent successes to this intelligence.
A Moore county resident named Marciom Bryce plans to ship six hundred bushels of corn from Fayetteville to Scotland as a charitable gift to distressed countrymen. The deed and the name Charity and Bruce are noted as noble in the Fayetteville Observer.
A servant in General H. B. Duryea's Brooklyn household sent $30 to friends in Ireland. She learned that eight relatives including parents and siblings died of starvation. Another Morse family servant learned two sisters had perished from starvation.
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