16 Feb 1848
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Newspaper
Albany Patriot
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1848
Page
1
The Albany Patriot announces biweekly Wednesday morning notices from proprietors qeiSON TIFT & SETH N Boughton. It outlines annual terms for prepayment, rates for advertisements, and deadlines for creditors and estate notices. It also notes postpaid business letters and penalties for missed insertions.
The Whigs debate a standard bearer for the upcoming campaign with factions favoring Mr Clay and Gen Taylor. Supporters insist on principle and a national convention while opponents push for an available candidate who can unite the party. The press notes consternation in Georgia and calls for a Clay-based, principled stand amid divisions.
For Mexico, the brig Tassa under Captain Grey sails to the Brazos with Government States. The brig George Went to Vera Cruz with Government Stores, horses, and thirteen nell for the quartermasters department. The schooner Sylvia Wilds under Captain Hitchman departs for the Brazos this morning.
The Louisiana General Assembly met on the day fixed by the Constitution to elect a Senator to replace Henry Johnson. The House and Senate toggled between Whig and Democratic factions as votes were cast for John M. Bell of Orleans and rival nominees John Slidell, Christopher Adams Jr, and Duncan F. Kenner. A tie resulted with multiple irregular votes noted and commentary on the voting method and participants.
The article recounts a tense General Assembly session where Pierre Soule edged to the Senate by seven votes amid factional strife. It notes Bell and other Democrats shifting to Soule, praises Soule’s eloquence, and cites comparisons to Egypt’s sun worship while touching on related political rhetoric.
A Georgia man bets a quarter to force a mule over a bridge after the animal balks. The mule resists until Jack offers a plan to win the dollar tomorrow for the squatter's removal, revealing a humorous street scene and quick wit.
Report from the City of Mexico dated January 13, 1845, detailing rumors of peace or war as officials and correspondents discuss potential treaty possibilities at Querétaro. Mentions troops, supply shortages, and Capt. Ruff’s and Col. Wynkoop's actions against rebels, with notes on Padre Jaranita and Valencia.
The Prussian officer Baron Van Grone, who fought with American forces in Mexico, arrived in New Orleans from Vera Cruz. He was wounded in the hip while leading two companies and helped seize a fort at the National Bridge. He came to serve with the U S army by permission of the King of Prussia, with plans to visit Cuba and the United States before returning home. Gov. Shunk of Pennsylvania recently exercised his veto power seven times.
The piece argues Whigs opposed the war preamble then voted for the war bill to wage invasion of Mexico. It cites votes, Taylor’s Rio Grande campaigns, and Whig journal reactions, claiming the preamble was a falsehood used to justify approving an aggressive war.
In the Mexico campaign a New York volunteers tale recounts Downey the Irishman who captured a bound enemy, then carried a large turkey to the battlefield. He joked of the gallant shock as the fight raged and, after the clash, described the turkey’s fate as a comical personal misfortune amid the deadly action.
A Montgomery Alabama Flag correspondence from a legislative contest shows William R King and Dixon of Lewis pledging support for Polk administration on all issues and for the Democratic nominee if sound on the Wilmot Proviso. The missive counters rumors that Le over King defeat undermined party aims, highlighting party unity.
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