Supreme Court power debated in abolition era speech
A fiery senator argues the Supreme Court must be checked as he rails against slavery expansion to California and the idea of federal judicial supremacy. He invokes John Marshall, claims abolitionists and slaveholders clash over constitutional power, and questions habeas corpus and appeals in cases involving enslaved people.
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Mexico
Saprewe
United States
Supreme Court
South Carolina
New Jersey
John Marshall
Congress
Pedeuwen
Jackson
Baltimore
Maryland
Calfornia
Ohio
Senate
House of Repressoratives
Securit
Georgia
Mississippi
Territorius
New Hampshire
Sulfoe
South Caroina
King
California
Lam Tree
Loring
Fit
Calhoun
Berrien
Supreme Court of the United Sun
Washington
Wld
Credit and wealth claims in antiquated notes cited
The London Quarterly Records discuss how various sources show the possessor's fund holdings in Britain and Austria. They mention about £10,000 in British funds yielding roughly £300 yearly and the Queen said to hold about £500 annually in Austrian funds, tied to legacy concerns with Archduchesses.
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Funda
Ao Soni
London Quarterly Recs
Probate Court to Meet Monday Afternoon
The regular monthly meeting of the Court of Probate will be held at the Probate Office at 2 o clock on Monday afternoon next. Some Southern congressmen threaten dissolution of the Union in reaction to the Territorial Bill but these threats are noted as empty. The piece argues slavery will not spread to new territories and remains opposed to broader expansion.
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Congress
South
Univn
Free States
Vineyard
Fall River
New Bedford
New York
Togo
Daguerreotype Likenesses Sold in Town by Boston Visit
The North American Indians exhibit rusticating in town and engage in shark catching with notable skill. On Thursday Jat they caught twelve large specimens. Messrs Russell and Woodward from Boston arrive to offer Daguerreotype likenesses, claiming refined and clear images after extensive practice.
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Europe
Russell & Woodward
Boston
Lively notices from a coastal town are reported
The page lists mixed items including a portrait session by Henry S Simmons with two rooms offering affordable likenesses, a serenade to a local band, and camp meeting plans with rail and steamboat tickets for 1 85. It also notes the steamer New World launched in New York and a drowning of Capt Joseph K Allen. A Sioux Chippewa massacre near Sandy Lake and a Senate House Resolution adjournment date adjust are included.
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Henry S. Simmons
Oregon Territorial Government Bill Passes By Large Margin
Washington report says the bill establishing a territorial government for Oregon passed by 129 to 71 with Wilmot Proviso included. The measure separates Oregon from other territories for quicker legislative action. Also reports a potato rot near Boston with digging rising and prices temporarily dropped as spoilage concerns grow.
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Washington
New York Xpress
Oregon
Yeas
Destructive Vornado Scourges Dexter and Ripley
A violent cyclone tore through Dexter and Ripley near Gatland on Thursday, demolishing fifteen houses, lifting a schoolhouse, destroying a large dairy and other buildings, flipping rock and trees, and snapping fences and stone walls. The roar of the wind filled the air as families faced uncertain losses.
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Dexter
Uo Gatland
Ripley
Great Laughter in the House of Commons Over Church and State
A Philadelphia paper reports Rev Mr Baird proposing dissolving Church and State and using Church property to repay the national debt. The pained response features mocking laughter and critique of Anglicanism, bishops in the Lords, and infidelity in Europe.
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Mandevillen
Woolaton
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Gibbon
Voltaire
Russeau
Jobn Bull
Starte
Bayley
Church of Rome
House of Lords
Freuchwan
Great Western reaches Ship Island with troops and specie
The Great Western arrived at Ship Island on Thursday noon after departing Vera Cruz on Sunday the 16th. It brought 70,000 in specie and the 4th infantry, with officers and many passengers, to be conveyed to Pascagoula aboard the U S steamer A K Heisel. Local dispatches report turmoil over Paredes Bustamente politics and rumors of battles with varying outcomes.
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Great Western
Ship Island
Vera Crag
4Th Infantry
U. S
A. K. Heizel
Pascaoula
Mexico
Paredes
Bis
Buetamente
Paredea
Jalapa
Taylor Letter Nomination for U S Office Declined
The letter from Z. Tavita addresses a nomination for the United States office. He expresses gratitude for the confidence, but says he cannot fulfil the duties, citing distrust in his ability and the heavy responsibilities involved. He pledges to honor the convention if chosen and to strive for national prosperity.
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Taylor
United States
Z. Tavita
Defeat of the Territorial Bill Shifts House Senate Stand
The Philadelphia Ledger reports the House defeated the Territorial Bill by 112 to 7, keeping the question open. The vote tally lists numerous representatives on both sides and includes an abstract by states with party lines, showing broad opposition outside a few dissenters. The note also covers insurrection suppression at Saint Croix and a wheat forecast for Ohio, with trade impacts on Windward Islands.
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Turver
Venable
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Woodward
Journal of Commerce
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Clark
Willidwe
Pawnee
Disorder at Pennsylvanian mill provokes sheriff crackdown
Reports describe operatives seizing control after labor unrest at a Pennsylvania mill. Attacks on the gall and destruction of doors occurred as deputies, police, and sheriffs acted to quell the outbreak, with several officers injured. The mill remains in dispute and violence feared. A separate note mentions Winslow of Providence aboard the Trabellita Hype and a U S legation report on stranded sailors. Burglary and rioting reported at Birch Swamp House near the Massehuseius line with ten to twelve visitors causing extensive damage.
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Wats
Pelee
Leary
Rior
Massehuseius Line
Uesion
Aiow
Warren Srer
Gen Kearings division sails toward Medelin in Mexican campaign
Vera Cruz reports Gen Kearings division embarks to day except artillery and marches toward Medelin nine miles south. Gen Bullars orders prompt movement to Port Moflenry and Bust, while Gen Worth"s division nears from Judapa. expectation of control over Mech can territory by the 20th. In a separate incident Henry B Hyde of New Centr narrowly escapes a pistol shot on the Newlan road. the assailant fled as Hyde received a minor wound to the wrist.
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Kearing
Artllery
Medelin
Builar
War Department
Avai
Port Moflenry
Bustin
Worth
Sam
Henry B. Hyde
Newt Centr
Newlan
Hyde
Discovery of Musuites at Dunaxco Mexico
The Texas Star reports a massive find of arumies on Dirraigos envirine in Mexico. Ancient relics include a sculpted head with a flint poignard, bone and ivory ornaments, beads, moccasins, and other items suggesting Mon t ennus ancestors lived near the Nile. Soldiers' return from New York to Charlestown inspires somber reflection.
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Mexico
Texas Star
Dirraigos
Yypers
Ametiva
Antquantes
Monteumas
Nile
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