Finances of Alabama and White Basis Debate Stir Montgomery
The Ways and Means report details Alabama finances with bond debt and available means including bonds held abroad and tribal funds. It argues against tax increases and supports circulating sound taxation writings. The piece notes the White Basis suffrage issue and urges constitutional equality, plus a new plank road to Tennessee with strong local support.
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Moxicomens
Alabama
Plank Road
Tennessee
Committee On Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Tbe
England
United States
Lyon
Meney
Ewald
Tg Bank
Georgia
Congress
South
North
Jlon
Geo Goldthwaite
Col
Jan, Irwin
Ormond
Montgomery
Senate
Garrett
Joel Riggs
Judge Graham
Tennessee Tives
Slavery in the District of Columbia Debate in Senate
The Senate debates petitions from New York citizens seeking abolition in the District of Columbia. The discussion covers proper reception, tabling the petition, and references to constitutional execution of slavery laws, with party lines and February agenda items shaping the session.
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Senate
District of Columbia
N. York
Committee On the Judicia
Resolutions Denounce Slavery as Crime in Senate Debate
The Senate and House debate resolutions denouncing slavery as a crime against humanity. They condemn federal compromise as allowing slavery and slave trade, noting the constitution’s restraints were limited to existing states and a temporary ban on the trade.
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Mr. Buker
Judiciary Committee
United States
Senate
Downs
Bucrer
Mississippi
Dawson
Congress
Texas
District of Columbia
High Seas
New Mexico
California
House of Representatives
Spe
Forgive and Forget and Other Pieces by Eliza A. Wight
A blend of poems and prose pieces discussing forgiveness as a virtue in life. The verses urge mercy in human faults and caution against lingering resentments, contrasting with reflections on social misery and juvenile depravity in a New York life snapshot.
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Olive Branch
Eliza A. Wight
New York
Extraordinary Lima Scene Involving Potter Sullivan Conflict
An incident at Lima last December involved Col Zabdiel W Potter of the United States consulate, Henry Stephen Sullivan, and others. Potter allegedly had rooms at the French hotel and, with a companion, forcibly took possession of them from Sullivan’s party, turning Mrs Potter from their lodgings.
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Col. Potter
Plaza
Gen. Herreras
Potter
Sullivan
Col. P
Col
Gentien
Lima
Lord Palmerston
Heane
Kitto
Zabdiel
W. Potter
United States
Valparaiso
Henry Stephen Sullivan
Chile
Gallao
Callao
Southern Women contrasted with New England belles in Georgia travel letters
A visiting New England writer in Georgia praises Southern women for beauty manners and cordial hospitality while critiquing Northern peasants. The piece notes pale complexions due to climate and pork diet, contrasts Southern polish with Northern bashfulness, and touches on naturalization and property rights of wives of naturalized men, highlighting legal issues and disputes.
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New
South
New England
Beaujoy
Neland
Georgia
Rosston
M’ille Jagello
Mlle Jagelio
Europe
United States
Advertising and the Power of Local Papers in Richmond
A historical reflection on how newspapers and advertisements shaped business in Richmond. The Enquirer fostered familiarity with merchants and goods, while a wealthy neighbor financed a reader’s early life insights, illustrating advertising's lasting impact on trade and credibility.
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Eat
Enquirer
Richmond
Gale
Ric
Conenee
Fredericksburg
Steam May Mayhem and Sinister Revelations Narrated
A fragmentary note describes a steam powered device or mechanism said to imitate a devilish figure. The text hints at a railroad undercarriage failing and a dramatic appearance resembling Satan as depicted in Revelations.
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Satan
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