COTTON RECEIPTS AND REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN 1840
The Times Columbus reports week ending March 20 cotton receipts totals 31,256 bales received previously 81,452 total shipments 26,680 stock on hand 4,772 deficiency 14,501. Also notes late Hibernian Society proceedings, bridge reconstruction ad, and new consular appointment for Havana. Political notices include extra Congress session rumored for early June and commentary on Webster Badger as Federalists. Georgia Illustrated advance preview and praise for Mr. Richards work with city views, including forthcoming May issue features.
Granger Abolition Claims Stir National Debate in South
The article surveys reactions to William Granger as a Post Master General nominee and how Southern presses, including the Richmond Enquirer and Hartford Times, frame him regarding abolition. It contrasts Granger with Adams and Slade on memorials to end slavery in the District of Columbia, cites votes on anti abolition measures, and notes Southern senators’ reactions and the era’s political tensions. The piece also touches on related political maneuvers, editorials, and a sea of contemporaneous news items from Washington and Florida.
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National Intelligencer
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Harrison
Congress
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Adams
Mr. Slade
Congress Ovent
Slade
Mr. Granger
Mr. Adams
Columbus Enquirer
Tae
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Enquirer
Mr. Gates
Mr. Giddings
Eaquirer
Orm
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Pinckney
Glasscock
Georgia
Richmond Enquirer
Senate
Clay
Mangum
Berrien
House of Representatives
Thompson
Monroe
William MH. Harrison
Apalachicola
Florida
Treasury
Maine
New Hampshire
Navy
Army
Indian Department
Black River
Michigan
Mary Tucker
Military Academy
Washington Benevolent Society
Proclaimed Alderman Candidate and Bridge Location Debates
A city paper urges Richard Samus as candidate for Alderman to fill Dr. Ware’s vacancy in the Fourth Ward. It also argues for locating a new bridge at Bryan Street’s upper site, detailing costs, public opinions, and the impact on residents and treasury.
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Calsnilius Times
Extron
R. A. Ware
Richard Samus
Montgomery
Bryan Street
Tam
Broad Street
Old Place
L Ower
Columbus
Bridge Street
Inauguration Notes and Senate Dispatches 1641
Correspondence from Wasincton and Washington covers Vice President Johnson’s Senate retirement, Col. Johnson honored, and remarks by Mangui and Clay. It reports Harrison’s inauguration pomp, the May extra session, cabinet reshuffles, and early moves by Webster and others amid a storm of political maneuvering. News from Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia follows with judiciary tables, public notices, and local developments.
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Baltimore Patriot
Col. Johnson
Senate
Pawpie
Me Mangui
North Carolina
Hanks
Clay
Wasutyeron
M . Granger
Europe
Caroline
McLeod
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