Washington Political Dispatches and Senate Debates
In late 1840s Washington reports two dispatchers seek release of Mr Thrasher from Hav. Committee chairmen named Bayley Jones and Jisnevot to organize hearings while Democrats prepare Compromise Resolutions. Senate debates include Hale on flogging law and Kossuth invitation. Seward and Foote clash over compromise measures.
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Wisconsin River improvements push contract plan
The Advertiser reports Wisconsin River improvement measures as debated at Fort Winnebago. A protection dock contract is urged, with committees approving a series of resolutions. The piece notes financial strain, risk to canal and locks, and calls for an honest, nonbribable superintendent and elected public works oversight. Also covered are Kossuth visits and related US political commentary, plus local incidents and brief notices.
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Selections From Novembers Dispatches and Trials
A mixed set of notices reports from Charleston and other cities. A Mimi Maier letter dated Nov 12 notes five enslaved people fled on a small sloop toward the Bahiené Islands on the 3rd. The Cooperative Convention in Charleston approved action for secession prior to such moves by sister states. The South Carolina Legislature treats secession as decided, with a proposed State Convention to withdraw from the Union likely to pass. Boston reports Samuel Bedest jailed in New Bedford for beating Mary Brown to death on Sunday. New York notes a fire at Ward School No 13 on 40th Street. 500 pupils escaped unharmed. Utica records Governor Hunt sending commutation to Orcutt, who faces life imprisonment. no further clemency expected given the offense’s gravity.
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Provision payments and political debate from Baltimore and Chitlejeen
Reports from Baltimore and Chitlejeen describe provision payments to second class creditors from five million received from the General Government. Santa Ye fears Weightman’s contest for delegate seat as Major Weightman heads to Washington. In Chitlejeen a proposition for direct presidential bien tors by the people sparks a heated debate and a lively discussion.
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Christmas Festivities and a Mississippi Steamer Disaster
A historical note recounts Christmas celebrations in the Midwest with balls suppers and storming parties, mixed with a tragic accident on the Mississippi near Abingis river where the Vernon collided with the Archer. Thirty deck hands and passengers on the Archer perished while pilot reports point to a steamship defect. Additional remarks cover pork markets, egg prices, and postal rate discussions, alongside political notes about Thomas H. Benton and upcoming elections.
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Senate and House Members and Agricultural Notes 1853 1857
A historic list of Senate members seated in Washington is presented, naming names from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin, and others. The document also covers agricultural production by state, noting crops like cotton, wheat, corn, rice, tobacco, sugar, and hay, with regional variations and curious facts about state yields and commodities. It mentions a Parisian discovery of gas for blooming plants, a new disease in Eastern Europe, and banking notices in Milwaukee with a circular about banking literature and mint data.
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