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Newspaper
Depere Advertiser
Location
Depere, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1851
Page
2
The report notes a chaotic session where Massachusetts delegates debated road bills and funding. A speaker named Mr. Cobh displayed a ball trick, causing delay as discussions stalled and a division emerged on the plan.
Exuberant New York welcomes Kossuth with a grand procession along Broadway. Tens of thousands cheer as ships fire salutes and banners fly, while authorities manage the throng and promise the speaker’s postponed address. Reports note international news from Europe and uprisings in Cassasia, amid a bustling harbor scene.
A fragment reflects on duties in philosophy as fitting a virtuous mind to a fair body. It argues that appearance cannot excuse guilt and that speaking little while acting much is wise, though the line shows imperfect prose.
A jumble of archaic phrases and names like Mutt Chunpetun and Jumai Hint at a historic ode or ritual text. Fragmentary lines mention dawn, holy day, birth, oath, and strength of light, suggesting a ceremonial or commemorative chant with obscure references.
A fragmentary report describes a Hungarian exile addressing a New York audience in a grand oration about freedom and homeland. The speaker pleads for American support to aid oppressed nations while recalling his native Hungary and the broader European struggle.
In candid tones the piece argues that the United States, wary of intervention, should weigh aiding Hungary’s independence as in 1776 when France aided America. It recalls Congress men Deane and Franklin’s discreet support, Lafayette’s volunteers, and warns against neutrality amidst Europe’s tremors.
The article outlines a proposed central railway from Presquisle across Ogdensburgh toward Peterboro and Georgian Bay, with Boston and New York as major endpoints. It emphasizes Yankee capital, mineral and agricultural wealth, and the route’s potential to connect to the Great West, shortening western trade routes and boosting regional growth.
Meeting convened on the 19th with S. T. Shreve as chair and Gha's 8. Cameron as secretary. A committee of three was appointed to draft a constitution to present next meeting. The group selected Jackson, Thayer, Baldwin, and Cameron to serve. The adjournment was set for one week to meet at the school-house. Weather notes report extreme cold with frozen Fox River and improved road conditions amid busy local activity. An editor notes Nassau Street, New York City, as a distant reader reach.
A detailed tabulation shows votes cast in Wisconsin for governor and other state offices on the December 1851 election day. Leonard J. Purnell leads for governor with 22,812 votes, Timothy Burns for lieutenant governor with 24,519, and Charles Robinson for secretary of state with 24,140. The document confirms Purnell as governor and lists results for state treasurer, attorney general, and superintendent, plus a banks yes no tally of 31,289 to 9,226.
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