Cotton crop power and pacific influence in war times
From the New York Sun the piece argues cotton is a national asset shaping European peace and English factories. It warns of war or transport disruption harming Britain, stressing a Southern monopoly on world markets, encouraging cheaper production and Southern factory growth to beat rivals. It notes Britain’s attempts to cultivate cotton abroad and praises exposing overproduction schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Europe
England
United States
British Isles
North
Britain
Texas
Mexico
California
America
London Times
South
Atlantic
Agricultural Improvement in Virginia and the South
A Virginia Maryland and Carolinas appeal urges agricultural reform and emigration to the South. It stresses vast undeveloped lands, dilapidated estates, and virgin soil, arguing the Old Dominion offers superior opportunities for enterprise versus the West, with Virginia’s natural advantages praised and soil richness highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Maryland
Carolina &c
Felton
Old Dominion
Commonwealth
Land promotion circular urges settlers to Virginias lands
A Washington and Albany agricultural promoters circle calls for systematic gathering of land data in Virginia and nearby states to attract settlers and expand agriculture and manufacturing. They seek details on land for sale, owners, water sources, soil, price, and potential for sheep, grain, wool, and mineral resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Old Dominion
Commonwealth
Maryland
Kentucky
Carolinas
Tennessee
Friends of Agriculture
Virginia
John S. Skinner
Am'n Farmer
Henry O'Reily
Albany
N.Y
Cotton Cultivation Report Near San Diego
A Pacific coast informant says two or three Americans plan cotton cultivation in lower Upper California near San Diego at latitude 33 N. He asserts confidence in a superior, abundant crop and notes many Oregon settlers have arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corroxin Cathronsia
Pacific Coast
California
San Diego
Oregon
Post Office Bill Summary and Senate Expirations
The Madisonian outlines a Post Office Bill set to take effect July 1, detailing postage rates for letters and newspapers, franking changes, and duties of officials. It lists expiring terms for various senators and notes three vacancies due to electoral delays, with party counts: Whigs 27 to Democrats 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Madisonian
Officadie
United States
Congress
Secretary of State
House of Representatives
Indiana
Virginia
Tennessee
Found object on sidewalk hints at bank remittance device
The narrator recounts finding an unfamiliar crescent shaped item wrapped in bed ticking with a stringed slot, speculating it could be a new bank remittance device to prevent robberies. The peculiar object inspires confusion and a plan to seek explanations from friends.
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Edgefield Advertiser
W. F. Durisoe
State of South Carolina
Edgefield
the Common Pleas
Josiah J. Ryan
Ud. Wa
Fitzroy
Fitzroy & Melnnis
Geo. Pope
State of
South Carolina
W.e.jackion & Co
William Fitzroy
EO. Pope
C. c
Oliver Share
Eckles
Cine Plainus
Geo. Pope D. C. de Pe
Edgefiel
Common Pleas
J. W. Stokes
P.H. Rooney
Thomas G. Bacon
C. c. c. Clerk’s Office
Edgefield District
C. J. Glover
Alsey Mobley
Lewis Mobley
Simeon Jay
Simeon
C. c. P. Clerk’s Office
A. T. Hodges
Runnel’s Ford
Turkey Creek
Wm, Brunson
H. Mays
T. J. Dyson
Swanoy Oliver
Vitato Spring
Benj. Stevens
Lucian Butler
Allen Dozier’s
Little
Sulula River
R.B. Bouknight
Wass Harris
Cloud’s Creek
Miller’s Bridge
Wiley Sea
Robert Burton
Daintonsville
W. Brunson
Lmndt
John Cheatham
Gutheridge Cheatham
Greenville
Charleston
New York
USA
J. Cohn
Cheap Cash
Agricultural
Geo. Geddes
Richard G. Morris
J.J
J.C. D
J. Cart Glover
Q. Broom
NEW
Senate
George Evans
Maine
William Upham
Vermont
Samuel S. Phelps
Isaac C. Bates
Massachusetts
Daniel Webster
James F. Simmons
R. “Islaind
Albert C. Greene
J. W. Huntington
Connecticut
Ier
Jacob W. Miller
Sersey
William L.ayton
Dow
Athonas Clayton
Delaware
John M. Clayton
James A. Pearce
Edge Reverdy Johnson
William S. Archer
W. P. Mangum
N. Carolina
John M. Berrien
Georgia
Alexander Barrow
Louisiana
Henry Johnson
Peace Jarnagan
J.T. Morehead
J.J. Crittenden
Thomas Corwin
Ohio
Woodbridge
Michigan
J. Fairfield
Levi Woodbury
N. Hampshire
Chas. G. Atherton
John M. Niles
John A. di
K.J. Walker
Mississippi
Jesse Speight
William Allen
E. A. Hannegan
James Semple
Illinois
Sidney Breese
David R. Atcheson
Missouri
Thomas H. Benton
Chester-Ashley
Arkansas
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