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Newspaper
Evening Courier
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1847
Page
2
Working men and citizens urged to act on Tuesday in a call to strike for liberty and worker equality. The message proclaims the struggle between Money and Labor, demanding sovereignty for the people and self-empowerment to secure freedom.
A Sunday evening display in Milwaukee drew crowds and money to honor visiting exiled figures. Tallmadge, Wells, Kilbourn, and Blodgett spoke amid pro and anti bank rhetoric, amid claims of honesty, constitutionalism, and political strategy. The piece lampoons eloquence and moneyed spectacle, noting the crowd’s mixed reactions and the era’s party tensions.
Aerial protest against coercive pressure by capitalists urging workers to vote a Constitution tomorrow. The speaker denounces the power to enslave conscience, warning that fealty to reformers will lead to lasting shackles and social ruin for freemen who yield.
A Saturday Whig meeting featured speakers urging Div boards to scrutinize leaders backing the Constitution. The rhetoric labeled the opposition leaders as a corrupt sample of money shavers and shoddy business figures, claiming the people themselves support the Constitution and denouncing the opposing faction's antics.
A fragmented screed claims forged currency and treachery by Bankites and speculators. It accuses enemies of the people’s coalition of spreading wicked forcery against the Ken Taw and brandishes hostile phrases about traitorous sympathizers.
The text accuses financiers and speculators on Wall Street of plotting to seize political and financial control of the state through a new party. Tallmadge and King oppose this, aiming to defend the constitution and prevent Wall Street influence. The piece condemns what it calls arrogant nabobs and urges freemen to rebuke the scheme.
A partisan voice denounces a coercive pledge aimed at voters on the Constitution. It argues sturdy citizens will resist such intimidation and asserts that the men behind the threat will find their attempts to bind minds ineffective and misguided.
Wells arranges to live in Waukaska this spring. The note hints at his role as a stool pigeon with unclear motives about his election intent. Santana Arenay and Thomas Kelly discuss a violent incident near the Sentinel office yesterday as Kelly was intoxicated and struck McDonnall, fracturing his skull. recovery prospects are poor.
A Chicago Journal report recounts Buena Vista and Santa Anna clash with U.S. victory and heavy Mexican losses. It notes Gen. Taylor, volunteers, and officers killed or wounded, including Harpiz, with detailed battlefield accounts and disputed Mexican letters about the fighting.
From Matamoras a local note reports a Mexican sabre-wielding man arrested by the guard, disarmed, and shot as he attempted to flee toward town. He was believed to be a spy with wealth, living a few miles away. The Delta also notes Capt Morgan and his convoy reaching Monterey and evacuations of Americans from Mier amid advancing Mexican forces.
The Archer Justin steamer from the Missouri delivers brief intelligence items. Independence Ferpositor Gixtraml fears for safety amid unsettled conditions. The report emphasizes vigilance and swift action in response to emerging threats. Authorities urge calm while assessing new information.
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