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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1841
Page
1
The Telegraph outlines subscription prices of two dollars in advance or two dollars and fifty cents within six months and three dollars after six months. All subscriptions are due after six months. Job work and advertising must be prepaid.
In a heated business dispute Singleton and Williams nearly ruin a settlement. Lawyer Trueman guides them to temper, drafting a gentler reply. A clerical misreading reveals the letter was never sent, and Williams and Singleton reconcile with Trueman’s soft answer maxim.
The text presents Mr Tyler addressing the Senate, praising the body for its moral and intellectual power and its role in guarding constitutional institutions against popular impulses and executive encroachment. He emphasizes the Senate as a balance of powers within the confederacy and vows impartial, careful presidial duties while acknowledging his own inexperience in parliamentary law.
The measure details increases and repairs for the navy including armament and wear and tear of vessels in commission. It allocates 2 000 900 for navy needs with 400 000 for building and equipping medium war steamers, 2 325 000 for pay, 500 000 for provisions, and 1 000 737 for other areas, totaling 5 834 637.
A fragment from a Connecticut paper reflects on social evils and the dangers of intemperance, crime and corruption, praising newspaper readership as a civic virtue. The text also includes a garbled Irishman joke about describing a snake.
The Vice President announces retirement to allow a new presiding officer on March 4. He praises Senate colleagues, notes decades of service in Virginia and Congress, and expresses gratitude for impartial leadership and mutual respect within the chamber. A resolution honors President of the Senate Richard M. Johnson for his dignity and impartiality.
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