28 Dec 1844
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1844
Page
1
Poem recalling enduring friendships formed in childhood and the comforting memories they bring. The speaker cherishes the songs of a mother and simple flowers, valuing humble joys over grand displays, and honors the lifelong bonds of old friends.
A poem praising practical virtue over adornment telling maidens to value home duties and the needlework craft. It contrasts fashion and social flattery with country and city virtue and celebrates women earning beauty through skillful sewing and quiet work.
The piece warns that male and female youth form rapid attachments in pleasure driven circles which often end badly. It urges relying on a mature female relative or mother as the sole trusted adviser for heart matters, noting time and experience reveal true paths and limits of confidences.
A nostalgic contrast extols rural life over city pleasures. The piece argues agriculture is honorable and God given, condemning migration to other jobs as a misconception. It emphasizes labor’s healthful virtue and the virtue of the husbandman’s toil.
The text argues that enjoyment and happiness come from health and independence for the farmer. It notes the farmer’s own domain and autonomy from public whim, and asserts farmers are educated, have spare time, and can access newspapers and books. It links rural life to religious reverence and nature.
A historic argument urges improving local schools to raise farming intelligence and soil productivity. It claims educated farmers, mechanics, and merchants gain happiness, wealth, and character, with music and culture enriching mental life and societal standing.
Captain B visits the Nez Perces and shares honey with the chief’s daughter who falls for the charming stranger. They wed in Nez Perces style but she flees after six days upon discovering initials on a honey cask. The captain vows to remarry only if given a pipe of the same sweet liquor.
The author urges couples to accept imperfections and guard passion with restraint. Even when ill will appears, maintain respectful attention and conciliatory conduct. Nurture kind affections, eradicate thorny disputes, and avoid harboring vengeance or letting the sun set on anger. A kind word or small kindness can calm the soul.
An Maryland experiment fed hogs shelled corn and the same lot with half the quantity of meat made into mush. Hogs on the mush gained five pounds more in a given period and developed noticeably better coats.
Wardrop on Diseases of the Heart notes that deep laughter raises heart blood volume and can provoke headaches and confusion. Moderate laughter exhilarates, but prolonged fits may cause syncope, convulsions, or death, especially in irritable hearts and hysteria.
The Phoenicians named Europe Asia Africa Siberia Spain Italy Calabria Gaul Caledonia Hibernia Britain Corsica Sardinia Syracuse Rhodes Sicily Scylla Charybdis Etna with meanings such as white complexion middle land land of corn yellow-haired and other characteristic traits.
The Picayune notes widespread disaffection in Mexican departments including Aguas Calientes Queretaro San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas with Santa Anna facing a growing revolt led by Parades. Reports from Vera Cruz suggest mixed loyalties and desertions as Santa Anna marches toward Mexico City with 6000 men and opposition swelling.
The piece criticizes the American Ambassador Shannon for acting on Secretary Calhoun's private instructions in dealings with Mexico. It accuses him of ignorance and stupidity, notes his copying of Calhoun’s letters, and claims he disclosed secret U.S. policy to the Mexican government, revealing a duplicitous annexation scheme.
The report drafts claim a New York Sun document details a secret Mexican society aiming to annex Mexico to the United States. It lists influential Mexican leaders as members pledging to pursue political unification with the north, with reasons for the plan described.
Anson Jones now Secretary of State and Texas President elect issues proclamation declaring that if the annexation plan fails or Texas independence is not recognized by Mexico via mediation, Texas will declare war on Mexico and pursue conquest to the Pacific.
The Cincinnati Gazette notes Texas papers and people are overjoyed at Pelk and Dallas annexation prospects. They believe the move strengthens the region and understand the issue better than some free state observers.
The Senate bill authorizes the President to negotiate with Mexico and Texas for annexation. It proposes a Texas state with boundaries set by Texas and a Southwest Territory for remaining lands. Slavery would be banned north and west of 100th longitude. Mexico's assent could be by treaty or deemed unnecessary by Congress.
The article reports rising hostility to Christians in Constantinople with a night curfew of eight o'clock and arrests of merchants diplomats and even ladies. The British minister protests and gains some redress while accusing the French ambassador of inaction.
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