Congress News From The National Intelligencer
From the Ninth Week of the session the Senate pursues postages reform while a Texas annexation resolution awaits committee review. The House advanced Oregon territorial governance with Britain-notice provisions and a treaty-compliant sunset. Debates touch federal patronage and centralization influencing county offices along party lines.
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Committee On Foreign Relations
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Great Britain
Canapa
Tzzas
Ewan
Michigan
Angolas
Calhoun's cabinet fate sparks abolitionist critique
Scribbler notes from the political gossip of February 18 1645 claim Mr Calhoun will not be retained in Polk's cabinet. The piece accuses him of opposing rights and supporting slavery to push annexation of Texas and threaten northern Republicans. It argues his ambition harms the union and that Van Buren supporters view him as treacherous.
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John ‘Tyler
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Mexico
France
Catalini
van Buren
North
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Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Society
Texas Lands
Pennsylvanis
Locofoco
Baleboa
Clay
Amd
Wright, Dalla & Go
Abolitionism Rise and Southern Doctrine in Crisis
The piece criticizes Calhoun for pushing a federalized view of slavery and national policy, arguing it weakens the Southern doctrine that slavery is local. It laments the shift under a Southern President and Secretary of State, warning of looming territorial overreach and potential war with England.
Slavery and Union Fate in South Critics Debate
A fragment discusses threats of invasion, congressional power, and the impact of proslavery doctrine on national unity. It questions state rights versus federal authority and whether indirect influence can counteract abolitionist momentum across free states and the District of Columbia.
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Megico
Democratic Party
Free
Union
Colombia
Oregon and Texas cries stir Rhode Island readers
Fragmented commentary rails at states rights and national policy. It condemns the Texas resolutions and warns Rhode Island legislators against wasting funds on political gestures while urging defense measures for Oregon and a transcontinental railway plan.
The Oregon Bill Passes House for Oregon Territory Plan
The bill creates an Oregon Territory west of the Rocky Mountains with a governor and secretary for five years, a five member Legislative Council, a general assembly with a representative, a congressional delegate, forts to be established, and land grants of 640 acres to qualifying settlers. It also requires a 12 month notice to Great Britain ending joint occupancy.
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Cleaveland
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A. Whitney
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Rocky Mountains
Oregon Territory
Pacific Ocean
Lend Tan
Europe
China
New England
Maine
Geader
House of Representatives
United States
General Assembly
Congresa
Dorrim-agn and the Rhode Island dilemma in U S law
The piece defends Dorr as a condemned dissenter and argues the U S Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction, urging Michigan to grant clemency if he pledges allegiance to the state. It lauds state mercy and frames the matter as a test of loyalty, justice, and constitutional order.
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Dorrism
Dorr
Rhode Island
Supreme Court of the United States
Michigan
Dore
B Trom
Mone
Baleful tour through a village’s gambling dens and taverns
A narrator guides a reader through a village district describing Ball Alley and tavern scenes. He highlights regulated gambling rooms, card games like 45s and old sledge, drinking youths, and constable-like figures. The piece mocks moral laxity while detailing daily life in Depot and State street areas.
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Balter
Messrs. Mitchael & Hindson
Eleyveoth
Liswater
State Street
Pat
Honee
Hance
Honce
Fragmentary 1845 political notices and fires in Albany area
Fragmentary 1845 newspaper items report political tensions over Canada annexation, fires in Albany and Rochester, a school building at Olivet burned, and calls for public support for new structures. Also noted are embezzlement at a Commercial Bank of Albany, pardons and arrests in Missouri and Kentucky affairs, and upcoming court actions in Detroit.
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Walton Fen
Wise Providence of God
Oliver
Olivet
Commercial Bank of Albany
Loven
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