Michigan Whigs face eight Circuit Judge candidates
In Michigan, the Whigs are urged to select eight district Circuit Judge nominees by a May convention. The fifth district includes Calhoun Kalamazoo Eaton Van Buren and Allegan counties. Delegates should reflect county representation in the state House to fairly express voter choice. The piece also notes debates on franking reform, land bills, tariffs, and the next legislative session rules.
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Michigan
Colunias
Calhoun
Kalamazoo
Eaton
van Buren
Allegan
Macomb Herald
Sistema
Treasury
Seulera
Iate
New York Legislature Convenes After Bolling of Syracuse
The House elected Henry J. Raymond of the New York Courier and Enquirer as Speaker. The Senate’s lieutenant governor presided. Gov Hunt’s first message praises the state’s finances and urges completing Erie canal enlargement and further toll reductions. Canals gain revenue from lower tolls, while the Erie Railroad threatens canal traffic west of Buffalo.
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Tugeday
House
Henry J. Raymond
N. Y. Courier and Enquirer
Senate
Syracuse
Hunt
Erie Canal
Erie Railroad
Buffala
Legislature faces split over U S Senatorship contest
The legislature met last week amid strong democratic leanings and notable excitement over the Dus suspect candidates for the U S Senatorship. Observers note tense debates and factional divisions, with concern over which party will shape the future leadership.
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Yauir
U- 9
Elreym Peptach
Dir
Buchap
Benee
Dark Day in Texas and Massachusetts Political Tides
A chaotic weather of obscurity and civic change unfolds as a day remembered for darkness follows a year end in Texas and Massachusetts. The piece notes Gov. Boutwell’s Democratic victory in Massachusetts and ongoing U S Senate debates, while sidelining local civic moves, court shifts, and a Philharmonic Club concert. It also touches on literacy linked to crime, multilingual prowess, new county officers, and movements of regional officials amid political realignments.
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Jonat
Texas
Chanticleer
N. Yorker
County
Orricens
Supreme Court
Free State
Lottery Fears Prompt Governor Clinton’s Moral Reform
A historical governor’s annual message to New York’s Legislature warned lotteries as a corrupting practice. He cited immorality and ruinous outcomes, urging immediate discontinuance and condemning games of chance as deceptive and perilous to families and society.
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Dewitt Clinton
New York
Empire Store
Eve Nals
Eterniis
Pro Tammxnox and U S Senators in Louisiana and Missouri
Seemingly scattered notes report youth misconduct and calls for vigilance by parents and merchants in a Louisiana village. The piece then shifts to U S Senate politics, noting Bright's re election prospects, Benton faction fights, and Whig versus Democrat alignments in Missouri amid legislative experience claims and a general call for stable governance. Also covered are county officers and a Michigan Central Railroad dividend outlook with financials and Detroit freight depot plans.
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Hoo
Jeese D. Bright
U. S
Lousiana
Missouri
Benton
Theinat
Importation and debt warn against home-made goods policy
The article argues against heavy imports and foreign debt, urging domestic manufacturing. It cites Treasury data showing imports at 173,308,019 and exports at 136,946,919 with a balanced trade of 36,361,008, warning that continued borrowing to pay for foreign goods risks bankruptcy especially if funded by farm products. It calls for producing cotton woolen goods and iron locally, and criticizes spending millions on imported fabrics and metals. It notes local incidents and a lecture plan, then discusses Ward’s steamboat finances and criticizes published economic errors.
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Wade
Tate
United States
Europe
Fiox &Linens
A Diplomatie Wrestle in The Jackson Patriot
The Jackson Patriot quotes Mr. Webster in a forceful reply to Austria over a confidential agent to Hungary. Webster’s letter dismisses Austrian arguments as the Republic asserts its power, warning that Hungary may seek independence while Austria’s influence wanes. The piece frames the exchange as a naval and commercial assertion of U.S. resolve.
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Washington
Hungary
Vienna
Mr. Webster Jre
Mr. Webster
Austria
Raeztent
House of Hapsburg
M. Hilsentanp
Europe
Early California Losses and a Lament for Hardin Bigelow
The Sacramento Transcript recounts the death of Hardin Bigelow in San Francisco after cholera, followed by a ceremonial procession to Sacramento with mayoral and civic participation. It notes his role in railway and telegraph projects and marks his memory as central to California’s founding era. Also described is the Abby Baker’s fate at Yarmouth and the Pratt family cholera deaths aboard, with several relatives sent to the States and the vessel placed under Public Administrator control.
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D. Simonds
San Francisco
Sacramento City
Sacramento
Union Hotel
San Frantieso
Cholyra
Whiforth
Mareho
Marie
Aloornere
Winn
Califoroth
California
Hardin Bigelow
State of the Pacific
Abby Baker
Yarmouth
Maine
Timothy Pratt
Enos
William
Inne Pratt
Trans
Haydenville
Sarah A. Loomis
Loomis
Eoon
Howse
Springfield Repub
Gov Hunt on Disunion and the Fugitive Slave Law
Gov Hunt discusses disunion fears and the Fugitive Slave Law, urging calm and national unity. He stresses constitutional duties, balanced rights of freedmen and slaveholders, and cautions against rapid enforcement that harms liberty or provokes resistance.
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Gov. Hunt
Judge delivers clear legal charge in Felton case
In Wednesday proceedings jurors were unable to reach a verdict. Judge Witkina delivered a precise, favorable charge to the defense with no objections. Twenty three ballots were submitted. the court charged in line with counsel. A motion for a nonsuit, based on section 193 and the 1860 law changes, was reserved for the June term and may end the case.
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de. Fednant
Fune
Peninsular Freeman
Washington Senate debates post and mail rates report
From Washington January 17 reports Senate debate over postal franking and 3 cent or 1 cent postage options tied to treasury costs. War Department Topographical Engineer report on lower Mississippi inundation printed. Steamship and telegraph era updates include Vanderbilt mail carrier bid and treaty news with Switzerland. Local tragedy in Haydenville describes a fatal schoolhouse fire involving Sarah Loomis and heroic rescues. New York and London market notes cite improved demand and stable wheat prices amid mild weather conditions.
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N. York
U. S
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Smith
Cleveland
Ashman
Evans
Brown
Titl
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Thompson
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