Zealous and the Water Seeker Tale of Wealth and Happiness
A fractured tale follows two brothers, Zealous the water seeker and the gold seeker Patient, as a harsh desert journey tests greed and restraint. Patient’s obsession with gold collapses until Zealous helps restore balance, guiding both brothers toward honest work and tempered ambition.
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Emancipation Move Sparks Baptist Opposition in Kentucky
A Louisville Democrat excerpt reveals Baptist leaders largely oppose slavery agitation ahead of a state convention. It notes Baptists are Kentucky’s largest denomination and claims few ministers attended the Anti Slavery Convention, signaling reluctance to mix church and abolition efforts and urging loyalty to local interests.
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Public dissatisfaction over railroad practices and safety reforms
A local voice criticizes the company for causing unnecessary deaths and land damages. It urges prompt, fair settlements, improved cattle protection, and immediate ground inspections after losses. The piece condemns violence, calls for accountability, and notes Whig delegates from Calhoun organize to attend the Jackson state convention.
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Thomas Burton
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J. B. Marsh
James Monroe
Bls. Redfield
J. C. Prink
Erastus Clark
D. S. Turrington
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Y Burton
BR. Mansn
Public funds exposed to fraud and political collusion
An 1847 article denounces widespread defalcations by U S government officers and private agents across offices in New York and beyond. It advocates strict accountability and checks to end plunder, citing large overdraws by named officials and locations from New York to Maryland and the South.
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J. B. Swanton
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Swartwout
Rob Arnold
Perth Amboy
N. F. Williams
Baltimore
J. Fitzgerald
Alexandria
L. Muse
Tappahamoc
Andrew Er- Win
Tennessee
Ben Wall
Marshall
Vann
W. Brown
New Orleans
P. F. Dubourg
T. G. Morgan
Trist
Th. Barrett
Emancipation debates split U S regions and Europe upheaval
The article contrasts European awakening toward independence with rising Northern State opposition to slavery in Congress. It highlights Kentucky and Missouri as flashpoints, notes southern leaders like Coay and Bostow backing emancipation, and reports on a drought arrival from St Thomas with scant rainfall.
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Coming Whig Majority Shaped for Next House
An On Buffalo Express analysis argues a clear Whig majority in the coming U S House is likely, though numerically small. It discusses the advantages of a tight majority, the historical swings against administrations, and forecasts Taylor era politics as the next Congress shapes up.
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Harrison
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France and Russia tensions as Paris debates war stance
Reports from Paris outline opposition to the Russian Emperor's manifesto and talks of possible war. Debates in the French Assembly revolve around declaring measures to protect liberty and the Republic amid calls for stronger action against Russia and Austria.
Plot thwarted by warning to council president says official
A partially garbled report notes M. Conardérant claimed a major subject reached him from a trusted source and he alerted the President of the Council. The ensuing discussion included Mr. Pierre Bonaparte and defense of the army's loyalty to laws and the Constitution.
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Arrival of the Cambria in New York and Atlantic news
The Cambria arrived from Halifax at noon on Wednesday with 60 passengers and will reach New York Friday night. Business improved since arrival, London money easy, bank quotes high, U S stocks in good demand. Liverpool reports flour dull, Western at 223 4 dates. A lightning streak interrupts reports. From Sao Domingo dated June Ist, excitement over President’s bid to betray the country to Haytiens. Santa Anna fled, Uytiens repelled, city barred entry to him by Gen. Jemines.
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Halifax
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London
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Sao Domingo
Santa Anna
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Farther Foreign News Recaps War Moves and Dispatches
The Neapolitans withdraw from Rome and Austrian inactivity in Italy persist. Danish war prospects hint at peace while Russian forces seize Frederickn and appear in Danish waters. Hungary’s fate lingers with Austrians pressing south. Buda reportedly massacres residents. Fre��ne seaport near Mogyans boosts Hungarian strength. In London cholera breaks out. Ireland endures misery and a corpse diet rumors. France’s Rome stance falters as assembly turmoil and amnesty votes unfold. D Aumale elected to the Assembly amid exile. Market impacts show little change in Ohio wheat and flour. lumber and other grains steady.
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Italy
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Hungary
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Fresne
From the Plains a Salt Lake News Summary
Dispatches from Salt Lake discuss emigration hardships with the Express reporting cut paths through show for a hundred miles. Emigrants report health and killings by firearms amid mountains of gold near Salt Lake. Territorial petitioning and Mormon repudiation of Lyman Wright emerge as central issues, with Sal Lake settlement prosperous and sending important commissions to Congress. Pickering, formerly a Pry and later the Union, has been arrested on blae Californic and dis ix.
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Congress
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Pickering
Ute Telegraph case cites Morse patent dispute
The U.S. Courin and O'Reilly render decisions restoring Kentheby and declaring an invention infringing broadside. Thirty interments for cholera reported yesterday in St Louis with 43 Tuesday, 96 Saturday, 97 Sunday, 40 Monday. Overall three day total 129 with cholera noted.
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Jung
St. Louisa
Pittsburg California arrests linked to Wy sena Indians incident
Fort Kearney reports a Wy test incident involving Pittsburg California grants. Several Indians are accused of wantonly injuring others and were arrested by U.S. Dragoons and taken to the Pa Wall for trial. The company was broken up. The river rose rapidly to four feet above the last freshet.
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Fort Kearney
U.S
Hungarian Victory and Polish Transfer Report
A letter to M. Rothschild dated May 17 claims Hungary defeated Russia and will retreat to Cracow, with the battle in the defiles of Ri thrum. It notes about 6000 Russians were fired upon and that the Austrians are fortifying Vienna.
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Cracow
Poland
Rithrum
Vienna
Gold Regions of California Mines Report
An 1850s letter from a Lafayette correspondent describes the California gold fields near Tippecanoe and Gen. Mines. The writer claims daily yields from one to five ounces, with some days reaching $300 to $850, and notes enormous, melted gold chunks and volcanic appearances. He praises the mines as world-class, warns of a diverse, lawless population, and plans to return after surveying more samples.
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James
Spears
Lafayette
Tippecanoe
Daily Journal
Gen. Mines
Oregon
Fogt Hall
Care Italifornia
Terrible Storm Hits Louisville and River Shipping
A severe storm near Mills, M., on Friday caused vessels in tow to break away. Three coal boats faced disaster with many in town and on board. The Memphis steamer reported damage and loss at New Madrid Pilot House roof torn off. Three pilots and ten others drowned, with thirteen more missing. cargo and cabin furniture lost, while some crews survived. An appended anecdote mentions Ephraim ham, editor of a merged local paper.
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Belle
Embassy
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New Madrid
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