Legislation Moves on Tax Sale and County Powers
The session reports bills to divide upper Pattinadla area among six counties and to reduce prices of University and School lands. A tax-sale publishing amendment failed. county treasurers would print lists, not the Auditor General. Voting split 28 yeas to 18 nays. Other measures included county surveyor statute, Pontiac People's Bank incorporation, and election law revisions. The House addressed name change petition and Retrenchment bill discussions.
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Pattinadla
Vickary
Compton
Yeat
Adams
Andrews
Arnold
Butcroft
Bowman
Campton
Cook
Ecklee
Galloway
Hays
Hazleton
Hill
Johnson
Jones
Magoon
Mason
Menzie
Munger
Pease
Pratt
Pullen
Ratsom
Richman
Rose
Thompson
Vickery
Walker
Wood
Nays
M'Leod
Moarray
Packer
Pitcher
Rool
Schivarz
Shaw
Steevens
Stillson
Btone
Williams
Speaker
Senate
Mareh
People’s Bank
Pontiac
Congress
Edward Seymour Nemon
Edward Seymour
Dorr
Lessons for Youth From a Troy Lecture Excerpt
An excerpt from a Young Men’s Association lecture extols self-education and diligence as gateways from poverty to influence. It cites Sir Edward Saunders, Sir Thomas Gresham, Nicholas Saunderson, Hamilton, and William Jones as examples, urging proper use of leisure to pursue science, literature, and professional growth.
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Young Men's Association of
Troy
Murry
Edward Saunders
England
Reigh
Charles
Thomas Gresham
Elizabeth
Royal Exchange
London
Nicholas Saunderson
Cambridge
Newton
Hamilton
William Jones
Madison
Jefferson
The
Pary
United States Bank
Albread
William Phips
New England
Massachusetts
Reading to Reach the Stars in a Humble Apprenticeship
A narrator lauds self study and informal education as a path from tavern talk to useful knowledge. James Ferguson and others are cited as examples of how disciplined reading and astronomical curiosity can elevate youths beyond local trades, expanding minds to join a broader constellation of national worthy citizens.
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James Ferguson
Hiiself
Ignat
All Gone! A'Whig Congress Land Grants and Michigan
The 1841 Whig Congress allocated 500000 acres to Michigan, drawing Locofoco abuse as the plan buoyed the state. Senate land appropriations follow, including Central Railroad and Grand River projects, while University lands await. Mexico reports show Santa Anna’s trial plans and court martial of officers. A schoolmaster punishes a pupil with tongs for a mouse sighting, prompting a quip about a duck and eggs.
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Locofocos
Lcofoco
Michigan
Senate
Central Railroad
Clinton Canal
Grand River
Grand Rapids Canal
Shiawaesee River
Branch Southern Railroad
Kalamazoo River
Mackinac Buille Path
Whig Call Urges Full Attendance At March Primaries
A 19th century county letter urges Whig voters to unite and attend the March primaries to nominate honest, capable candidates. It recalls past defeats, stresses patriotic devotion to Whig principles, and calls for a unified effort to elect Whig supervisors and defend the constitution and laws.
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Beton
New York
Calhoun
New York Whigs Lead In State Election News 1845
In Albany journal notes, Whigs gain in Oneida Oswego Broome Lewis Ulster Onondaga Sullivan Montgomery counties. Ulster reports 11 Whigs to 4 Locos, Broome 8 Whigs to 3 Locos, Oneida shows improvement with 9 Whigs to 13 Locos, Oswego 9 Whigs to 13 Locos, Onondaga 10 Whigs to Locos. Texas question dominates Senate attention. Postage Reform Bill advances with vast debate and amendments. two amendments pass on postage rate and July 1 implementation. possible passage later in session. Kentucky case of Delia Webier noted.
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Empire State
Oneida
Oswego
Broome
Lewis
Ulster
Onondaga
Sullivan
Montgomery
Albany Journal
Utica Gazette
Board of Supervisors
Broom County
Beard
Jefferson
Washington
Texas
U.S. Senate
National Intelligencer
Senate
House
Village officers elected amid political doubt and debate
The village elected officers for the current year including President Jie Urge Ketchum and Recorder Chann ay My Bebineby Makstint Joe Gletionsf, Treasurer Williand A Mt Ball and Assessor Arma Robinson. The representative to the Legislature is praised for opposing the Incorporation of the Odd Fellows Association. a conflict over an unconstitutional Speaker decision prompts talk of impeachment.
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Bluckon
Jie Urge Ketchum
Channay My
Bebineby
Makstint
Joe Gletionsf
Treasur
Williand
A. Mt Ball
A. Hahn
Agsessd
John A. van Horn
John H. Montgomery
Geo. C. Gibbs
Jesse G. Baker
Assessor
Arma, Robinson
Texas
Odd Fellows’ Association
Principles and politics amid early Whig furor in Boston
A fragmentary historical note details Whig positions on revenue reform and public lands distribution, preferring a uniform currency and one presidential term. It mentions Boston trade post Great Western Railroad, contrasts merchants with New York, and notes Detroit mayoral results and Whig gains in local offices.
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Wates
Lst
Boston
Great Western
Albany
New York
California and Santa Anna and British scheming
Correspondence from the Journal and Courier discusses claims that at Santa Anna’s fall a treaty for the cession of California or New Mexico to Great Britain was in progress, with paper documents found on his person. The piece notes San Francisco’s harbor potential and UK ambitions, while contrasting press reactions to Polk and Clay and quoting an endorsement of Commissioner Comstock praising his office and urging continued service.
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Mexico
New Orleans
City of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Seigeo
Santa Anna
Perote
Congress
Francois
Alt
Senor Pedraze
Republic
Santa Anos
Manga de Claro
Department of Vera Cruz
Nat. Fos
California
Texas
New Mexico
Great Britain
Boglandi
San Francisco
Pacific
Higland
Russia
National Intelligencer
Clay
Det. Advertiser
Comstock
Monroe Advocate
Washington reception amid slavery debate in period report
The Albany Journal notes flags and public display in Washington as proponents of slavery celebrate extending its reach. It cites polemics on commerce and freedom while the Nashville Whig reports a Lebanon cotton and wool venture buying vast amounts of cotton, wool and hemp, and a marriage in Eckford with S D Richmond and Emma Ganton.
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Polk
Washingon
Washingtie
Pole
Washington
Pen
Albany Journal
Allisna, Morgan & Co
Lebanonn
Annusiaix
Lebanon
Nashville Whig
Dar Ek
Village moral reform call in Marshall urges action
A Marshall letter writer praises a correspondent exposing local vices and urges sweeping moral improvement. He condemns groggeries and licentiousness as breeding crime and disease and calls on townsfolk to protect children by ending the tavern influence and gambling that threaten the community.
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Mr. Evrrdy
Marshall
Marehall
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Richmond
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the Statesman
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George Ketchum
Rive Creek
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Lower Kaller'ge
Comstock & Halsey
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Seth Lewis
Geo. Woodruff
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Fist Ward
Secomd
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Calhoun County Temperance Society
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P.M
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Marvin Hannahs
B. Morebunse
Isaac Loomis
Séc Y. Marshall
Smule
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Classical Academy
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Board of Tromeesi
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