Post Office Report Urges Reform and New Mail Routes
The document notes contracts ending June 30 1854 and details the Lake Nicaragua route opening. It discusses Cunard and Collins steamship lines for US-Mexico postal communication through Vera Cruz Tampico and issues with letters from foreign ports not delivered to the Post Office. It calls for mail protection from robbery and curbs on franking abuses, plus organizational changes and a full revision of Post Office laws.
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Lake Nicaragua
Cunard and
Collins
United States
Mexico
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Tampico
General Post Office
Christmas Eve Supper and Local Notices Parade
Local notes praise the Union Benevolent Society Christmas supper plans and urge timely subscription payments. The issue also covers Cracker production, a New Year’s ball at Richman’s Hall, river news, pork market updates, a steamer sinking, and discussions of Shinplaster money from John Simonds with legal commentary and a court ruling excerpt.
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The
Union Benevolent Society
Richman’s Hall
John Simonds
St. Louis
Springfield
Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company
Simonds
Messrs
Green & Stone
Locofoco
Bank of Missouri
the Common Pleas Court
Daniel B. Hunt
New Orleans
Board of Underwriters
West
Mississippi
Alabama Senate election postponed to January fourth Monday
The election of the U S Senator from Alabama has been postponed after prolonged discussion and will occur on the fourth Monday in January next.
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Alabama
U. S
Whigs Face 1852 Nomination With Fillmore as Likely Choice
The article discusses President Fillmore as a preferred but non-imposed candidate for the 1852 Whig nomination. It notes a spirit of unity within the Whigs, caution against pressuring Fillmore, and belief that the party will select a nominee through a harmonious convention. It also mentions The Sunbeam temperance paper launching in Keokuk. It describes the Prometheus incident near San Juan with British opposition and the U.S. protest and Navy inquiry.
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New Orleans
Hunt
West
Board of Underwriters
Insurance Company
Board of
Fillmore
Sunbeam
Keokuk
R. L. Doyle
Star of Temperance
Star
YHE Promueterres
Prometheus
Churchill
New York
San Juan
Nicaragua
N. Y
Daily Times
Greytown
Express
Washington
Greyton
the American
United States
Kossuth Visit Sparks Whig Defenses and Political Debate
The Davenport Gazette argues that anti administration forces use Kossuth's visit for political capital, denounces Locofoco rhetoric, and praises the current administration for supporting Hungarian liberty, including sending a government ship and aiding Kossuth. It cites Webster, Clay, and Henry Ward Beecher as allied figures and notes emigration trends and Whig unity concerns.
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Kossuth
Free
Lecofoce
Locofoco
Capt
Long
Rossuilh
Dubuque Tribune
Express
Webster
Hulseman
Irelane
Crittenden
van Antwerp
Van
South America
Henry Clay
Saltpetre from Bengal and marl soil noted
The article mentions saltpetre sourced from Bengal and describes the marl earth it comes from, found on hill sides facing northern and eastern winds. It also notes the death of Dr. J. D. Spalding in Dallas City, Ill., on the 6th inst. and reports a political ticket proposal of Jona McPherson Berrien for President and Jefferson Davis for Vice President.
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William Hamilton
Dubuque Road
Hamilton
Old Man’s Creek
Lowa
Lowa County
Washington County
Wassonville
Washington
Lowa Cig Republican
Bengal
J. D. Spalding
Fort Madison Statesman
Dallas City
Ill
Mississippi
Columbus Southern Standard
Jona McPherson Berrien
Jefferson Davis
Democratic Advocates Endorse Janes and Wid for Tickets
A local political notice shows support for Janes as President and Wid as Vice President by the Democratic Advocates of Lovisawa. The ad urges turnout and party alignment in the upcoming election.
Decades of Fragmented Political Rhetoric in Hartford Policy
A distorted tract extols the Republic and U S leadership, urging citizens to back the Administration. It cites Milard Fillmore era phrasing and foreign policy praise, claiming rising influence and strength while urging support for the incumbent government.
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With Partt- Hartford Courant
Republic of the United & America
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Noah m. McCormick
Muscatine, Iowa
Millard Fillmore
N. York
ChriztMas
Boxery
Adam Realing
Muscatine
Lincoln Clark
Congress
Robert Fulton
Cape Giradeau
F.S. Phelps
Ance
Enquirer of
Wallace Breading
the Enquirer
China
Wm. Malcomb
Cincinnati
State
Illinois
Devenport Gazeta
Demegogues
Tigard
Rossuihalons
Hungary
Asko
R Louis
Europe
Germany
Haamanus A. Werper
Der
Eagle
Wa County
Lewis
Wilwaukie Wise Journal
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