05 Feb 1858
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Newspaper
Olney Times
Location
Olney, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1858
Page
1
Readable fragments list goods and prices such as seeds, feathers, hides, bacon, potatoes and apples. Mentions include vendors or items like sugar melissa bal and green drs with scattered terms and missing context.
Reports from the House committee praise the territorial legislature for resisting Topeka dictates and vowing to enact a full code of laws. The debate covers emigration to Central America, neutrality, and political fallout as national figures warn of looming conflicts with Mexico and Spain.
Mexican officials warn they will not retreat from the first demands, directing their representatives to maintain the original terms in talks with Ireland and Senor Laftagua. The government signals a strict stance in ongoing negotiations.
The English double headed mission experiences friction and jesting as Rivalry grows. Sur William Gore Cusely hides his space missions from Lord Napier. Republican members hold a caucus this evening to plan opposition to the Lecompton constitution soon to be communicated.
A private letter from a prominent congressman argues the Lecompton Constitution will pass the House despite opposing public sentiment. He asserts southern members fear northern opposition, predicting wholesale electoral pressures and bribery to push the measure, while a New York Evening Journal editor foresees defeat by a substantial margin. Several Maryland and Pennsylvania Republicans are noted as likely to vote against it.
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