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Newspaper
Peru Observer
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1845
Page
2
The Circuit Court begins its spring term in this county on Monday and will sit two weeks if needed. It may adjourn earlier for private business. We will publish a summary if any important or notable matters arise during the proceedings.
Washington reports the Senate passed a bill reducing postage rates to five cents for letters not over half an ounce with heavier ones proportional. If enacted, the local post office emolument is estimated at about forty five dollars per year. The writer quips preferring Cork Screw pills and a horse collar to such offices.
Mrs S S Jackson plans to open a female school in the town on Monday March 3. The notice notes the need for such an institution and expects community support. Also mentioned is the Whig Chief a new newspaper started at Logansport by Kreezer and Monroy in Whig politics.
The Baltimore Patriot discusses expected Senate votes on the House annexation project. It notes last year’s Tyler treaty vote 34 Noes, with former members replaced and guesses on how new members like Foster and Hannagan may vote. It states twenty votes may be secured, seven short, and doubts passage. It mentions Congress committee recommending rejection of Texas annexation by joint resolution.
The committee lists members and notes courtesy in Chinese ports. It states that direct communication with the Chinese Government is secured and warns U S citizens in opium or contraband trades receive no protection from the Government.
A collection of political texts praising Henry Clay, including a message from Lam your friend SH Clay, and a Chinese Treaty summary by Mr Cushing. Also notes on giants of ancient times with a Brooklyn Advertiser reference, plus miscellaneous political and humorous items from 1845.
A literary note lauds a prominent living man whose deeds earn lasting fame. The piece praises the tribute by poets and its fit place in the literature page of Tip. Jour.
A Frankfort Kentucky piece honors Henry Clay with a tribute stressing enduring fame and patriot guidance. It compares Clay to Themistocles and Athena, praising his influence on republican virtue and lasting legacy beyond factional success. The section blends verse with humorous short items and a note on Indiana cave dissolutions.
Gen. Lewis Cass has been elected to the United States Senate from Michigan by the state legislature. On Tuesday the 7th instant, after an assembly lasting two days, a death notice reports Barrron aged 12 years and 1 month.
An unclear note mentions an exchange for goons and various country provisions with unspecified allowances and an apparent exclusion of a hall. The fragment hints at a barter or policy but lacks concrete entities or actions for fuller details.
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