Annexation Talk and Irish Independence Debate
The piece discusses Ireland in the context of U S expansion. It argues England has no right to Ireland and favors annexation to boost population and strategic power. It cites O Connell and discusses potential methods including public meetings and transport, claiming Ireland could help blockade Britain and supply its navy.
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Ireland
Texas
England
Fingland
Hoche
Jackson
Vox Populi
Iingland
O'Connell
Virginia
Better Moments and Emigration Advice in a Poem and Letter
A mixed prose and verse item blending a sonnet on a mother’s voice with a broad mid 19th century immigration pitch. It touts emigration to a distant country, praising soil climate and abundant fruit while offering land grants and market notes. It interleaves reflections on motherhood and nature with economic prospects and transport context.
Buckwheat Cake Parody of Lost Love
A humorous lament in verse about loving buckwheat cake yet unable to eat it. The speaker contrasts the cake’s allure with a broken heart and declares his eating days are over as the pastry remains beyond reach.
New Post Office Bill Features Adopt Uniform Five Cent Rate
The New York Journal of Commerce outlines the key points of the proposed post office bill. It sets a uniform five cent rate for all letters and defines weight-based classifications. It grants free mailing for Members of Congress and Ex Presidents with widows. Government postage to be funded by the Treasury.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Frank
Resident’s Oregon Claim Described Near Wallamette River
Dear Sir describes three year residence on Twalatine Plains near the Wallamette River and a handsome claim with house barn smith shop and thirty to forty acres under cultivation. He notes a mild climate with brief snowfall and successful June sowing for small grain. Vegetables thrive in the soil.
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Burlington
Vast 2100 mile rail route to Pacific proposed by Whitnay
The Baltimore Patriot notes a bold proposal by Mr. Whitnay a New York merchant to build a direct 2100 mile railroad from the western shore of Lake Michigan to the Columbia River at an estimated cost of fifty million dollars. He asks Congress for a sixty mile wide public land grant for mail transport and military use until completion a span of twenty five years. Boston to the Pacific could be done in eight days by steam and a global flight might be possible in a month with steam power.
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California
Philadelphia
New York
Whitnay
Congress
Lake Michigan
Columbia River
China
Family skips breakfast warms dinner for meals
Jake notes a family habits of no breakfast and reheating dinner. He suggests the boys could become good printers given their interests.
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Jake
Wolves Threaten Macomb County Sparks State Bounty Debate
In Macomb County Michigan a large number of wolves roams the area prompting calls for action. The state offers an eight dollar bounty per wolf killed drawing concern that excess killing may be worse than none at all.
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Macomb Co
Michigan
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