Camel Optimism in Government Campaigns Across the West
A letter to Secretary of War from Tre Camen?dijar Boal praises imported camels used in campaigning against Utah. He recounts transporting camels from the Colorado River to Wort h Tejon, extols their endurance, work capacity, and suitability for military needs in rugged western terrain. Boal ferries a camel caravan from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific coast and back without incident, despite hostile Indians and winter snows.
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Tre Camen
Dijar Boal
Wun His Ar
Kansas City
Worth Tejon
Colorado River
Utah
Sierra Nevada
California
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Weak administration faces failures on Kansas and other fronts
The Washington correspondent for the New York Journal of Commerce surveys administration weakness after Kansas policy defeat. He notes losses on the army bill, Arizona's stalled territory, and a faltering Pacific railroad plan, plus patronage harming support and overall weakness in both houses. He cites Calhoun’s hypothetical stance on stripping patronage from the presidency.
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Washington
New York Journal of Commerce
Kansas
Territory
Arizona
Senate
Calhnint
Ohio Governor’s Proclamation Sparks Plagiarism Debate
Governor Chase of Ohio issued a proclamation for a Thanksgiving day that largely quoted Bible passages without designation. A Democratic editor claimed it plagiarized, while a Republican paper defended the governor and challenged proof of any prior printed line.
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Chase
Ohio
Republican
Overseer Davenport Convicted of Manslaughter in Slave Death
Davenport, an overseer in Vicksburg Mississippi, was convicted of manslaughter for killing a slave. He received seven years hard labor. The defense claimed the blow came as the slave resisted authority, but Judge Verg er instructed the jury that resisting under threat does not justify killing. This reflects Southern judicial trends on such cases.
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Davenport
Vicksburg
Miss
Verger
Prescott Cranserigt Bitters Item Notes News Sheet
An 1850s style community journal announces its aim to chronicle city and Northwest events, promote independent discussion of public affairs and anti slavery sentiment, and invite correspondence from readers across the country for items of interest. The fragment hints at a weekly or Saturday issue and a focus on elevating family journalism.
Resolutions and political humbug in the era's press
The piece denounces political resolutions as a needless habit in public meetings and conventions, calling them eloquent yet empty. It cites Chicago Democratic convention resolutions concealing Lecompton and mocks verbose pledges, while noting railroad leadership resignations and a short legislative session. It also attacks the New York Ledger as trashy fiction, praising real novels by Dickens and Scott.
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Lyceum
Belog
Chicago
Leempton
Lecompton
Cincinnati
United States of North America
Wisconsin Legislature Debates Far Reaching Bills and Seeks County Boundaries
The Wisconsin Legislature nears session end with many bills passed and others introduced. Key measures include a general education incorporation law, Lake Pepin and Lake St. Croix Railroad Company charter, Pierce to Pepin county boundary shifts, and a bill to redefine township lines potentially affecting Maiden Rock and Rush River area. The Loan Bill passes with large majorities, while regional dissent suggests consequences for territorial finances and rail development amid broader Kansas constitutional disputes and newspaper commentary.
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Amon
Lake Pepin
Lake St. Croix
Las Bees Istronocen
Pierce
Maiden Rock
Rush River
Pepin
Small Potatoes Debate in Congress Reveals Southern Friction
A fragment from a congressional debate shows fierce Southern anger toward Northern colleagues. Mr. Shaw of North Carolina and Mr. Gilmer clash over anti Lecompton remarks, with testimony from multiple witnesses and stage whispers over who praised whom. Additional notes recount Choate letter episodes, Utah Mormon tensions, and Buchanan-Fremont political tussles.
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Congress
Shaw
North Carolina
Lecompton
Gilmer
J Dh Keitt
Mr. Keitt
Mr. Shaw
Mr. Gidding
Clingman
Giddings O
Tie
Giddings
Mr. Houston
Political Notes From Various States and Abroad
A compilation of brief items notes Gov Phos Ford of Ohio converting at a revival and questions about Minnesota constitution tenure. Reports on cotton mills reopening, a Young Men's Christian Association gathering in Charleston, and the Deficiency bill passing with Col Johnson in Utah cited as a factor. Beloit and other Wisconsin towns elect anti administration officers. Mt Vernon transfer to Mt Vernon Association. Lewis Cass refuses passport to a colored person. French politics hint at unrest. Minnesota admission bill raises state count. Montgomery to host Southern Commercial Convention. President’s amnesty proclamation for rebels. Gen Harney to Utah. government costs for lithographs in the Patent Office. Pawnee Indians admire a railroad woman. telegraph line to Salt Lake discussed. Detroit court case on public lecture seating. Rhode Island's Republican victory and Legislature composition. Senator Douglas accused of divesting slave property in a new Washington Star report.
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Washington
Wilson
Missouri
Salt Lake
O'Reilly
Detroit
Seward praised by Washington correspondent in Crescent notice
Washington correspondent lauds Senator Seward as calm and resolute in pursuit of his goal, comparing him to a rope dancer with a cool head and unerring steps. Arkansas crevasse flood report follows, describing levee breaks, large plantations valued at $50 an acre submerged, livestock lost, and families sheltering in rising ground or makeshift refuges.
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Sovarusax
Mr. Sewanp
Washington
New Orleans Crescent
Senator
Seward
Rodik
Eus
Hisunion
Trantece Crevasse
Theodore Parker
Andine
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Scott
Cooper
Bulwer
Mitchel
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Pierce County
Pierce Co
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Winona
Stillwater
Excelsior
United States
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Fecompton
Peoople
Free State Party of Kansas
Humanity
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Leavenworth
Topeka
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Arkansas
Michigan
Daily Ledger
I Bennett
New York
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Patriot
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Congr Rn
Mr. Doolittle
New York Tribune
Wisconsin
Ed Gower
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A. Y. Herald
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Boston Herald
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Massachusetts
Ile
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San Francisco
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Lewis Cass
Henry Wilson
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House
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Ala
Uab
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Allen
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Notuer
Washington Star
Douglas
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N. T
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Lammond
South Carolina
Saxe Auyai
Pleasant Valley
Judson Guitteau Oh
Amos Harris
Jeremiah Fuller
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J. Payne
S. A. Green
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J. D. Truwble
J. Shultz
Cabela
Sidney Smith
Canterbury
Iman
Itcama
Catoven Samuel Colt
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Robert Peel
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