10 Jan 1844
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1844
Page
1
A fragment blends Whig campaign montage with a taunting call to arms praising Henry Clay and denouncing Van Buren. It references slogans and songs, plus a dramatic line about a crossman arrest in Utica for the murder of a son and a missing boy, hinting at a brutal crime.
The piece details a quilting match in New England with guests, humor, and games. A Boston visitor is drawn into rural festivities, meets a quizzical schoolmaster and mantua maker, shares sleigh rides and supper, and attends church the next day to hear the bans. It closes with abolition news and a formal act declaring slavery illegal in East India Company territories.
In Congress the dispute over admitting illegally elected members from non district states sparks warnings that Speaker election may be invalid if those members vote. Peoria county Whigs convene to name delegates, push for single presidential term, sound currency, and tariff policy, and urge immediate party organization and stronger campaigns.
Fragmentary report of a Twenty Eighth Congress debate on referring inland navigation and internal improvements to the Commerce Committee. West vs East emphasis framed by speakers from Indiana Kentucky Missouri and New York. questions of Western rights and federal support dominate. Acknowledgments of previous insinuations about hostility to the West arise amid procedural flurries on committee assignment.
In a Whig gathering at Peoria county the resolutions urge backing a candidate for U.S. president in 1844, denounce Locofoco policies, and demand readiness to field Whig troops. Delegates may fill vacancies, with signatures by Chairman John Hamelin and Secretary Jon Raskin. papers like Sangomo Journal and Quincy Whig to copy the proceedings.
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