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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1846
Page
2
Poem fragment echoing resilience with lines about a sailor in a storm and a student at study, both expressing never surrender. A soldier vows Liberty and faith, urging sustainment of law and courage amid danger. The refrain Never will despair repeats across scenes.
In a detailed narrative from the American Whig Review the mesmeric experiments on M Valdemar are described. The subject enters a deep trance with rigid limbs and minimal breathing, then responds faintly as the observers debate reviving him. After hours of observation the patient declares death and, during an attempted awakening, collapses into a putrescent mass before witnesses. The account ends with broader news items from Philadelphia and Zanesville reporting on political and local losses.
In Congress debates touch Oregon claims and defense bills, rail aid for Baltimore and Ohio, and a wide range of military and infrastructure measures. The Senate discusses Benton’s regimental bill, inspectors general, sappers and miners, and Oregon resolutions. the House finalizes Texas district status, naturalization reforms, and appropriations for rivers harbors and roads with detailed regional allotments.
An adjourned City Council meeting on January 12, 1646 approved several bills and vouchers, including payments to Thomas Russell, J Burk, and others. The council disallowed a $300,000 claim by Browning & Bushnell for Collier and Pettus, and directed the marshal to clear sidewalk obstructions while enforcing city debentures. An ordinance on preserving city order was postponed, and a plan to improve vocal music instruction in the city was proposed with a weekly court-house meeting and a subscription committee formed.
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