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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1856
Page
3
The Weekly Whig notes Congress will convene and consider Gen. Whitfield’s bid for Kansas delegate. The outcome hinges on Kansas laws, with no contestants against Whitfield. The piece hopes for business focus and cheers the administration’s departure, anticipating reform and new officials.
An 78 year old gentleman, once a brave soldier and sea captain, answered a call for Kansas aid by handcrafting two pairs of sturdy garments for the needy. Though frail and uncertain, his patriotic resolve drove him to help others enduring hardship for liberty. He endured captivity and hardship in defense of freedom.
The river remains open to St Paul while the gorge near Lake Pepin gives way. The A. G. Mason passes Hastings and reaches St Louis. The Em ma, a Missouri river packet with groceries and hundreds of immigrants, was stranded at Goose Island and may be a total loss. No lives lost. levee business continues. no boats advertised above Rock Island.
Up to the present time there have been slaughtered six thousand three hundred hogs. A portion of these have been packed and shipped.
Beef slaughter in the city remains light with about one hundred animals packed and shipped. The cattle were slaughtered by Norwoop and shipped yesterday, reflecting limited local processing to date.
The piece urges immediate formation of Republican Clubs in Quincy and surrounding towns to sustain party work through four years, arguing a strong ongoing organization is needed to counter pro slavery forces. It notes prior energy but argues late gains require sustained effort, lectures, and pamphlets to redeem the fifth district. It closes by stressing the value of listening over eloquence.
A letter from a jailed or detained suitor to Cate reveals a rural 19th century courtship. The writer speaks of love, jealousy, poker nights, money troubles, and plans to marry, urging patience and promising to work, with playful asides about church, gear, and a horse wagon as potential leverage.
Washington November 21 Gov Wise left for Richmond after a stay in Lancaster. A friend says he returned cross and uneasy over a Buchanan interview and a cabinet plan not yet formed. The President will again distribute his forthcoming message to multiple cities for newspaper delivery at start of reading.
The managers expect the railroad to finish and cars to run into Cincinnati by February first. The tunnel between Mitchell and Seymour is cut and being trimmed. Three or four gangs lay iron, twenty three or four miles laid from Vincennes eastward, with regular trips to Washington. About six miles laid from Mitchell toward Vincennes. gap Seymour to Mitchell nearing completion. energy is applied to advance the work. Buconseat Cakes now to make them.
A morning fire on the 16th wiped out the Rice House Block in St Paul. Occupants included King and Rich furniture dealers Sanborn and French attorneys and D C Taylor and Co bankers. Losses cited sum to 25,000 insured 4,000 for King and Rich 250 uninsured for Sanborn and French. Buildings owned by Nathan Myrick and Armstrong and Wood of Ohio and insured.
The piece argues the Anglo French alliance is dissolving and confirms longstanding mutual antipathies between the two nations. It criticizes Palmerston and English policy, notes England’s alignment with Austria, and suggests Russia aims to deepen ties with France while England experiences heightened press hostility and sensational Russian agent theories.
In New York on November 24, the trial of Lewis Baker for the murder of William Poole began in court with Judge Peabody presiding. Preliminary pleas to jurisdiction were overruled. Four jurors were selected from the panel and attachments were issued against witnesses. Evidence is expected to proceed tomorrow.
Washington reports Gen. Whitfield plans to present credentials as Kansas delegate on the session’s first day and seek admission to the House amid Republican objections. The Panama Massacre indemnity and protection of citizens on the Isthmus are primary issues, with a postal treaty as a secondary matter tied to the Panama Railroad interests.
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