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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1838
Page
2
The Backwoodsman argues for frontier settlement aid, critiques Henry Clay, and questions the late preemption law. It warns Maine and Canada tensions, reports Stuart’s congressional win, and denounces foreign canal voters while urging citizenship before ballot power.
The item notes ShorchieeItE living in other states with details on subscription and advance payment terms. The fragment references distribution and charges related to continued readership and delivery outside local area.
A polemic over foreign voters and Irish emigration, recounting editorials in the Argus and Sangamo Journal. The piece defends emigration rights while urging legal qualification for aliens, critiques misattributions by rivals, and lampoons election errors and spelling slips along the canal route.
The piece rails at critics of the newspaper's political stances and actions, defends publication choices, and lampoons opponents. It notes a reader from Warren county and jokes about damages of past election results. It recalls Governor William Craig of Missouri and remarks on Illinois politics including Cassel and Happy races.
The Raleigh Register reports Whig victory across the state with a Whig governor, Whig senate, and Whig house of commons based on 62 of 65 counties. It notes expected Whig gains in remaining counties and references national coverage from the National Intelligencer. Also included are maritime, stock market, and political notes from New York and Saratoga Springs.
Aug 31 St Louis market notes no major changes with scarce country merchants. Produce remains scarce as about 600 barrels of flour from Missouri and Illinois are shipped to New Orleans. Ohio River remains low hindering navigation, with boats taking six to eight days between St Louis and Louisville. Prices cited for butter, rice, pork, whiskey, and other goods show generally tight supply and steady demand.
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