Reports from the Departments on postal, interior and war findings
The Postmaster General details 5590 inland routes totaling 178672 miles and 4760 contractors. Mail volume 46,541,423 yearly at 2,724,426 cost. 6518 postmasters appointed. 18479 offices in existence. Interior shows 19,758 pensioners with 846 deaths. land warrants and Mexican War claims noted. new land policy and Pacific railroad urged. War report cites an army strength of 12,326 and confirms ongoing operations and structure.
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Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of War
Courier and Enquirer
Postmaster General
United
Department
Atlantic
Pacific
West Indies
South America
California
Oregon
Ele
Congress
Ile
Treasury
SEC. OF the Interior
Bureau of the Land Service and Indian Affairs
Pension Office
United States Courts
Mississippi
Bureau of Agriculture
Washington
Army dispatch outlines deployments and frontier duties
The secretary notes 60 to 70 percent of the army in service with 7,796 assigned to Texas New Mexico California and Oregon and 4 530 to other states. Indian depredations continue in Texas and New Mexico. a mounted force is recommended. One hundred Indians remain in Florida, a Sioux punitive expedition to Minnesota is urged, Stansbury’s Great Salt Lake exploration completed, retired list of officers proposed, and Quartermasters Department costs set at 4 250 000 for year to June 30 1852 with transportation at 1 700 000.
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Texas
New Mexico
California
Oregon
Florida
Minesota
Chippewas
Stansbury
Great Salt Lake
Pennsylvania Land Grant Bill Aims to Foster Railroad Growth
Representative Hampton announces a bill to grant 3 000 000 acres of public lands to Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania railroad the Pittsburg and Cornellsville road and the Ohio and Pennsylvania road. Lands chosen by the Governor with Interior approval would be sold and proceeds used to fund stock for the roads, with dividends to the State for the Common School Fund.
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Pennsylvania
Hampton
House of Representatives
Pittsburg
Cornwellsville
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cornellsville
Secretary of the Interior
Common School Fund of
Warlike news from the Continent and early Parliament call
The London shipping news from Friday reports rising tensions in Europe with Berlin and Vienna at a crisis point. An Austrian demand for Hessian evacuation within 24 hours is noted, with a stern note from the Russian ambassador to Prussia. The English Parliament is expected to convene earlier over anti Popery agitation.
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Bostros
America
London
Berlin
Vienna
Hesse Cassel
Post Office bids sought for California and Oregon service
The House The Post Office Committee reported a resolution to appoint a special agent to California and Oregon to receive postal bids. It was ordered to a third reading before adjournment. The Secretary of the Treasury report is in type and will be mailed tomorrow to postmasters in Philadelphia New York and Boston. The aggregate coinage of all mints up to November 1 is given as 186000000 dollars.
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Senate
House
Post Office Committee
California
Oregon
Secretary of the Treasury
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
President Fillmore Declines to Answer South Carolina Troop Question
In Crarveston on December 12 President Fillmore replies to Governor Seabrook regarding troop concentration at Fort Moultrie. He asserts the Constitution vests him as Commander in Chief with power to place U S forces in barracks as public interest dictates and declines to answer the inquiry.
Resolution in Oregon correspondence request to President
Wasmincrox December 13 House members offered a resolution by Mr Thurston asking the President for communication of all copies of correspondence from government officers in Oregon since Territorial Government formation. The House adjourned to Monday after a Committee of the Whole. Winthrop admitted as Attorney and Counsellor at the Supreme Court.
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Senate
House
Thurston
Oregon
Phoenix
Canada
Robert C. Winthrop
Supreme Court
Jenny Lind wealth and charity contributions noted in reports
A Home Journal correspondent notes Jenny Lind pays about £4500 in English income tax and holds around $750,000 in English three per cent funds. Her annual income from that source is nearly $2000, and she has donated about £34,000 toward charity. In Edinburgh she performed five concerts at a guinea per ticket, netting £10,000 on four and £5,000 on the fifth for charity. Her European wealth is estimated at £1,000,000.
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The
Home Journal
Jenny Lind
Englis
England
Edinburg
Ihe
Postage and unity in the nation's press debate
The piece argues for fair postage rates favoring country newspapers over city journals and condemns slavery. It condemns political attempts to silence dissent and warns that unions and law should protect freedom, not uphold a corrupt slave bargain. It stresses the Union's value and opposes secessionist threats.
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Ihus
New York
Hall
Country Press
Tribune
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Northern States politics and slavery agitation condemned
A critical view condemns abolition agitation as unprincipled coquetry affecting both parties. It urges united action by patriotic men to end agitation, rejects North vilification, and questions disunion rhetoric while defending liberty and speech.
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Commonwealths
Wns
Washington Republic
Oracle
Baiam
North
South Carolina
Free Banking and the Plan for State Issued Bank Notes
The author argues for adopting a free banking system as a safer alternative to the current banking regime. It describes a model where capitalists deposit government stock with a state officer who countersigns notes up to 80 000 or 85 000, enabling loaned notes to circulate while the state stock covers redemption. The plan promises safety for the public and a potential improvement over existing losses from defective banking.
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United States
Auditor General
Whig politics and local notices in Jamesstown era
Candidates and party tensions swirl as Alexander E. Brown is touted for U.S. Senate amid Locofoco rivalries. Local shifts include Shaw's Hotel succession by Nathaniel Eddy and editor changes at Jefferson Star. Advertisements urge bounty lands and pension claims with Washington forms and Mr Tucker guiding filings.
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Bounty Lane Aeryts
Charles ©. Tucker
Washington City
Tucker
Washington
Correspondent Letters From Mi. Will Appear Later
The note indicates additional letters of interest from a Mi correspondent will be published when space allows. It signals forthcoming messages and a scheduling of future installments.
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Ps. Mi
Push on the Work Plank Road to Columbus urged
The Erie Observer voices urgency to extend the Plank Road from Wattsburg to Columbus and then Warren. It cites a charter, private funds offered to midway Wayne, and a desire from Colum bus residents to meet the road half way. It notes New York plank roads drawing trade from Warren County to the lake and urges citizen effort to push the project to enable direct lake access. Lisbia notes Liberia emigration plans by Illinois colored population.
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Wattsburgh
Columbus
Warren
Wayne
New York
Westfield
Clymer
Warren County
Wattsburg
Erie Observer
Central Railroad gains speed over canal freight
From Warren to Columbia the writer contrasts the new Central Railroad with the Pennsylvania Canal, noting cheaper, faster freight for flour and the impact on state revenue. He describes Safe Harbor iron works, rail production, and regional railway plans linking Baltimore, Harrisburg, and Lake Erie, cautioning Pennsylvania’s taxes and policy.
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Warren Mail
Columbia
Fainxp Cowan
Warren, Elk, Clearfield
Centre Counties
Lewistown
Central Railroad
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Canal and Railroad
Woldaysbusy
Pennsylvania
New York
Commonwealth
Safe Harbor
Conestoga Creek
Lancaster County
Europe
Central Railroad Company
Susquehanna
Wrightville
Harrisburg
Baltimore
York
Harrisberg
Northampton
Erie
Lake Erie
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Misdemeanor Conviction of Pittsburgh Mayor Joe Barker
The item notes Joe Barker, mayor of Pittsburgh, has been convicted of a misdemeanor in office. It also mentions bills of the Erie Bank redeemed promptly at its counter in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Buffalo, and thanks to Hon. James Thompson for the President's Message in pamphlet form.
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C. M. Reed
Erie Bank
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
James Thompson
Joe Barker
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Warren, Pa
South
Trea
Free Banking
Supreme Court of the United States
Alexander E. Brown
Northampton County
U.S
J. A. Duck
Jefferson Star
Sterling Whig
James C. Brown
Whig County Committee
Lisbia
Springfield
Ill
Liberia
Maryland
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