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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1870
Page
1
The Cincinnati Gazette argues that papal infallibility and Rome's spiritual power threaten American government principles. It questions sending a U.S. minister to Rome, calling the mission unnecessary and diplomatically risky due to the Pope's claimed authority over Catholics and allegiance to a foreign power.
Correspondence from Pisconginee in 1870 describes hot weather, new mining 'strikes' and detailed hydraulic mining methods for extracting gold. It notes Wells, Farge & Co. shipping $13,834 in gold locally and explains pursuing open cuts, rifes, quicksilver amalgamation, and pipework. Also covers local celebrations by Chinese residents and a burial custom involving a roasted pig.
Mount Carmel on the Wabash river near White river mouth sits about 40 miles south of Vincennes with a thriving population around 2,000 and diverse manufacturing. Citizens voted a $50,000 tax on the 16th to support the New Albany Mount Carmel and St Louis Air Line, with over half the road graded and slated for completion by January 1.
Mr Kennedy analyzes tariff policy arguing government expenses and debt require revenue chiefly from tariffs on imports. He contrasts Free Traders with Protectionists, noting aims to safeguard domestic manufacture while maximizing revenue. He cites Congress and seeks historical guidance on which duties yield best revenue.
The author argues that high duties boost home output and shippers' purchasing abroad, citing iron trade data from Great Britain and the United States. He contends tariff revenue remains strong, imports rise under protection, and calls reductions unnecessary, while critics rely on flawed figures and rhetoric.
The Gazette reports a Thursday Llouis debate where Democrats criticize reviving a Rome mission as a political ploy to curry favor with the Roman Catholic Church. James Brooke and Daniel Voorhees attack Republican opposition as religiously charged demagoguery while defending Protestant interests and arguing against expanding diplomatic posts to Rome.
A historical overview tracing the rise of the Presbyterian Church in America from its earliest unions to the 1789 Assembly in Philadelphia. It details the split into Synods and Presbyteries, the creation of the General Assembly, and shifts in representation as the church expanded from a few ministers to a nationwide body spanning coast to coast with mission and educational influence.
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