10 Feb 1859
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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1859
Page
1
The issue presents the substantial portion of Hon. Hunny Wilcox of Massachusetts speech delivered in the U S Senate. It notes Congress may not act this session toward Pacific Railroad construction but promises useful statistics and facts compiled for readers.
The House backed Gaow's Homestead Bill granting 160 acres to each adult citizen family member over twenty one, with occupancy required. Senate committee reported the measure, signaling possible passage before March. Debate cited partisan divides and Republican support, noting cross-party votes and the bill’s broader reform aims.
A critical survey of the Democratic party's history from 1840 to 1860, accusing leaders of pretended sovereignty and poor governance. It rails against mismanagement, calls for revenue reform, and warns of gerrymandering and corruption in state politics.
The House fights over the Pacific Railroad bill, killing amendments and proposing a three-branch route to Sacramento Valley while Senate and House clash on immediate enactment. Nebraska seat contest ends with Biro B. Coars winning, amid broad Democratic and Republican blame of procedural delays. The California Overland Mail trip faces Indian obstruction near Apache Pass and highwayman threats, signaling rising dangers to the vulnerable stagecoach line.
Hon Fasseis P Biarn Jr argues climate and circumstance shape racial vigor and that blending inferior races harms the superior. He advocates tropical colonization and free homesteads as humane paths to end African slavery, while praising gradual emancipation in some states. Other items note a Congressional subscription to honor Josiah Gropsen and a 1952 critique of national expenditures by M Becannax.
A Wisconsin inventor, Nosnan Warp of Jeneseiltz, proposes a 72 by 12 foot ice boat with two keels and locomotive driving wheels to haul passengers and freight on winter rivers. Backed by New York capitalists and railroads, the design aims to test soon at Prairie du Chien with plans for eighteen boats if successful, linking upper Mississippi country in five months of ice. Northward routes could reach Prairie du Chien to Big Stone Lake and beyond, enabling a 3500 mile winter journey from Chicago to the Rockies. The report also notes pork trade statistics from Iowa and Dubuque with figures on hogs, lard, and pork packed for 1857–1859.
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