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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1859
Page
2
The Dubuque Times reports on Hon. Davis speech in Congress, maritime policy, and the push for U S action on Nicaragua and Panama routes. It notes Buchanan era diplomacy, military option debates, and Oregon statehood along with Kansas politics and party dynamics shaping territorial rights and admission.
Mr Barre argues a Central route from Tiown City on the Missouri via Fort Laramie Green River valley Dakotas and the Columbia to Paget Sound offers the shortest path between Missouri and Columbia. He cites heavy embankments, winter limits, and favorable geography along with Sioux City and Dubuque as potential termini if the Pacific road is built promptly.
A Virginia convention reconstitutes a Whig style coalition amid tension over slavery and tariffs. The piece analyzes how revived Whig forces would align with Northern Republicans in 1860, considering Virginia politics, the tariff, slavery, and the split from the Democratic ticket. It concludes the Whig party faded, yielding to Republicans who aim to protect Free Labor and curb Slave Labor expansion.
The piece argues Oregon’s admission as a free state despite Democratic control in Congress. It notes Oregon’s population and its anti slavery constitution, the risk to Federal power, and predicts political shifts as Kansas and Oregon seek statehood. It lists Republican names who voted for admission and discusses broader implications for Congress and the Treasury.
An Indiana legislative clash over U S Senate seats spills into the chamber as factions elects, protest, and charges of improper procedure. The Democratic majority reportedly expelled or retained senators amid disputed claims to rightful representation, sparking calls of disfranchisement and future reckoning.
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