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Weekly Wisconsin

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1847

Page

4

Observance of Thanksgiving Amid Famine and Lakes News

Governors urge Thanksgiving for blessings while noting global famine and cholera. Financial distress spreads as Prime Ward failure prompts cautious shipping. New York speculates millions in specie move abroad. Phoenix ship fire details recount heroism and mass loss, Lake peril underscored. Erie and other wrecks linger in public memory.

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Cray and Craynes stance on expansion in Lexington speech

The St Louis Republican reports Mr Day’s account of Mr Cray's Lexington remarks on war and expansion. Cray disavows slavery expansion into foreign territory, supports settling Texas borders, and hints at seeking additional territory. Emphasizes opposition to Mexican annexation and warns voters to scrutinize Cray’s evolving Whig platform as the race for president unfolds.

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Radical Constitution and finance alarms across territories

The piece notes harmonized county conventions pushing for a democratic constitution with separate submissions of contested articles. It argues the public favors radical reform and warns of Whig attempts to block progress. It also surveys international finance tensions, American stocks in England, and looming economic shifts, with multiple foreign and domestic market observations.

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Wisconsin voters back district system in a republican push

A Wisconsin newspaper notes broad support for adopting district representation. Democrats and Whigs favor the measure, arguing it brings government closer to the people, improves accountability, and strengthens progress and democracy despite logistical challenges in a dispersed population.

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