Whig views on California and Clay leadership in 1844
The piece discusses Whig reactions to Mr. Clay and the California question, arguing that territorial expansion must be pursued to preserve the Union. It predicts Gen. Scott as a likely candidate after Crary’s political setback and critiques the party’s handling of slavery and territory in the current era.
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San, In
Courier and Enquirer
Mexico
Pacific
Union
Californig
Clay
Britain
Whig
Maine
Rio Grande
Wessten
Carveux
Conwin
United States
Crary
Gen. Scott
Whig Party
Tavion
Tornado
Cuay
Scorr
Ale Gullant
Aoup
Temperance tale and tragic mill accident in village
An oft-told temperance tale follows a boy named Joseph who signs the pledge after learning his father’s cruelty to his family. A separate report describes a brutal mill accident in which Mrs Regan and a girl died after being drawn into a rotating shaft. doctors attempted amputation, but the girl did not survive. The village also notes an astonishing corn yield claim in Washington county and a local death of an unnamed Jester writer.
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Andi
Toyenhier
Taller
Ted
Lollen
James Sutetns
Thig
Gerro Gordo
Jalapa
Chapultepec
Auch
New Hampebn
Black- Eyed
Joe
Vorat
Awha
Joseph
J.P. Milton
L. Tost
Regan
Whitehall
Washington County
Matuer
Mfr
Breon
Springfield
Opon Wipland
Cincinnati Enquirer
Frasis
Niacara
Museur
Fatal shipwreck of the Phoenix after fire on Delaware voyage
The Phoenix, carrying 50 to 70 Americans and 150 to 260 emigrants, including Hollanders, caught fire after leaving Manitowoc Bay. Capt Swann was wounded, the captain aided others to boats, and passengers perished in flames while crew and survivors were saved. The doomed vessel sank in eight feet of water. many aboard faced a horrifying night as families perished and salvage operations followed.
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Swann
Sweer
Phoenix
Manitowoc Bay
Byisu
Delaware
Blish
Manitounee Bay
Manitounoc
Sheboygan Beranrye
Common Schools as Pillars of Republic Virtue and Progress
A persuasive op ed extols common schools as the nation’s reach for equality and enlightenment. It urges funding, attentive parenting, and consistent attendance to prepare citizens, warn of ignorance and crime, and ensure future eminence through disciplined, equitable schooling.
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New England
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