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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1848
Page
1
A piecemeal 1848 editorial argues for inserting the exemption principle into Wisconsin’s Constitution, citing votes and opposition by KING and WHITON. It defends liberal exemption for personal property and warns anti-liberal stances erode rights. It notes contemporaneous Mexican treaty news and local temperance events, ending with a literary quip about returning to earthly life.
Volume I Albany Argus correspondent in Washington reports belief that by opening of the presidential canvass Gen Tarnow will oppose Cray and push a vigorous war, aiming to occupy half of present territory and set up separate governments in Tamaulipes Chihushua and California. Notes Whig support for Tarnow from several states and upcoming public meetings in St Louis and New York. Also contains Paris Parisian opera commentary and a brief notice on the Windsor bridge reconstruction after a fire damaged it.
The text recounts electoral tickets in Albany, names a long list of state electors and delegates, notes conventions and recalls of General Scott, comments on Whig tactics, and includes varied items from railroads, crime, medical quackery, and a broad mix of notices and miscellany from newspapers across Ohio, New Orleans, and New York with comments on slavery, politics, and commerce.
The text reviews a Wisconsin governor’s address praising Western commerce and national rights, urging militia organization and a short session under the new constitution, and honoring Sinaa Wander. It notes Whig party figures, Supreme Court cases, and anticipated legislative actions, including the Senate and House organization and the governor’s message delivery time.
A January 21 meeting of Democratic senators and House members in the U S Senate chamber approved a resolution to hold the national convention on the fourth Monday of May in Baltimore to nominate candidates for President and Vice President. The proceedings were ordered to be signed and published by Democratic editors.
The piece critiques the Sentinel Whig organ for opposing Home stead Exemption in the Constitution, noting votes against referring the issue to the People. It argues the Democracy align with a great principle and recalls past debates on debt imprisonment, while mixed in are assorted local notices, anecdotes, and foreign names.
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