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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1847
Page
1
Madison hosts the territorial convention next Wednesday as delegates are chosen through district conventions. The Democratic body reports harmony and good feeling despite many candidates for delegates, with a strong vow to back the convention nominee vigorously and in unity across twenty seven counties and a state population of about two hundred thousand.
The Wisconsin Argus praises a letter from Mr. Whent to the Harbor and River Convention, praising its practical constitutional approach to harbor and river improvements. It notes wide acceptance across parties and highlights the Resolutions of the Welworth County Convention urging unity and principled Democracy. Also mentions a 812,000 loan plan for the Harbor and tax bills submission date in June.
Reports from farms in the Madigan area praise near record yields for wheat and healthy corn, as gophers largely spare fields. National politics note Georgia officials, a Wisconsin church dedication, Henry Clay baptism, and Pope Pius era reforms amid European liberal movements and press freedom debates.
The obituary chronicles Daniel O Connell, a famed Irish political agitator, who died in Genoa on May 15 at half past illness hours. It notes his long influence on Ireland, his waning power after dissensions and government changes, and his wish to be buried in Rome as crowds gather in Ireland to honor him.
Editorial correspondence details Michigan Central Railway works in Detroit. It describes riverfront real estate purchases for a vast freight warehouse and passenger depot, 1600 feet of riverfront, dock construction, and a five mile track plan as work advances. Also notes canal like loading by vessels and a poetically framed rail voyage narrative along Lake Huron and the St Clair river.
Elections and reforms loom in Hungary as the diet nears assembly. Prussia reports a request to scrutinize ministerial accounts and prolongs sessions to June 19. Switzerland receives a note from the French minister implying possible intervention if federation principles are violated, with Austria in accord.
At a Harbor and River Convention session the Ohio and Indiana Stage Companies joined with J Frink & Co to form the Missouri Stage Company. The venture covers about 2500 miles of routes across Michigan Indiana northern Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and Missouri with through fare and receipts from St Louis to Indianapolis Cincinnati Pittsburgh and beyond.
The piece rails against Gen Taylor amid Whig intrigues over his potential ascent to higher office. It recounts a plan to nominate him for the presidency after a touted vice presidency, then notes betrayal by Whig leaders and a push for a declaration of fidelity if he refused. Separate items include court rulings on partnership seizures and varied news briefs from courts, politics, and commerce.
An uncle recounts how a pair of ordinary andirons sparked a cascade of upgrades. He lists the escalating costs from four and a half dollars for the hearth to marble mantels, painted walls, new carpet, furniture, and extensions through the house. In the end the total reaches twenty four hundred fifty dollars after long accounting.
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