Debates On Currency And Tariffs In Free Trade Era
A dense 19th century polemic argues that paper money, not gold, lies at the root of national economic reverses. It cites the Tariff of 1816, Free Trade advocates, and a Boston Journal table of gold imports and exports to claim domestic production and local expenditure would have averted financial distress. The piece mocks Free Traders while insisting home circulation and labor-led wealth are key to national well being.
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Democratié
Jst
Pacific
Boston Journal
Tuiports
Bot
Ives
Ars
Evi
Berlix
Wis
Call for Public Release of County Board Proceedings
The board of Supervisors faces scrutiny over unpublished proceedings and the public’s right to know. A December session call urges a resolution to publish actions, asserting taxpayers deserve transparency and that the board should cover publication costs.
Canvass Shows Col Jones Strong for Secretary of State
The official canvass of all counties except La Pointe lists Democratic Col Jones for Secretary of State as about 2,000 above the party average and nearly 1,000 ahead of the next Democrat. The piece notes Jones’s performance as Secretary of State justifies public endorsement regardless of political view and urges continued support for honest, faithful officeholders.
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la Pointe
Col. Jones
Squires
First Washington Message Read In Congress
Summary of President Buchanan's address as read in both Houses detailing financial measures tariff guidance and public works plans. It notes stance on bank notes species reserves bankrupt law and treasury notes plus statements on Utah Kansas and Arizona policy and implications for Whig and Democratic factions. It also mentions Walker filibusters and Pacific Railroad support while reporting on House leadership changes and a Panama death.
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Buchanan
Congress
Hoe
Walker
Utah
Ginghem Young
Arizonia
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Washington
Douglass
Stuart
Michigan
Kansas
Col. Orr
Allen
Thinois
M'Clusky
Hackney
Glassbrenner
Bergerint-at-Armis
Steedman
Fragments of 19th Century Wisconsin News Mention Murders, Marriages, and Politics
The itemized notes report a runaway marriage halted by a father, a fatal sleigh accident in Brown Street, and a hanging suicide amid financial troubles. It cites Beloit Journal on a runaway match and mentions a bank reopening, ice thickness on Wisconsin rivers, and calls for resignations in Congress amid disputed elections. The piece also discusses Kansas constitutional debates, a forged loan claim, tax policies in Grant County, and revisions to the Lecompton constitution.
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Iie Hortcon Argus
Joel Porter
Interane Epanty
San Cs
Gi Taylor
Mayville
M. A. Northrop
Congregational Church
Brown Street
Gilman
Tiss Saya Thomas Feagan
Démocrat
Xosh Commercial Bank
Wisconsin
Popular Sovereignty in Kansas Debates and Frauds
The lettered fragments discuss the Kansas Constitution question, urging popul ar sovereignty, condemn Calhoun influenced drafts, and accuse Cross and Mackie supporters of fraud in Chippewa County. It notes a pro slavery clause in Lecompton styled terms and highlights a Philadelphia man robbed in Illinois en route to Charleston Missouri. It also lists officers for the State Agricultural Society and mentions a Benton letter on the Dred Scott decision.
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Argus
Kansas
BeThe Reader
Thomas ‘H. Benton
Dred Scott
Missouri
Kansas Constitutional Convention and troops in defense
Forney recalls President Lincoln’s letter urging protection of Kansas’s constitutional convention amid ongoing unrest. The Tampa Peninsula notes Florida’s 2000 troops preparing to oppose Indians while Carterfax allegedly brings dogs to trail enslaved people, signaling an intensified war effort. Baytoes
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Forney
Silliman
Kansas
United States
Tampa
Florida
Peninsular
Carter
Tallahassee
News Items from Historic Ledger Mentioning Notables
A summary of scattered notes including Schenck of Franklin Ohio raising five acres yielding 300 gallons of molasses per acre in 1887, political shifts in New York Assembly, Col Samuel Cain reducing Hartford rents and giving barrels, bloodhounds in Florida Indian War, Fremont invited to speak before the Geographical and Statistical Society of New York, eleven runaway slaves passing through Syracuse en route to Canada, Sammel Hartshorn owning 1700 slaves, New York Herald on NYC population at 770,000, howie knives noted, Louisiana vote tally around 36,000, and a Kenosha percussion cap factory report.
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Syracuse Journal
Canada
Sammel Hartshorn
Virginia
New York Herald
Louisiana
Kenosha
Progressive Democracy Denounces Slaveholders Move Across States
The Washington Union claims the slaveholder's right to remove enslaved people to new states violates state rights and urges resistance. It cites Dred Scott and Buchanan letters as steps toward despotism, noting Missouri slaveholders bringing slaves into Iowa and Illinois and warning of further incursions unless the Lovefoes party is buried.
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Fairfield, Laws, Ledger
Dred Scott
Towa
Missouri
Winois
Quincy
Givermont
Lovefoes
Senator Douglas Faces Strain Over Patronage Rumors
Special Dispatch reports Washington rumors that President Buchanan and Senator Douglas are widening rifts. Douglas seeks high posts for allies including a first class mission for Richardson and governorship of Nebraska. Steadman defends Douglas while facing blunt rebuke from Buchanan.
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Washington
Douglas
Richardson
Nebraska
Ohio
Steadman
Buchanan
Cincinnati
Anan
Gun Safety Instructions From Avyice to Sronrsuen
The fragment outlines firearm handling cautions such as never carrying a loaded gun, keeping it pointed away from oneself, holding it near perpendicular with the muzzle above the head, not loading one barrel with the other, and securing a loaded weapon at home. It urges treating the instrument as a stake to prevent harm and to consider risks ahead of personal safety.
Whitewater Retail Prices And Commodities Listed
Fractured OCR from Whitewater market page lists items and vague prices including Wheat, Sugar, Corn Meal, Butter, Potatoes, Apples, Syrup, and lumber. Mentions brands or places sporadically but lacks clear amounts or dates.
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Whitewater
Alour
Iol Malacees
Gilli
Sally Belo
M.o
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