Executions at Havana and a Boston writer's reply
A letter recounts the Havana executions of twenty people amid a harsh government crackdown led by a British consul. Placido faced a brutal death with a chapel execution and final heart-shot. Separately, Major Noah quotes M. Clay on Polk and 1844 politics, noting abolition tensions and a Baltimore two-headed child spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Placidy
Placido
Priesia
Phicido
Placida
Noah
Clay
Polk
Value and location shift drive trade and tariff view
A long discussion argues that value arises from producing goods where costs are lowest and selling where transport and production costs differ. It warns against blanket protectionism, noting sugar as a case where local production can replace imports but may force misfits in other crops. The author calls for free exchange within limits and mocks tariffs as harmful to national wealth and industry.
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Conelden
Boston
Elon
Willis Greun
Cribane
Pennessee
North Carolina
Gioia
John Speed Smith
Kentucky
Lendeaoedt
Cam
Agan Ulira
Faas
Moe
Liberty Men
Mr. Stade
Asqimners
Mr. Cay
Dan
M. Clay
China
Department of Industry
Fiile
United States
McEney
Earth's Tilt as Curse or Blessing in Miltonic Thought
The text argues Milton viewed the Earth's axial tilt as a comment on human transgression, yet the tilt is a providential blessing enabling life. It contends a harsher or absent tilt would devastate climates, crops, forests, and animals, underscoring how slight celestial angles sustain habitable conditions. It reflects on historical speculation about celestial mechanics and climate.
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Cauras
Dawan Nain
Leo
Thas
Shane
Magell
Colt
Wisconsin
Itis
Milton
Weather Returns to Indian Summer Amid Snow and Rain
The town enjoyed a warm spell called Indian Summer with green shade trees and blooming nasturtiums despite three inches of snow lingering earlier. A late November shower and thunder hinted at more warm weather to come. The Liberty party in Utica invited Cassius M. Clay to Syracuse for a public discussion with Henry Clay and James G. Birney’s supporters, acknowledging Cassius’s Niagara invitation and predicting a tough reception in New York.
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sugKel
Liberty Party
Utica
Cassius
Clay
Gregor Swiru
Syracuse
Henry Clay
Jas. G. Buney
C. M. Clay
Niagra
Tate
Albany
Roorbach to Speak in Philadelphia October meeting
The Gent Roorback notes a Philadelphia speech by Roorbach said to address contrasts between his views and Featherstonhaugh, and compare a New River in Virginia with a Duck River in Tennessee. Reports from Boston and New York cast doubt, suggesting possible Albany political implications.
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Philadelphia
Roorbach
Searsfield
Himecif
Featherstonhaugh
Virginia
Duck River
Tennessee
Boston Post
Boston
Saya
N.Y Eve. Post
Albany
Co. Polk
Evening Journal
Albany Argus
Clay
Roorback
Fantastimagoria
Fragmented Western Eloquence in legislative debate trial
The text fragments a legal and parliamentary argument with mentions of a district, House proceedings, and a jury. It hints at charges, testimony, and political figures debating procedures and accountability while detailing contentious lines about a vote and the conduct of members within the legislative process.
Wisconsin and national politics mingle with market chatter
A fragment from a 19th century paper blends political opinion on the Wisconsin legislature and national leaders with notices on commerce. It references the Moon, New York, Philadelphia, and Milwaukees markets, then shifts to shop talk about fall goods, dresses, and rural buyers, with local dealers praised for bargains. The piece mixes satire and commerce, noting public sentiment and the era’s dress trades.
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Havana
C. M. Cray, Esq
Baltimore
the Argus
Madison
James K. Polk
George M. Dallas
Pennsylvania
INS IN Political Economy
Britain
Auburn Hauer
Puck
Shakspeare
Morie
N. ¥. Joural
Camineice
Hteconein
Geuth Mono
Wball
Duwstinethy
Dauero
Dean Borat
Adel
Meiniedefor
House of Reprem
Williams
Joe
Dh Arab Bach Press
Geod
Bomar Thong Baudaume
New York
Jiat
Potea
Horace
Eve
Milwaukee
Dluntineton
Tien
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