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1845-01-24 · Yazoo, Miss. · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

The Yazoo City Whig

SourceFuente: The Yazoo City Whig, Yazoo, Miss., 1845-01-24
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020019/1845-01-24/ed-1/?sp=3
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We see it stated that Commissioners have arrived at New York from the Dominican Republic, which has declared its independence of the Haytien Government, to solicit from the United States a recognition of its independence.

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present month, fifty steamboats, of the ag.

erecrate tonage of 12,007 tons. Three

more ara now in the course of erection

one steamship of 1,000 tons is nearly ready

for launching, and two more on the stocks

We see it 6tuted that Commissioners have

arrived at New York from the Dominican

Republic, which has declared its indepen

dence of the Haytien Government, to solicit

from the United States a recofrmtion uf its

independence.

The Danish Government are about taking

measures for the abolition of slavery in St

Thomas and Sar.ta Ciuz; the Assembly hav

ing decided unanimously to appoint a com

missioner to devise the best me&is of re mo?

ing the obstacles of emancipation.

More Banks. We see that application

for new banks is to be made to the Lcis

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lature of Pennsylvania, whose aggregate

capital will exceed one and a half millions

of dollats.

From Texas.

The sloop Cutter, 3 days from Galveston,

arrived at this port yesterday. We receiv

ed no letters or papers, but from a gentle

man who came passenger on the Cutter, we

learn that President Jones had issued a pro

clamation annulling the recognition of Gen

Duff Green as American Consul at Gal

veston The President, we understand,

states that the honor and interests of the

nation imperatively demand such a course.

The cause of the flare-up between Pre

sident Jones and Gen. Green, we understand

to have originated in a most insolent attempt

on the part of Green to dictate to the Presi

dent. The latter gently insinuated that

when he desired Gen. Green's advice he

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Record: cr08072-1
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The Yazoo City Whig. (1845). Yazoo, Miss., 1845-01-24. US/DR Newspaper Timeline, record cr08072-1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020019/1845-01-24/ed-1/?sp=3

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Yazoo City Whig, 1845-01-24.