Report of Whig meeting in Cape Girardeau County 22 January 1848.

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Report of Whig meeting in Cape Girardeau County 22 January 1848.

Joseph W. Russell reports a Whig meeting in Cape Girardeau County, listing attendees and resolutions. The meeting condemns the Tariff of 1846, favoring the Tariff of 1842; also calls for Whig state and district conventions to which certain men in attendance will be delegates. They support Henry Clay's ideals as "just and patriotic."

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