Abolition Petitions and Southern Opposition Debates
Correspondence from Washington describes Southern delegates pressuring to table abolition petitions, Patton's suspension request, Adams's objection, and Haynes shouting ORDER as the House split 124 to 74 on the main vote while Adams refused to vote. Sawyer and Wass abstained.
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Abolition Party Strains In Ohio House Debate
The Ohio House debated a bill to make townships pay for mob damage amid a heated exchange over abolitionism and party loyalties. Speakers warned against using abolitionism for political gain, with no final vote that day.
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Csregard
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Kentucky Legislature Internal Improvement Cites Slowness in Rail Movement
Extracts from Louisville Gazette correspondence indicate cautious state action on internal improvements. Report notes plans to limit log rolling and advance three key links for navigation on Green River Kentucky and Licking while McAdamizing major thoroughfare progress continues.
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Louis‘le City
Green River
Licking
Kentucky Court Of Banking Privileges Sparks Legislative Activity
The Charleston and Tennessee banking debate prompts Kentucky to engage with local legislation as over 100 House bills and many Senate measures move forward. A usury repression bill targets contracts and voids high interest loans, but stops short of addressing corporate usury.
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Controversy Over Colonization Ties to Mob Action
A letter discusses a mob scene in Alton linked to Colonization Society leaders. The writer argues the Pioneer affair aimed to suppress free discussion on slavery and notes overlap between mob organizers and colonization promoters while insisting the broader Colonization Society bears no responsibility.
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Journal
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Lunatic Asylum Report Highlights Structure and Governance
The Directors report to the General Assembly discusses admission standards, funding, and management. It describes the center building at 95 ft 8 in by 45 ft 6 in with wings, brick construction on a limestone basement, 153 rooms, and capacity for 120 patients. The note names Parsons Ant and Maccracken as directors and calls for Christian unity in praying for world peace and the abolition of war as a moral imperative.
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Maccracken
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Boston Patriot
Lemoyne
People’s Bank
Montreal
Albany
N.Y. Jour
Remains of General Washington Laid in Sacred Sarcophagus
The Philadelphia Herald reports the remains of George Washington were placed in a sarcophagus crafted by Mr. Strumers. The vault opened revealed Washington in remarkable preservation with a calm brow and grave smile. The undertaker mourned as the ashes entered their final resting place until mortal life is replaced by immortality.
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Philadelphia
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Prayer Concert for Peace Sets December 25 Observance
A call for monthly concerts of prayer for peace urges pastors and churches to devote one hour on December 25. The article cites centuries of pacific efforts, global leadership toward disarmament, and biblical prophecy that predicts universal peace and nations laying down weapons.
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Prince of Peace
Providence of God
Christendom
Word of God
Jesus
Sunday coach services bow to Sabbath rest in England
An English paper reports coach proprietors agreeing to halt public coach travel on Sundays. The move, led by religious belief and economic sense, aims to spread travel over six days, reduce costs by a seventh, and relieve households. Stage coaches already avoid Sunday travel in Scotland. Vi. Chron.
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Banks restore specie payments and city measures curb tippling
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Hartford resumes specie payments while Urbana Bank redeems tickets in specie. Columbus coffee houses face new license rules set by the City Council after January. Licenses for coffee houses and liquor shops rise, with enforcement to suppress unlicensed groceries. Canada notes Loyalist recapture of Toronto and Ohio banks’ specie issues. The Arkansas House expelled Speaker Wilson after a foil with a Bowie knife, and the Charlotte Branch Mint begins operations as trade links to New Orleans and China are pursued.
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Obituary of Mrs Carnahan at Darros Island
Mrs. Carnahan wife of Rev James A Carnahan died at Darros Island November 24 after months of declining health. Her faith in God remained steadfast and she expressed joy in dying. She spoke of Christ’s atonement as the sole ground of pardon and salvation and whispered the line I can say with Paul O Death where is thy sting O Grave where is thy victory. The family and friends endure the bereavement with faith she has entered rest for the people of God.
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Death of Rev G I Bishop at Indiana Theological Seminary
The Miami University and Indiana Theological Seminary communities mourn the death of Reverend G I Bishop aged 27 as from diabetes. He served as professor of Biblical Criticism and Oriental Literature and as pastor at a small chapel, leaving a lasting mark as a devoted educator and pastor. A student body minute expresses sympathy and reflects on life, death, and faith.
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Ohio
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