Ohio Legislature Adopts Voting Reform Resolution in 1841
In the Ohio House on Monday December 13 1841 Mr Claike proposed a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to study amending election laws. The aim would be to allow any legal voter to vote for Governor in any county and for Representatives in Congress in their district, and to vote for county officers and State lawmakers in their township, with a ban on double voting. The resolution passed with a vote of sixteen yeas and fifty two. Mr Ewe submitted a separate resolution urging the Auditor of State to obtain all notices from the Fund Commissioners about loans from Franklin Bank of Columbus Bank of Chillicothe and New York banks, which was laid on the table.
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Claike
Committee On the Judiciary
Congress
Iis County
Ohio
Ewe
Franklin Bank of Columbus
Bank of Chillicothe
Banks of
New York
Meredith
Montgomery
Mir Schenck
Mr. M
Schenck
Byington
Senate
Watton
Atlantic
Board of Bank Commissioners
Lee Beek
Greg Thee
Gorrie
Thomas
Bank
Mr. Thomas
Petition for state office cuts and usury bill proposal
Senates notes present a petition from 160 Preble County residents seeking fewer offices and lower salaries. Bills to curb usury and establish township collectors are announced. House debates include trial by jury rights for all, ending racial testimony barriers, and filing of lodge charter amendments with liability for debts. The body approves printing 6000 Auditor's Reports.
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Hazeltine
Preble County
Bartley
Senate Debates on Banks and Convict Labor in Ohio Penitentiary
The Senate discusses a resolution calling the currency committee to study general banking regulation within the state. Holmes urges action to prompt a debate on convict labor policy as prison contracts expire, stressing the issue’s importance and regional concerns.
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Walton
Holmes
Senate
House of Natives
Ohio
Seme
Bute
Hawiton
Bank Commissioner clash over Hubbard and reform fate
Lawmakers recommitted the Bank Commissioner appointment report fills Hubbard, Latham, and Conklin with six, four, and two year terms. Speakers clash on Hubbard, banking reform, and past suspensions, citing 1837 and 1838-9 crises, board neglect, and the drive for stable currency amid ongoing political fights.
Petition on fugitives and equal school rights debated in Senate
Thursday in the Senate Mr Carpenter laid before 55 Granger citizens a petition seeking repeal of the 1838 9 fugitives from labor law and urging just trial by jury for all and equal school privileges regardless of color. It also seeks repeal of a law barring blacks and mulattoes from testifying against whites. A bill to incorporate Jefferson Lodge No 6 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Steubenville was passed. Mr Kitheart presented a petition from the Directors of Pleasant Bank for a recharter, read and referred to the banks and currency committee.
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Luca
Odd Fellows
Steubenville
Olds
Streator
Odd
Old Fellows
Ewing
Kelly
Committee On Corporations
Senate
Carpenter
Granger
Medina County
Jefferson Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Ohio
Kitheart
Mr. Pleasant
Committee On Banks
Resolution on Bank of Chillicothe management remade for inquiry
Mr Byington moved a resolution directing the Auditor of State to compel the Bank of Chillicothe officers to file a sworn statement on last year’s management. It alleges the bank sells specie while refusing to redeem its notes. After debate the resolution was referred back to the Committee on Banks.
Memorials Presented For Bank Charters In Congress
Mr Mironech laid a memorial and statement on the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Steubenville. Memorials from Commercial and Franklin Banks of Cincinnati prayed for renewal of their charters.
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Mironech
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of Steubenville
Commercial & Franklin Banks of
Cincinnati
Resolution on State Constitution Convention for Judiciary changes
House of Representatives adopts a resolution offered by Mr. Haren requesting the Judiciary committee to inquire into the expediency of holding a State Convention to amend the Constitution related to the Judiciary department. The measure passes.
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Mr. Haren
Committee On the Judiciary
Judiciary Department
The Tariff and its Consequences in England and America
The Tribune cites Lester's work The Glory and Shame of England arguing tariffs and taxes burden the British poor while America offers relief. It contends oppressive levies drive pauperization and prompts emigration as a remedy, framing tariffs as a root of social decay and aristocratic rule.
Abominable tariff system condemned by opponents
The passage argues against the tariff policy, blasting it as harmful to the many while enriching a few. It questions retaliatory tariffs on Britain, calls for buying cheap and selling freely, and denounces protecting duties as a return to dark ages, urging suffering under such laws be felt by proponents.
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Whig Party
England
Great Britain
Era of Good Feelings Sparks Bitter Political Rhetoric
A late 19th century style polemic attacks the Whigs for moderation and dissent, recalling Federalist abuses and partisan clashes. It denounces claims of a future era of good feeling, arguing instead that party rancor and prosecutions, debt, and tariffs shaped the era.
Era of good feelings via Democratic reform rhetoric
The piece denounces Democratic officials as tyrannical under federal misrule, warning that only a change in party power will restore liberty. It claims Republicans will remove two officeholders for affidavits opposing Democrats and asserts a shift away from patronage favoring the Whigs.
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Webster
Southard
Banks and Liberty under Charters in Crisis
A sweeping critique argues all banks violate their charters and should have charters revoked with stockholders liable for deposits. It laments bank dependence, condemns speculation, and calls for gold and silver as true labor tokens, warning against a bank ridden, tyranny-haunted nation. It also notes political moves in South Carolina and colonial-era shipping tensions with Britain, plus Liberia leadership changes.
The Best Motes Re The Tron Ws Give Hobby
A garbled OCR fragment mentions motives around a tron project and hints at hobbyist pursuits and body purification, but lacks clear names, dates, or places to confirm a concrete event or outcome.
Indian Vegetable Pills Promoted As Cure-All Remedy
An 1841 advertisement from the North American College of Health touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a universal cure for many diseases. It claims cleansing of impurities, relief from rheumatism gout fever and consumption risks, with testimonials from U.S. patients. Cautions warn of counterfeits and list Philadelphia and other agents.
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N. York
Walcut
N. American College of Health
Jamaica
Wm. Wright
New York
Rich’d Dennis
Wright
Greenwich St NY
North American College of Health
Chs
M. Tate
Hammerslyst
Richard Dennis
Doctor Wright
N York
A. Maria Thompson
Greenwich St . York
Race Street
Philadelphia
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Bank of
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Gallia
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Mev Thomas
Hank
Wepeline
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the Tribune
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Nye
Newark
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Galenas
Dolphin
John Aiken Burton
Liberia Mission Conference Society
Monrovia
Thomas Buchanan
Liberia
Joseph J. Roberts
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MM Laughlin
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