Democratic Meeting in Steubenville Nominates Delegates
The Berlin township Democratic meeting held at Wm. B. Kerlin's house elected delegates to the congressional and county conventions. John H. Viers presided. David Wilkin James W. Armstrong named as township delegates to the congressional convention at Bloomfield. John S. Patterson S. D. Hunter Wm. B. Kerlin James Myers and Benjamin Tappan Jr. chosen for the county convention at Richmond. The meeting resolved to support nominees and to form a vigilance committee with names later published. Proceedings ordered published in the American Union.
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Berlin’s
Steubenville
Committee of Vigilance
Wm. B. Kerlin
American Union
County and District Convention Call Names List
To the County Convention Wm Ekey Andrew Ekey John Dinsmore Roland Holmes Benedict Reynolds to the District Convention David England and John Linduff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Ekey
Andrew Ekey
John Dinsmore
Roland Holmes
Benedict Reynolds
David England
John Linduff
Springfield Township Convention Nominating List
To the County Convention for Springfield Township list names William Alman Jr John O Custard Adly Calhoun Stewart McLane and Dr Robert Leslie. To the Congressional Convention William Kelly Esq and George Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Alman, Jr
John O. Custard
Adly Calhoun
Stewart McLane
Robert Leslie
Wim. Kelly, Esq
George Woods
Island Creek Township District and County Convention Names
Island Creek Township hosts district convention with George Aiban and James Shane. County convention lists John F. Browning Sumner Jewett Benjamin McFarland Edward Burnet James Huston. Vigilance committee includes Wm Kelly Esq Adly Calhoun Alex McCorkle Wa Knox James Griffith Jr Dr Robert Leslie Stewart McLane Joseph Gordon Sr Wm Tweedle James Alman Robert Wright Daniel Erskine Andrew Coyle Henry Isenayle John O Custard and P R Chapman.
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Island Creek Township
George Aiban
James Shane
John F. Browning
Sumner Jewett
Benjamin McFarland
Edward Burnet
James Huston
E— Wm. Kelly Esq
Adly Calhoun
Alex. McCorkle
Wa. Knox
James Griffith Jr
Robert Leslie
Stewart McLane
Joseph Gordon Sr
Wm.Tweedle
James Alman
Robert Wright
Daniel Erskine
Andrew Coyle
Henry Isenayle
John O. Custard, and
P. R. Chapman
Democratic Knox meeting endorses candidates and duties
An early September Knox township gathering at Knoxville approved of the Jefferson County instructions and endorsed Wilson Shannon Esty for governor, McCauslen for Congress, and a Steubenville dinner invitation. Delegates were instructed for conventions at Bloomfield and county actions, with a vigilance committee named and delegates from other townships not yet listed.
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Jefferson County
Knox Township
Thomas Robertson
Knoxville
George Culp
Samuel Warden
A. W. Morrison Esq
John Smith
John McClelland
John J. Buchanan
George Hott
Thomas Blackledge
Jefferson
Wilson Shannon Esty
Steubenville
Wm. C. McCauslen
Bloomfield
Knox
Lewis Renaan
Geo. Johnson
J. C. Elliott
Robert Montgomery
Joseph Cochran
James Hamilton
Thomas Porter
Adam Culp
Wa. Warren
Daniel Easterday
David Easterday
James Lawrence
Daniel Henry
Peter Groves
H. M. Cover
John Shane
John Woodruff
Thos. Jackledge
Liverpool Cotton Market Improves on Latest Advices
The arrival of the packet ship North America at New York on Wednesday the 5th inst reveals a decided improvement in the Liverpool cotton market from earlier reports. Political news is of little consequence. The Russian fleet in the Black Sea has been driven ashore and destroyed by Circassians.
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New York
Liverpool
Black Sea
New Flour Markets Flourish In Ghost Market Rumor
A fragmented late edition note hints at new flour trade activity in an unfamiliar cuicane market. Mentions of Ghost and unsettled pricing or availability surface amid unclear sourcing and prot bebver.
Debates on Banks and Democracy in Jefferson County
A letter to editors argues that wealth based aristocracy and mass democracy clash over banking power led by Biddle. It warns banks and state liabilities threaten republican virtue, urging citizens to oppose constitutional misuses, uphold currency stability, and resist corrupt demagogues.
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Adams
Greece
Rome
Thermopale
Marathon
Brundusium
Phiarsalia
Aristides
Pericles
Scipio
Fabius
Biddle Bank
Congress
Caesar
Biddle
Pennsylvania
Jefferson County
Gov. Vance
Lherty
Ite
Jeffersonian Call for Bank Reform in Political Debate
The text denounces banking profits and private creditor privileges as corrupt and dangerous to national justice. It urges the democracy to demand bank reform, reject lukewarm politicians, and rally to principles over men in the fight against monied aristocracy. It urges citizens to think, reason, and act to defend Jeffersonian democracy.
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Laagh
Jefferson
The Late Elections Across Several States
The piece argues Democratic gains in Missouri Alabama Kentucky and North Carolina amid Federalist counterclaims. It cites specific county returns for Missouri showing Carlin ahead and Edwards trailing and notes Miller and Harrison’s re-election with a Democratic majority, while doubting Federal triumphs in other states and suggesting local shifts in North Carolina.
Political notes on state elections and party shifts
The article discusses election results across several states. It notes a Republican gain in North Carolina with Mr. Van Heren winning the governorship by a five thousand majority over a Democratic rival and Mr. Van Beren leading over White by about three thousand, despite a Democrat-leaning judge. It also states Indiana Democrats gain in the legislature and predicts a return to Democratic prominence. It criticizes Mr. Clay for his attacks on farmers and mechanics, urging continued Republican support in North Carolina and caution regarding clay’s stance.
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Union
Missouri
Alabama
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
North Carolina
Washington Globe
Bank of the United States
Union of Bank and State
van Heren
van Beren
Clay
Resumption and praise amid financial debate in 1830s era
The piece argues that with no national bank the State banks have resumed, confidence is restored, and the county prospers under the Sub Treasury system. It mocks the Ragecrats and Whigs disguising as Jeffersonian Democrats while criticizing Jefferson’s legacy as misused by opponents of the current administration.
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Clay
Webster
Congress
Political jostlings and convention notes from 19th century papers
A compilation from Democratic and Whig era columns notes the Young Men's Democratic Convention in Newark and district and county nominations at Richmond and Bloomfield. It includes satirical chatter on the term Hoco Poco, opposition press taunts, and a jab at Cincinnati editor biases amid a churn of party rhetoric and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Cincinnati Republican
Weed O County Packet Promises Democratic Push
The paper from Verryeburg promises a strong democratic advocacy built on education and choice. It claims to be the largest and ablest voice of the term, aiming to promote the democracy studied and established by Madison and Jackson.
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Tela
Madison
Jackson
Humbug Benton re-elected to U S Senate by Missouri
The piece denounces Benton's re-election by a Missouri majority, labeling him humbug and praising him for defending constitutional currency and expunging Jackson’s lie. It notes the Pennsylvania Hall jury delayed fire-damage damages until after the election and mentions a forthcoming October eclipse visible in Ohio and Pennsylvania, predicting Whiggery's mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Republic
Tumblebug
N. Era
Pennsylvania Hall
Ohio
Penn’a
Vegetable Elixir Promises Cure for Diverse Ailments
An advertisement touts Vegetable Elixir as a safe herbal remedy for appetite loss indigestion constipation cough dropsy heartburn diarrhea cholera cholic jaundice and liver and skin diseases. It claims to aid female weakness and debility with no mineral toxins and bears proprietor signatures on his bottles. A testimonial from Rev E Birkett praises relief from diaphragm infection cramp and chronic abdominal symptoms after using the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sala
E. Burkerti
Pittsburgh
J. Sala
Lam
C. E. Birkett
Canton
Osnaburgh, Stark Co
Ohio
Sara
John Shively
Jacob Rex
Local place names appear in fragmentary note
Fragmentary OCR lists Ross Smithfield Cross Creek Warren Springfield and a note referencing Steube ert of NAD. No clear event or action is given, items appear as place names and a partial name. Further readable context needed to identify a concrete news item.
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Su Awraroar
VANCE
Levlenvlls
Evecton
Wilson Shannon
Delmont County
Messrs. Allen and Shanon
Democratic Meeting
John H. Viers
B. ‘Tapran, Jr
Cross Creek Township
Springfield
Vermont
Maine
Buffalo
Portsmouth
Cincinnati Whig
St. Louis
Edwards
Carlin
St. Lows
Miller
Harrison
van Buren
Mobile
Apostle of
Liberty Tomas Jefferson
United States
V. F. Com. Adv
Richmond
Dayton
Democratic Club
Baltimore Republican
Borror
Loco Foco
Hook-Us
Bank of Marytawn
Bank of Maryland
McKenzie
MecKenzie
Canada
Carroll Free Press
Jimmy
Pearces
John
N. B
The
Free Press
Cincinnati
Afric
Verryeburg
Otto
Langer
H. R. Reynolds
Jefferson County Temperance Society
Free Presbyterian Church
WM. B. Copeland
Mabbeld
Henry G. Domingo
Joan Ostremnou
Regecca Mansereip
G. 8. Holmes
Peter Kennedy
Washington
Fanny Doyle
John Elliott
John C. Elliott
Jobn Eliott
John C. Elliiott
TVS
Adibe Ust
Philadelphia
M.R
Iis
John Eberlein
Market Street
June 5Th
Messrs. Saguez& Scott
Liberty Street
Paris
P. S
Daniel Black
Aaa
Iw, Dougher’y
A. Billings
Michigan
Farmigton
Sala
Atiabor
Bedford
Mr. Sala
John Williams
Stark Co
Jobo Sala
Eevee
John Garber
Henry Klipparts
Jacob Rase
John Bauer
Geo. Yutzey
Philip Weber
Sep
Henry Summers
Hiram Myers
Geo. Dunbar
John S. Wiestling
Christian Rase
A. C. Franke
Ore
Samuel Hewitt
M’gillie Boyle
LRG
NALLS
Iaving
Jobo HL. Weirs & Co
Juniata
C.&c
W Dougherty
W. Dougherty
Lisbon
Cigars
Jeferen
Card County
Legisti
Voe
Augier
General Assembly of
Maena
Island Creek, Mt. Pleasant, Brush Creek
Salem, Wells
Thomas Care
el Jou
Beg
TON Dotel
Market ST
Eee
Ang
Tf H. Piillips
Carroll County
Bezaleel W. Doyle
Ward
Washington Street
Thomas Carrel
B. W. Doyle
Fle iv
Joan Doyle, Jr
NEW Boot and Shoe Store
le Vane
Leubenville
Farmers’ & Mechanics’ Bank
W. Owesney
Morgan County
Olive Green Creek
Absolom Craig
James Dougherty
W. Robertson
Fourth and
Arthur Russel
Joseph Russel
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