Local Officials Named In Historical Senate Conings
Published by request, the record lists Congress member Dr James Robinson of Columba Senate Robert George Jefferson County, John Ramsey Jefferson County, John Palmer, John Hunter Carroll, Sheriff Johnston Orr Cross Creek, Coroner William Reed Salem and Commissioner William Boyd Wayne.
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Congress
William C. McCauslen
Senate
George Y. Hampson
James Shane
Is. Creek
William Carr
Wayne
James Tolan
Carroll Co
Samuel D. Hunter
Justin G. Morris
Robert Orr
Robert Brooker
Johnston Mooney
William Cassil
Poor House
William Roberts
Jas. Robinson
Columba
Robert George
Jeff
Robert Brooker Named Democratic Recorder Candidate
The notice confirms Robert Brooker as the Democratic nominee for recorder, praising him as a clever, competent, and accommodating officer. It states his election is certain along with the rest of the ticket and commends his suitability for the county office.
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Robert Brooker
Brooker
Letter from Dr Fries supports the democratic nominee
A New Lisbon Patriot letter from Dr Fries appeals to democrats to accept the convention decision and back the regularly nominated democratic ticket, urging those professing sincerity to cease efforts with the whigs to defeat the ticket.
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New Lisbon
Democratic candidate for Treasurer mocked by Steubenville Herald
The Steubenville Herald derides Morris the type setter seeking county treasurer, calling his 12 years in printing a sign of unfitness and praising hard work. The editors question qualification, asserting the people will judge between those who work and those who will not.
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Steubenville
Herald
Morris
Marble Monument Featured by West Marble Cutter
Readers are invited to visit Mr Lou den Borland at the lower end of Market Street to view a superb marble monument praised as among the finest in the western country. Borland is highlighted as one of the best marble cutters in the west.
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Louden Borland
Market Street
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Borland
West
J. S. Thomas
Thomas & Junkins
Third Street
of Board
Joan R. Dunpass
Davip. D. McBryor
McBryor
Westmoreland Co. Pa
Washington College
Joseph Jones
Richmond
Salem Township meeting delegates reported
A Salem Township note from a friend describes the meeting that appointed delegates and questions why proceedings appeared in a Whig paper. Patterson, Secretary, supplied the Herald with copies of the proceedings, an account seen as odd by the editor.
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Salem Township
Patterson
Salem Township blasts Patterson over party betrayal
A local democratic faction accuses Patterson of using his secretary role to publish meeting proceedings in a whig paper to undermine the democratic ticket. They label him as wearing democracy’s garb to advance insidious plans and pledge to resist his influence as Salem Township eyes him for future leadership.
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Alex
Patterson
Salem Township
Col. McCauslen
Salem
A. Patterson
The New Lisbon Patriot Exposes a Local Democrat
The New Lisbon Patriot questions a Jefferson County figure who labels himself a Democrat yet opposes Col. McCausien. He allegedly aids Whigs by writing for the Emerald and serving as secretary at Democratic meetings to relay reports to aWhig paper, implying bias and divided allegiance.
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Jefferson County
Col. McCausien
Emerald
Atriot
A. Patterson
The Omnipotent Whig tariff questioned
In spring the Whigs claimed a tariff kept goods cheap and drew specie into the country. Now merchants farmers and workers report higher prices by 10 to 25 percent. The piece asks the Whigs to explain if their tariff truly lowers prices while making many goods dear at once.
Hard Money Prices Rise As Specie Flows Increase
The article contrasts spring currency scarcity with last six months of rising prices. It notes a shift from paper money and chartered bank influence to specie, with gold and silver driving price gains in the east. It predicts hard money prices may soon return, ending well below future wage and crop costs.
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U.S
Chartered Bank
Fragmented historical note on early U S financial panic
An unclear OCR fragment recalls a 1807 bank secrecy and specie payments, mentioning American observers, a financial panic, and political figures in a disrupted Theodore era style. The readable names and dates are sparse, but the passage hints at public memory of a banking crisis and related reprisals without clear facts.
Destructionists Clash Over Banks and Hard Money
A political quarrel recalls bank abuses and currency crises. Whigs defend banks as despotic forces harming the people, while Democrats seek to preserve the people even if banks are harmed. The speaker pits destructionists against reformers in a heated party argument.
Bank Destruction Allegation From 1827 to 1842
The trouble over bank failures is blamed for an $818 million loss by the U S people from 1827 through 1842 a span of fifteen years. Advocates say the sum could cover four times the combined state and federal debt and question what the public would call such destruction if not caused by banks.
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U. States
Correction on George Y. Hampson laboring class support
In the last paper a mistake claimed George Y. Hampson was a farmer. He is a first rate carpenter, industrious and aligned with laboring people. The note asserts voters should back the Democratic carpenter over the Whig lawyer Eckley on the second Tuesday of next month to ensure a decisive defeat.
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Messrs Epitors
George Y. Hampson
Senate
Hampson
Eckley
Whig Respect and Admitted Citizens Language Debate
A partisan exchange attacks the Herald for ridiculing adopted citizens accents and pronunciation. The piece condemns efforts to silence immigrants who have chosen a free country and contribute through honest trades, arguing such attacks betray civic values and institutions.
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The
Herald
Themeeres
Opinion praises Col McCausten for Congress bid
The Newark Advocate endorses Col McCausten as the Democratic candidate for Congress representing Columbiana Jefferson and Carroll counties. The editor recalls serving with him in the state legislature and expresses high respect for his judgment and faithfulness to the people.
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McCausten
Columbiana
Jefferson
Carroll
Newark
Union Tactics Attack Democratic Nominees
A lengthy editorial condemns federal tricks to defeat Democratic candidates in Union Whig rhetoric. It claims bank minions scour the county to manipulate voters by targeting those not on the Democratic ticket, arguing the Democrats’ nominees are chosen for their proven integrity and fitness, while criticizing the opposition for pandering to prejudices.
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Feds
Fries
Col. McCauslen
Dr. Fries
Contested Congressional Delegation Sparked Township Discord
Salem Township residents report dissatisfaction over the nomination process for Congressmen. A split over delegates divided by sheriff candidate Thomas and others led to confusion and absences at meetings. The Central Committee ordered another meeting to appoint delegates for the Congressional Convention.
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Missrs Eptrors
Mr. Thomas
Mr.Thomas
Congress
House
Central Committee
Emderetan
Mr. Peres
Snow
Moony
True Policy in Township Politics Amid McCauslen Nomination
The article argues the township’s will favored Col McCauslen over McClelland, noting imperfect knowledge of instructions and hopes for energy and union. It laments partial understanding and calls for disciplined, true policy in the party’s future moves under A.
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Col. McCauslen
McClelland
Liberty Men Debate in Herald on Dr Hanna and Whig Candidates
A reader reviews the Herald for the 14th inst, urging Liberty men to unite with Whigs behind Dr Hanna or Dr Robinson, questions John Mattocks loyalties, critiques Whig strategy, and mocks the idea of proslavery politics. The letter ends with a rallying cry for Liberty principles and a warning of political storms ahead.
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Herald
Dr. Hanna
Robinson
Hanna
John Mattocks
Henry Clay
John Matlocks
Capt. Tyler
Mr. Mattocks
Liberty
Town Water Works and Council Retrenchment Debate
Letters criticize a town water committee for extending pipes to gain profits while a planned finish would require little extra money. They question the council’s spending on revising ordinances and defend Judge Leavett's pay debate. The piece also references a Patterson letter attacking the Democratic party and uses stilted prose.
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Messrs Eprtrors
H. H. Leavett
Congress
A Farmer Denounces Party Principles and National Bank
A farmer proclaims Democratic principles as truth and justice opposing National Bank and an expansive paper currency. He condemns Whig policy on public lands, tariffs, and state debt, arguing true democracy protects man from neighborly wrong and foes of these rights are enemies to democracy.
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Brough
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Jock Plone
Merhemire
Opinion Abroad
Union
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Messrs
Democrate Party
A. Ponerese
N. B
Richard Gray
Peter Champ
Mary Deter
Cross Creek Township
Steubenville Market
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Cleveland
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Wayne Township
Ohio
John Man
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George Barnhouse
Thomas Neely
John B. Porter
Andrew Pierce Dee
James Watson Dee
John Andrews Dee
G. A. Watson
Eliza Miser
John Lapp Dee
Solomon Arnold
Jacob Springer
Anderson Judkins
Johns
Ium
Thomas
THO AS
Mepe
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Cashes
Contant
Vannen Sont
Oanene
Copartnership
Philadelphia
McMechan & Garrett
Jonxs McMecuan
Horatio G. Garrett
McMecnan & Garret
McMecuan & Garrettt
Zurich
McMecuan & Garrett
McMrecuan & Garrett
McMecuans & Garrett
Rio
St. Domingo
McMeeuay & Garrett
M. Cummins
Pall & Winter Goods
Richmond Classical Institute
Mellor’s Periodical Agency
Fiolin
Ellor
Mercor
Mellor
Ana
Nina
Frederick Bremer
Cavendick
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