Prolonged Indiana Politics and Barnum Lecture Attack
The Standard reports Joe Wright’s lengthy Indiana message, the Free Banking convention in Indianapolis, and the Ohio Democratic Convention with tariff and currency debates. It condemns P. T. Barnum's planned Cincinnati Institute lecture, calling it harmful to public culture and youth, and notes Know-Nothing gains in Lexington and Covington with a question about Samuel.
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CCE
Ohio
Columbus
Jackson
Cuba
Sandwich Islands
Baltimore
Lexington
Covington
Samuel
Foreign Gossip and Massachusetts Politics Summary
Foreign Gossip notes Peel's controversial speech in Parliament and a London report of Duchess Cambridge’s alleged lunacy and a duke linked to Victoria. It mentions Miss Fenbroth, Inkermann murder link, and Lord Pagnet’s Crimea return. Massachusetts reports Benjamin Stevens reelected as Sergeant-at-Arms and Parker’s chaplain bid failing amid a stalled vote. Grand Lodge of JOCF in Indiana next week.
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Robert Peel
London
New York Tribune
Duke of Cambridge
Inkermann
George Pagnet
Alma
Crimea
Raglan
Massachusetts
Benjamin Stevens
Senate
Ticonderoga
Stevens
Theodore Parker
Indiana Senate and House Move Through Jan Five Items
A historic session reports senators sworn in Harrison County certificates for Mathes and Glenn, moves to oust a Huntington seat, and agendas for Governor’s Message delivery. The House approves bar access for reporters and schedules, while debates on a U S Senator election and temperance committees unfold. The January 6 actions authorize printed governor messages in English and German, address Sabbath desecration, and adjourn to resume Monday. The community reacts to a pivotal school law ruling, urging court reform and public meetings to preserve common schools, with editorials from Madison Banner and Boston Glove. Massachusetts contemplates literacy as a voting condition in a constitutional amendment.
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Senate
Harrison County
Peter Glenn
John Mathes
Hoagland
Allen
Buskirk
Supreme Court
Domimon School
Huntington and
Wells
Cravens
McDowell
Mathes
Harrison
Houss
Hunt
Madison
United States
J. L. Smith
Freeman
Cutshaw
House
G&c
Supreme Judiciary of
Indiana
Publc
Madison Banner
Mediation debates and legislative actions in early sessions
The report covers floor attempts to obtain data on federal appointments, a Virginia committee dispute over mediation with European powers, and house and senate proceedings. It notes private bills passing, a push for bounty land extensions, and debates on a Pacific railway, land pricing, and army reorganization. It also mentions a Kentucky excerpt condemning Missouri abolition measures and clashes in Erie.
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Dolsas
Om House
Maxwell
Clingrin
Gant'eman
Virginia
Bayly
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Bzyly
House
Ready
Legislative Department
Senate
Gen
Cass
Houston and
Morton
Shields
Coolper
Academy of Sciences
Kane
Clayton
Commodore Stewart
Frigate
Constitution
Levant
Committee On Naval Affairs
Rough
Judiciary Committee
Broadhead
Cumberland County
Geyer
Douglas
Hovst
Aiken
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Europe
Walsh
Dawson
Etheridge
Latham
Shanghai
Debate Over Gallipagos Cession Rumor From Paneme Herald
The Paneme Herald asserts a secret deal where Ecuador cedes sovereignty of the Gallipagos Islands to the United States for three million dollars. It cites whaling, guano deposits, naval value, and a U.S. expansionist trend as justification, noting Ecuador’s bankruptcy and a U.S. commissioner’s possible access to guano deposits.
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Cuba
Sandwich Islands
Mediterranean
Sitka
Delaware
United States
Peru
Ecuador
Yiamil
Washington
Gallipagos
America
Albamarble
Indefatigable
Chatham
Narborough
James
Barrington
Charles
Hood
Binloes
Abington
Darwin
Pacific
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F. Sibley
Joe Wright
State Sentinel
Joe ‘Wright
Jndiana
Free
Indianapolis
Western Bank of
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Southern Bank of Indiana
Terre Haute
Brookville Bank
Brookville
Laurel Bank
Laurel
Savings Bank of Indiana
Connersville
Mechanics’ Institute of Cincinnati
P. T. Barnum
Queen City
Barnum
Cincinnati Institute
Grand Lodge of the
Fanny Feen
Boston Glove
Fanny Bern
Ruth Hall
Olive Branch
Permany
Pn Thong
Legistate of
State
Kansas
Louisville Journal
Kentucky
Lafayette County
Missouri
Abolition Societies
Liberty
Clay County
Rentwau
Erie
Harbor Creek
Bih
Hays
State Street
Judge Miles
Sheriff
Vincent
CCF
Canada
Amercan Dominions
Leonard Woods
Abbott
Andover
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Leatt
Wolpencer
Congendville, N.Y
C.M. Jackon
Earth
J. Harwood
Richy Wa
Carter
CLA & Morton
Corn ’, Fregbrie & Co
Treublic
Lawrence
RRO. & CO
N. O
Lawrence, Bro. & Co.’S
Lawrence, Bro & CO
AS. E. K. Little
Aurora
Boston
KE. K. Little
Profetzor ‘Wrenkle
Moses Farmer
A. M
Howard Street
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Mass
William D. Rossiter
Wmd. Rossiter
Amer
Christian Union
Manson
Ind
Henry Little
E. K. Little
Hume Misa
Society
Maison, Ind
Otce
Indiana State
Kikhan Co
Cameraville
Tada Jon
A. Epstein
Lawrence Bro. & Co
Werger & Lawrence
Eagle Hovgt
Lawrence, Bro & O
Pierce
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Dearborn Circuit Court
Jabez S. Ferris
Mack Cheek
William V. Cheek
John Everhart
Lawrencburgh
Dearborn County
Henry Walker
Aurora Dearborn County
Mack Chek
Francis Riddell
Lan
E. A. Concer
P. Tumy
NHE
Samuel Laird
Sparta Township
James Russel
Austria
Turkey
G. Williams
Taylor
Squibb. & CO
J. D. Gatch
Wilmington
Ac ‘ G. Willtamb
Tyner & Roberta
Dearborn
William E. Keys
Sarah Keys
Lawrenceburgh
Walker
Moore Street
Stiff Dearborn Co
Lynn
Daniel Lynn
E. A. Conner Daay
Court of Common Pleas
Daniel Conway
Wis
Mary Conway
James Smith
Adm
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W. Catton
Jabez L. Ownby
Ohio River
Literary Street
Water Street
Front Street
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Water Or
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