August Election Whig Ticket Listed for Local Race
Del to Competition James Ranivex Joun S Newman Joan Bearp William R Foulke. Senator David P Hottoway. Representatives Epatish LawREnce 7 ss Miles Marsnatt Josefh M Butta. Sheriff Apen Evans. Treasurer Acuittes WILLIAMS. Auditor Tuomas ADAMS. Assessor Jernemian SwWAFForn. Coroner Ctravsovrnse T Wiutsor.
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Del
James Ranivex
Joun S. Newman
Joan Bearp
William R. Foulke
David P. Hottoway
Candidate announcements for County Auditor and Delegate
We announce Wicttam Pisscxett as a candidate for Wayne County Auditor subject to August election voters. We also announce Josefa Hotman as an independent candidate for Delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
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Wicttam Pisscxett
Wayne County
Josefa Hotman
Cnvention
Whig Ticket Promotes Honest County Election
Monday next the voters of this county will cast votes for state and county officers. The Whigs present a ticket of honest capable men led by James Rariden John S Newman William R Foulke and John Beard for Delegates to the Constitutional Convention David P Holloway is their senator candidate Edmund Lawrence Miles Marshal and Joseph M Bulle for Representatives Abel Evans for Sheriff Achilles Williams for Treasurer Thomas Adams for County Auditor Ezra Scoville and Thomas Tyner for Commissioners J W Swafford for Assessor C T Wilson for Coroner and Joseph Holman independent candidate for Delegate to the Constitutional Convention. They urge prudent choices for orderly government and sound policy.
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James Rariden
John 8. Newman
Wm. R. Foulke
John Beard
David P. Holloway
Wayne County
Edmund Lawrence
Miles Marshal
Jseph M. Bulle
Abel Evans
Achilles Williams
Thomas Adams
Ezra Scoville
Thomas Tyner
J. W. Swafford
Haseen
Ssessor
Unty
C. T. Wilson
Joseph Holman
Tyner Named Whig Commissioner Candidate
The Whigs chose Thos Tyner as a commissioner candidate after Baldridge was found ineligible due to residing outside the district. Centreville reports no other viable option, and Tyner is expected to win by a good majority, described as a better man for the role.
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Tyner
Baldridge
Centreville
Claims Against Portugal to Be Paid Including Armstrong Claim
Dispatches from Mr. Clay in Washington report that the United States claims against Portugal will be paid. The Armstrong claim is included, and the administration aims to amicably adjust all difficulties caused by others.
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Washington
Clay
Portugal
Armstrong
Holloway Speech Separates Temperance Tactics From Politics
An elder of the Jeffersonian objects to Holloway offering him wa ves to attend speeches. The crowd should understand the talks were temperance demonstrations not political oratory. Holloway aimed to present the elder as a stark example of temperance harms.
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Jeffersonian
Holloway
Misrepresentation in Local Election Slates
A neighborhood leader circulating a slip from the Jeffersonian office claims W. W. Foulke and W. R. Foulke are the same person. The statement is false and known as such by the user. The critic accuses the man of electioneering against Whigs with distorted truths and of hypocrisy for listing Sons of Temperance as merit while supporting other temperance-affiliated figures.
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Jeffersonian
W. W. Foulke
W. R. Foulke
William Baker
Dr. Carver
Allen Lewis
Noah Miner
Rawson Vaile
Raymond & CO
C. W. H. Teaiple
Cambridge City
Debate on Negro Suffrage At Wayne County Meeting
Friday meeting featured Dr Carver advocating Negro voting as a distinct constitutional question to present to a convention and be approved by the people. Joseph Holman, a Wayne county delegate, argued against Negro voting while praising free soil principles and opposing Carver’s stance. The dispute between Carver and Holman was set for Monday with Holman favored.
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Carver
Joseph Holman
Jefferson
Messrs Holman
Holman
Sackson Democrats
Jeffersonian critique on Whig county office candidates
The Jeffersonian argues Whigs in county offices avoid Richmond blank books because the supplier is not a Whig, urging voters to oppose Whig candidates. It accuses Elder of spending public funds for personal friends while claiming retrenchment and reform, criticizing high costs versus cheaper options from a Democrat source in Indianapolis.
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Richmond
Elder
Jeffersonian
Indianapolis
County Board’s June action on 100000 railroad stock
The Board of County Commissioners explains its June term official proceedings about subscribing 100,000 stock in the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad. It notes false editorials in the Jeffersonian and True Democrat and publishes its card to inform readers of the true facts, criticizing other papers for political manipulation.
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Board of County Commissioners
Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad
Jeffersonian and True Democrat
Messrs
Tyner
Scoville
Whig
Political Battle Over Abolitionists and Senate Picks
A heated pamphlet accuses Democrats of hypocrisy to force abolitionist votes. It labels Jesse D. Bright a slave holder with Kentucky slaves. It argues Elder seeks a Democrat backed Senate vote for a slave-owning stance in Indiana.
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Cale Smith
Jesse D. Bright
Kentucky
Indiana
Elder
Free Soil Party
United States Senate
Dissenting Pens Sentences on Penitentiaries Narrowed
The article notes Ayers and Rogers have defined their position not against the Indiana Penitentiary competition but against the Ohio Penitentiary. Their objection centers on the Saddletree business, an issue unlikely to affect their Oak and Iron interests.
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Messrs. Ayers
Rogers
Indiana
Ohio
Quaker condemnation of free soilers for marrying out
An old Quaker recounts that their Society would not countenance free soilors because, by discipline, they had married outside the Church. The remark appears in a morning conversation quoted from the era.
New French Electoral Law Disfranchises 6 Million Voters
The text states that France's new electoral law disfranchises six million voters. It suggests the change reflects Republican aims and signals a broad political shift in the country.
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France
Contested Jeffersonian Exchange Over Editor and Elections
A lengthy letter covers editorial battles in Hagerstown and Wayne, accusing a Jeffersonian editor of bias and hypocrisy. It questions veracity among Elder Rogers Ayers and a loafing doctor, then urges Whigs to vote in Monday elections to curb election fraud and promote labor interests amid fears of negro suffrage and amalgamation tickets.
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Old Wayne
Wayne
Pleasant Johnson and Rariden decry false race-endorsement claim
The piece denounces Pleasant Johnson as making false charges that Mr. Rariden endorsed the Anglo-Saxon race and African slavery. It states the witnesses and the speaker’s own record contradict Johnson and defend Rariden’s honesty and longstanding sentiments.
Temperance clash over Elder stance on liquor sales
Mr Elder visited a Richmond area, pledged temperance support in the Legislature, then contradicted Washingtonian Society questions stating he would back whiskey production and sale. Onlookers deem his conduct hypocritical as he shifts opinion and alignment, with final judgment pending.
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Elder
Hunt
Washingtonian Society of
Richmond
Debate On Penitentiary Mechanics Sparks Political Debate
A letter discusses objections to exposing convict produced goods in Hagarstown and argues convicts gain skilled trades under restraint. The writer claims Haganstown mechanics may rival Jeffersonville graduates, accusing opponents of base political dishonesty and manipulation.
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Hagarstown
Haganstown
Jeffersonville
Ice Cream Saloon Praises Kit McQuead’s Respectability
A letter extols Kit McQuead for running a respectable ice cream saloon. The writer defends the establishment against alleged impropriety, praising Kit as a gentleman and predicting popularity if he keeps out “common inners” and focuses on decent treatment.
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Kit McQuead
Kit
Do they keep the Brewery open on Sunday inquiry in Hagarstown
Mr Elder asks if the Brewery stays open on Sunday during a Sabbath election effort in Hagarstown. The note cautions that treating to influence voters is an indictable offence under the Statute of Indians. Tuus. J. Lars has joined Eaton Register as editor.
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Jeffersonian
Hagerstown
Elder
Hagarstown
New Mexico Seat Denied Sparks National Debate
The House vote denying Mr. Smith the New Mexico seat provoked a furor over sectional loyalties and party loyalties. The Era and Cincinnati Gazette denounce the result as slave-interest backed and Locofoco influence, listing twenty five Free State votes and noting slave state opposition.
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House of Representatives
Smith
New Mexico
The
Cincinnati Gazette
Free States
South
Congress
Maine
Eldndge Gerry
Nath’ S. Littlefield
Cullen Sawtelie
New Hampshire
Harry Hibbard
Chas. H. Peaslee
Connecticut
L. P. Waldo
New York
Hiram Walden
New Jersey
Wildrick
Pennsylvania
M. M. Dimmick
J. Mann
John Robbins, Jr
Thomas Ross
William Strong
Free Soil
Committee On Elections
Babbit
Utah
Gentry
Friends of Free Soil
Euman
Friends of the National Administration
Locofocos
Y. Tribune
Public Stock Subscription Order From County Commissioners
The June term order reveals the county plans to subscribe 100000 in stock of the Terre Haute and Richmond Rail Road Company. Ezra Scoville and T Tyner are named in political debate over the move, with The Whig Palladium and Reveille publishing, while the Jeffersonian and Democrat declined to print. The order stands as a formal county action.
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Ezra Scoville
T. Tyner
Terre Haute and Richmond Rail Road Company
Board of Commissioners
Whig
Palladium
Reveille
Jeffersonian
Democrat
Commissioners Court
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Cambridge Reveille
Thos. Tyner
Speciman of
Trebasement
Intendo
Messrs Elder
Ayers
Sheriff Rogers
Mechanics
West
Spencer
Judge Test
Senate
Jeff
Hiram Mendenhall
Henry Cray
Mendenhall
State Sentinel
Pleasant Johnson
Dublin
Rariden
Africa
Johnson
ICE Cream Saloon
Tuus
J. Lars
Eaton Register
Michigan
A. W. Buell
Iowa
Shepperd Leffler
Slave States
Kennedy
McCarty
Monterey
Atlantic
Taylor
California
County of
Terre-Haute and
Dan’l B. Crawford
Ezra Scovillf
Political Sreax Inc
Germantown
J. Rariden
C. A. Hatfield
United States Hotel
Raymonds
State of
Micheal Werdle
William Jones
Admi’s
Lewis
Heira
Augustus Deihi
Earnest Lewis Dei
Augustus Deihil
Earnest Lewis Deilil
Centrville
Thomas G. Noble
GC. Wlc
Raymond & LO
Lord
Owl
Raymoondeco
Ouisville Cement
Oth
KO Vanners
Cincinnati
Danbridge
Drug & Book
Stor Raymond & CO
Williams
Aave
Regalia
Javes Raw
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