Corwin on land policy and Wilmot Proviso stance
Senator Corwin writes from Lebanon September 23, 1847 to Ohio readers, clarifying his opposition to extending territorial limits but support for the Wilmot Proviso if new territory is acquired. He argues for public lands kept open to actual tillers, critiques land speculation, and defends his positions from misquotation by Cincinnati papers.
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Ohio
Congress
Lou. Srummer
Lebanon
Cincinnath Alan
Dean Sin
Cincinnati
Carthage
United States
Mexico
Adams Visit Reveals Frail Yet Vigorous Statesman
The Boston correspondent notes John Quincy Adams is markedly weakened since last year yet remains mentally sharp and socially active at his home. He follows national issues, predicts a likely peace after Gen. Scott arrives in Mexico City, and cautions about slavery and the Mexican War, urging religion to drive emancipation.
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Joan Quincy Adams
Boston
New York Evangelist
Statesman
Lesayge
Ife
Mexico
Fle
Gen
Scott
United States
Mr. Adams
Congress
Mel. Adams
Mansy Chustles
Washington
Quincy
Hay
Slaves and patriot devotion at a shrine of wisdom
An 19th century style reflection praises patriotism and the concept of wisdom from a revered mentor. The text laments slavery while urging the church to endure and preserve the life of a patriotic sage as a guiding example for youth and statesmen.
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Serus
Ceelum Redent
Lona
Debt and rhetoric clash over liberty and power
In a bitting political exchange, critics argue a nation in debt cannot be free as creditors dictate policy. They cite Spain and Lupin to warn against debt-driven governance while decrying Polk era rhetoric and Mexican war plans. The State Journal questions the honesty of debt tied to national aims.
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Lupin
Lalance
Spain
Ohio Statesman
Mr. Polk
Statesman
Mexico
Toran
Jourgn
Western Whigs oppose annexation of Mexican territory
A Louisville Journal excerpt critiques insinuations that Western Whigs favor seizing Mexican lands. It asserts their firmness against Texas annexation and against extending national boundaries into Mexican territory, praising the Union and opposing territorial expansion viewed as improper.
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Wales
Texas
Louisville Journal
Ohio banking crisis and gold standard pledge amid LoCOFOCO lift
A January 9 1847 Socoloco State Convention in Columbus approves a resolution endorsing gold and silver as the only legitimate currency and seeks liquidation of all state banks to establish a state bank of Ohio and allied banks. Metcalfe and Emery align with opposing factions. the London Standard comments on universal suffrage and class dynamics.
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Ohio Socofoca
Socoloco
Columbus
Vet
Stile Bank of
Ohio
Metcalfe
Locofoco
House
United States
Emery
Scioto Gazette
Not Fit for a President Anecdote About Tom Corwin
New York Chronicle correspondent recalls an anecdote about Tom Corwin after the Ships Convention voyage. Two Boston travelers mockingly react to Corwin eating vegetables with a knife, claiming they could not vote for him for president after witnessing the unusual dining scene.
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New York
Chronolpe
Tom Corwin
Aurtyo
Remarkable 19th Century Miscellany and Crimes
In St Louis a servant girl Elizabeth Red dick faces accusations of jewel theft and forgery, leading to a self-inflicted poison death after a belief in mind manipulation. Elsewhere, Irish prices tumble while Yodinn corn shipments and new wheat prices draw no buyers. Bishop elect Ruppe of Cleveland to be consecrated in Cincinnati on October 20. A Cincinnati visitor sees an American Carpet Preserve novelty broom sold for four shillings. Over 8,900 Lox oRoft cheese from Ashtabula arrives to Ohio markets. A counterfeit three dollar Bank of Saypesxy note surfaces dated 1844, though no such bank issued notes since 1842. A tongue-in-cheek warning advises against paying printers upfront in bills to avoid fits.
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Carter
Cincinnati
London
Wolhorn
Jahn Bull
Bank of Saypesxy
B. Mrcerss
W. W. Wer
O. Smith
Smith
Whitney
Murder at Praslin Duchess and Duke Suicide in Prison
European dispatches recount the murder of the Duchess of Praslin and the Duke’s suicide in Luxembourg prison after his arrest. The Duchess, daughter of Marshal Sebagtinna, aided the poor, while the Duke died amid suspicions of high authority involvement. Both fortunes were large and the case inflamed French politics and public sentiment.
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Praslin
N.¥. Com
France
Luci Poutrie
Paris
Marshal Sebagtinna
Turin
Geneva
Havre
Luxembourg
Chamber of Peers
Mathers
London
Murder and scandal fill French aristocracy rumor mill
The passage describes a Duchess murder tied to a governess arrest and extensive correspondence. It notes clergymen known to Mrs T aiding a substitute for her son, a cabinet find in the Duke’s apartment, and Purvis journals plus periodicals cited as publishing strong remarks on the crime. It hints at daylight timing, a struggle, and an answering servant fleeing nude description.
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Sof
Pour
Purvis
Reforme Gazette de Prapee
Vaio
Monarchique
France
Hus
Corwin for President in 1848 Leads Whig Ticket
The piece notes Thomas Corwin of Old Lorain County as the Whig nominee for president in 1848. It mentions shifting department to first page, a Daniel O Connell funeral in New York with oration by his son, and a Pittsuburg population estimate of 162,500 including Allegheny and nearby districts.
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Thomas Corwin
Oid
Daniel O'Connell
New York
Wao
IL Seward
Pittsnunam
Isaac Harris
Directory
Pittsburg
Allegheny Lily
Pittsburgh
Berkshire Mountain Towns Raise Men from Rough Land
A Cleveland Herald correspondent reports a passerby asking locals what they can raise here. They answer that the land is rough and poor, producing little, so they invest in building schools and churches and raise men.
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Nassactiusetts
Cleveland Herald
Berkshire
Percen
Look Out For Split Tickets in Campaign Appeals
Look out for split tickets as opponents try to sway Whigs with inducements to split their tickets. Beware of devices and misrepresentations. All our candidates are good men and true, and no deception should cause Whigs to abandon them.
Whig District Debate on Ashland Seat Run vs Democrat Power
A fragment notes talk of a Lorain Whig seeking four years in Ashland for a Senatorial District. It questions Democratic power and urges voters to stay home or vote to preserve influence, inviting neighbors to polls.
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Lorain
Ashland
Election showdown warns of wary halls and gerrymander
A Cleveland Locatara piece urges Whigs to mobilize before the October 12 vote to block Democratic control and the 1835 36 gerrymander, claiming liberty hinges on immediate action to avoid oligarchic rule and lost rights.
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Ohio
Locatara
Cleveland
Utd
Newt
Columbus
To the Contest
The Plain Dealer quotes a Democratic exhortation urging voters to poll in every township on the reserve and elect a legislature favorable to their aims. It argues the Senate is already theirs and warns that without winning the House fair districting cannot be achieved, predicting a new Gerrymander if Locofocos gain control.
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Plain Dealer
Senate
Portage
Meding
Lersin
Mexican Motives and the Mexican War Debate
A late Loco Foco Convention resolution claimed the war with Mexico was demanded by national honor and moral principle. The author argues against this stance, detailing the cost of war, urging a Christian restraint, and suggesting honor should motive peace rather than bloodshed.
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Polk
Mexico
Corwin
Texas
California
New Orleans
Agen
Suc
Notting
Ife
Vera Cruz
Louisiana
Spain
New York Law Reform Debate Sparks Public Interest
A New York reform committee reports in the Tribune on pursuing new rules for pleadings. The writer favors English pleading as a science yet deems it a splendid humbug for justice, urging thorough reform to its proportions.
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New York
New
Reform of Law Pleadings and Unified Action System
The article discusses the New Constitution's aim to codify laws and unify law and equity within a Reform Practice. It notes Graham and Loomis advocating no diversity of tribunals or actions, proposing a single form of action with concise declarations. It acknowledges temporary lawyer inconvenience but expects simpler, more effective procedure and seeks prompt, vigorous Commission work.
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Frewell Chitty and Saunders
Messrs. Graham and Loomis
Messrs
Graham
Loomis
Ile
Amd
Commission
Hill
The War its Legality and Its Justification Reconsidered
The piece argues war may be wrong and examines how the conflict began with U S forces occupying the Rio Grande region. It questions whether the area was part of Texas or Mexico, urging calm reflection by opponents and supporters alike.
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Ohio
U. S
Rio Grande
Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Artaok
Congress
U.S
Texas
Teane
Texas 2
Did Texas Extend To The Rio Grande In Early Maps
A compact summary of historical claims on the Texas boundary, citing Carey’s 1914 world map, 1806 Cervallos statements, 1834 Almonte report, and 1882 Texas constitutional petitions. It notes the Nueces as a western marker in some sources, argues for Texas extending to the Rio Grande per convention petitions, and references related maps and geographers.
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Renaone
Texas
Rio Grande
Matthew Carey
Matthew “Carey
Philadelphia
Mexico
New Spain
Sabine
Gulf
Nueces
Tamaulipas
Santander
del Norte
Cervallos
Metlida
Coahuila
Medina
Rio San Antonio
Almonte
Government of
Texad
Almonty
Caahuila
River de Los Nueces
Coahuits
Aransaso
Medias
San Antonio
Chihuahua
Gulf of Mexico
Rio da Los Nueces
Louisiana
Territory
New Mexico
General Congress of the Nation
Province of
Leans
Bexar
San Patricia
Refinnio
Goliad
Victoris
Gonzales
Bastrop
Alfie
Lovica
Matagorda
Santianna
Victoria Axt
East Side
Liberty
la Bayou
Ayish and
Snow
Linshaw
Mexican Congress
San Be
Tipo de Austin
Coxhuila
Slumbetts
Lieutenant Pike
United States
Zeadar
U. S
Mate Bran
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New Territory
Wilmot Prairse
Upham
State of
Solgent
Salam
London Standard
Lord Brougham
Chas. Knight
Orday
Elizabeth Reddick
St Louis
Anil
Treland
Limerick Chronicle
Kerry Examiner
Dublin
Catholic Telegraph
Ruppe
Bytlito
Hiewa
L. Q Mathews
Thia
G. Piantice
Revenna
Cincinnatiand
THE
Elyria
Bier
Lorain County
Whig
Elah Park
George Bacon
Treasunen
Henry B. Kelsey
William F. Lockwood
Acniculturam Communy
Convention
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