The Nation Faces Reform And President Lincoln’s Era
A political manifesto denounces executive abuses and patronage, urging vigilance against corruption and praising a plain farmer from North Bend as a future leader. It critiques lavish spending on the President’s house, defends home industry, and condemns Van Buren’s letter writing as electioneering.
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Lincoln
Adams
Rainers
C.t
C.t) and Dare He Find T Walagy
President's House
Presidents House
North Bend
Humpelure Gazette
Lincoln Speech and Van Buren Party Response
A garbled fragment discusses Lincoln's speech and a rebuttal to Tes Vexposes aides the hatter, asserting claims about government expenditures and American manufacturing. It mentions Mr. Ogle and disputes over whether costs are prudent, questioning native manufactured goods versus imports.
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Tr van Buren
Linco
Mr. Ogle
Congress
Fragmentary 1840 Goton Atlas item on election results
In a corrupted 1840 item from the Goton Atlas a speaker notes Tray ha surrendered and Hampden will be represented by a Wing. Trask Bisg claims 15 mayorny votes over Maye. Vr Trask received 28 votes, surpassing Rent. The text is garbled but signals a Democratic Whig shift and local election outcomes.
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Tray Ha
Artadel
Llanot Honda
Aoun
Hampden
Maye
Jaro
Vr Trask
Rent
Working Man’s Plea Sparks City Debate in Syracuse
A garbled report shows a local Working Men’s Convention in Syracuse on September 16 with discussions on wages and political rights. The text references Frere Butler and a claim of 14,000 members, highlighting concerns over rising costs and political influence.
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Bemamin F
van Duren
Vor
Ferdearty
Freemak Amo Messemger Names List Fragment
A fragmentary OCR list names numerous individuals including James E Peper Abraham Rose John Tlarrison John A Lawrence Joseph Pucher Philips Phenix Richard S Williams P Venn Conlandt Bartow White Nathenie Dubois Power G Sharp Rieha Jenkins Harvey Wtson Grith P Grittiuh Arehall McIntyre Hark Kinmison Keyes Caol Jonathan Wallace Henrs Voorhees Thomas Borel.
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James E Peper
Abraham Rose
John ‘L. Tlarrison
John A. Lawrence
Joseph ‘Pucher
Philips Phenix
Richard S.williams
P. Venn Conlandt
Bartow White
Nathenie Dubois
Power G
Sharp
Rieha Jenkins
Harvey W,tson
Grith P. Grittiuh
Arehall McIntyre Hark Kinmison
Keyes
Caol
Jonathan Wallace
Henrs
PB. Voorhees
Thomas Borel
Notice of Congressional District Convention in Chautauque
Take notice that a congressional convention for the district of Chautauque and Cattarawas will be held at the Clear Creek Hotel in the town of Clear Creek on the most day of October at one o clock P M for the purpose of nominating a candidate to be supported at the ensuing election for Member of Congress Action Gibbs See's last Convention September 25, 1810.
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Chautanque
Cattarawas
Clear Creek Trotel
Chautauque
Congress
GIBBS
See
Notice of county wine contention in Cattaraugus County
Notice proclaims a wine contention at the Lo Cabin in Duxottuaite on an October date for nominating county officers to be supported at the approved election. Delegates urged from towns. Dated September 35, 1240 with a list of committee members. Maine returns show Kent ahead by 228 with Fairfield likely.
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Cattaraugus
Duxottuaite
Plal
Jo. Marcin
A. Starn
P. Cuank
E. Taylor
Cores
Maine
Fairfield
Portland
Kent
Wairfield
van Buren
Harnson
Little van
Senate
Log Cabin Celebration Draws Whigs at Fredonia
The Log Cabin Celebration at Fredonia drew thousands on a pleasant Friday. Delegates arrived as banners with mottos decorated the village while Col. WipntsMs led a procession with Chantauque Frontier Guards to the Log Cabin for the meeting. Speakers including Maver Th Regen sy Usq and Bert Simard addressed the crowd for about two hours amid a dense throng and supportive remarks from Van Deren supporters.
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Fredonia
Old Chautanque
Dellegates
Col
WipntsMs
Chantauque
Sevral
Vilage
Lee Calun
von Proadents
Bert Simard
Westhead
Ostone
Ratisticnia
Mr Disnley
van Deren
Political rally pledges and Toryism clashes in regional notes
The report covers a Democratic rally denouncing Van Buren Toryism, urging a three thousand dollar vote for Gen Harrison, and a pledge to mobilize support in Chautauque County. It notes Tory vandalism at Fredonia and Forrestville, the death of Salomon Johnson, and Whig nominations in Erie County including Millard Fillmore for Congress and Elijah Rhodes for Senator.
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Democratic Party
Jr. H
Chautauque County
van Buren
Harrison
Iero
Everyon
Laciey
Chantanque
Erie County
Congress
Millard Fillmore
Lorenzo Brown
Noah P. Sprague
Assembly
Stephen Osborne
Seth C. Hawley
Carlos Emmons
Elijah Rhodes
Onondaga
Look out for your Dogs at Mansion House meeting
The October 6 1840 gathering of Collins Perrysburgh Dayton and Persia residents at the Mansion House resolved that all dogs suspected of killing sheep or roaming freely should be killed and that fines would be paid. A severe dog tax proposal urged marking dogs with neck flags, and three or more witnesses could justify killing any dog found.
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Collins
Perrysburgh
Dayton
Persia
Mansion House
Ely Page
John Haven
Leander W. Forbes
John F. Allen
Hosea Stewart
Levi Taft
Abner Taft
Joeph Yaw
Hiram Howard
Thomas Weiss
James Kellogg
Spencer
George Colony
Charles F. Derby
Dan Allen
Chester Goss
T. Munger
John Fritts
Alan
Con Dewey
Te Farnsworth
Stephen Lowie
Isaac Allen
Jonathn Sheyard
Stephen Hooker
Hiram B. Hunt
Ihenezers Smith
Stephen Whitcomb
Elyah Shepard
Almon Gindsly
Win. W. Blair
Leds
Newt Satrdas
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