Dinner To Mr Clay Dinner In Washington A Grand Feast
The National Intelligencer records a grand Saturday dinner at Brown's Hotel in Washington for Henry Clay with about 150 attendees, led by President John McPherson Berrien and Vice Presidents from Congress. Toasts honored Harrison, Clay, and other figures as letters from Adams and Mangum praised the event. The evening closed around ten with speeches and further toasts. Apples export notes follow, citing a Boston-area orchardist with 30 acres and eight hundred barrels ready for sale at three dollars and a half each, noting strong export demand.
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Brown's Hotel
Congress
John McPherson Berrien
Archer
Virginia
William Woodbridge
Michigt
Senate
Cuthbert Owell
E. D. White
John Moore
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Marine Band
Peesiwent Harrison
Henry Cray
Clay
Washington
Willie P. Mangum
R. W. Thompson
John Q. Adams
Tom
John Quincy Adams
W.P. Mangum
Joan Quincy Adams
George Washington
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Lewis Williams
Indiana
S. S. Paxntiss
Boston
Globe
Boston merchant orders Baldwin apples for Calcutta trade
A Boston merchant applied last fall for 500 barrels of Baldwin apples at two dollars and 4 quarter a barrel to ship to Calcutta. He had shipped a similar amount in prior seasons with uniform success. Shipments to England, the West Indies, South America, the Mediterranean, and other areas yield good returns, as New England apples keep better and are preferred for such shipments.
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Boston
Calcutta
East Indies
England
West Indies
South America
Mediterranean
New England
Worcester
A Voice for Protective Tariff in American Industry
In a South Carolina voice echoed by Fort Pickering Tennessee, the plea for a protective tariff argues for home cotton and cloth production to shield American labor and industry from European imports. It claims English policy harms workers while urging national independence through tariffs, urging farmers to shift capital to domestic manufacturing and boost a thriving home market.
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South West
Fort Pickering
Tennessee
Eagle
South Carolina
Louisianna
North
South
Europe
America
England
Warlike talk cools in Rhode Island political fray
Report from Rhode Island notes tempering of aggressiveness as candidates withdraw from the suffrage ticket. References Governor King and President Tyler letters, with several nominations likely not to stand. Uncertainty dominates the scene as parties ponder a possible compromise to accept nominations.
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Buffalo
Istano
Iif
Rhode Island
Tyler
King
Mr Atwell
Providence Chronicle
Titus
the Chronicle
Eddy
New York City Election A Whig Victory
The New York City mayoral and city offices election on the 12th produced a Whig win. Locos secured the mayoralty by about 1000, while Whigs won 10 of 17 alderman seats and 9 of 17 assistants, giving Whigs control of both council chambers. The paper alleges broad fraud by Loco inspectors and notes dissent within the Locos over certificates for the 6th ward winners.
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City of
New York
Locos
Common Council
Locotoco
N. York Tribune
Xpress
Sth
Ohio Banks Report Shows Rapid Loss of Specie Notes
January figures show Ohio specie paying banks held 3,209,724 dollars in circulation and 854,324 in vaults. By March, only 889,267 in circulation and 539,994 in vaults remained, signaling a rapid disappearance of specie paying notes and warning of depressed farm prices unless foreign bank notes fill the gap. Also notes about Col. Lake’s resignation as State Fund Commissioner and Gustavus Swan’s appointment. boundary talks cited. deaths and political resignations noted.
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Ohio
Auditor of State
The
Ohio Statesman
Joseph S. Lake
Gov. Corwin
Gustavus Swan, Esq
Columbus
War talk and Whig triumphs in Steubenville data
Galveston reports dated the 4th say Texan forces are returning to civilian life as the war fades. American invaders retreat 60 miles. Sam Houston’s Mexico move is likely a sham. In Steubenville, Whigs regain local control with large majorities, displeasing former Locofocos.
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Texas
Galveston
New Orleans
Sam
Houston
Mexico
U. S
Santa Anna
Grey
Herald
Carroll County Press Ends Editorial Snarl on Destructives
A fragment from Carroll County Press notes that readers can no longer support the destructives for any office, asserting truth is mighty and will prevail. The passage signals a political stance against unnamed opponents and endorses reform in governance.
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Carroll Force Press
Arrival of the Great Western from Bristol to New York
The Great Western, Capt. Hosking, arrived in New York at noon, after a 15 day passage from Bristol. Among 7 passengers were messengers for Lord Ashburton and the French Minister as part of dispatches tied to the right of search. Reports from Brussels warn of conspiracies and executions, while Britain's India disaster and changes in Peel’s tariff stir markets. The Times quotes Lord Aberdeen on right of search and expresses concerns for the French king’s health.
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Great Western
Hosking
New York
Bristol
Wne
Sun and Herald
Lord Ashburton
London
Gt. Western
Captain Wright
Hilliard
de Vereigne
Washington
Moulton
Paris
Brussels
Vandermeer
Vandermissen
Vanlathem
Verpraet
India
Affghanistan
William McNaughten
Cabool
England
Times of the 30Th Ul
Lord Aberdeen
Stevenson
Lord Palmerston
Connecticut Election Returns and Whig Locofoco Split
The Hartford Courant reports statewide returns show no choice for governor or state officers by the people. Locofocos lead in Senate seats and House votes, Whigs trailing with many towns electing no representatives. The editorial blames Washington politics, ultras in Congress, and Abolition agitation for the setback, urging Whigs to stay united and true to principles while noting the parties’ broader electoral dynamics and 1840 gubernatorial results.
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Connecticut
Hartford Courant
Locos
Courant —Co
Ells
Cleve. Con
Hartford
N. Haven
London
Pairfield
Winitham
Lichfield
Washington
Whig
Congress
House of Representatives
Locofoco
New England
Whig Party
Locofocos
John M. Niles
U. S
Ellsworth
Remarkable death by own action in Polk county Tenn
Capt James Pettit killed himself on February 16 using a rifle. He had no white family but owned about 27 enslaved people. A jury found his will in a trunk, written about a week before, with about $10,000 in gold and silver. The will ordered all his enslaved people fired and his personal effects and cash divided among them.
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James Pettit
Polk County
Tenn
Highland
8. C. Sen
Loan Bill Passes Senate Aimed at Fast Negotiation
The Loan Bill passed the Senate after a long session with a vote of 61018 a slight amendment adopted. The measure is expected to be concurred by the House and placed in the best form to receive speedy negociation. Capitalists are offered a chance to invest with handsome interest and safety for principal.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Public Works Board Allocates Canals and Roads
The Board of Public Works formed by Misters Ransom Dickinson and Spencer met and organized assigning canals and roads. Ransom receives the Ohio Walhending Hocking Canals and Muskingom Improvement. Dickinson gets the Wabash Erie Canal Western Reserve and Maumee Road. Spencer handles the Miami Canal Extension Warren County Canal and National Road.
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Public Works
Board of Public Works
Ransom
Dickinson
Spencer
Ohio
Walhending
Hocking
Wabash and Erie Canal
Western Reserve
Maumee Road
Miami Canal
Warren County
Statesman
Hope & Co Bankers to take US loan at par
A Wall Street report says the House of Hope and Co bankers in Holland may purchase all or part of the United States Loan at par through their agent as soon as the Treasury Secretary moves to market it. Such a sale would likely boost the money market.
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Wall Street
House of Hope & Co
Holland
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Express
Great Fire at Columbia Washington D C destroys 29 stores
A large fire swept Columbia in the morning of the 2th inst. Twenty-nine Moresand dwellings and many outbuildings were burned. The central business and residential area suffered extensive losses with total value estimated around 200,000 dollars.
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Columbia
D. C
Cico
Herald
Enormous Fraud and Wrong Anuepatiny of City Government
From the New York Tribune a partisan attack claims Locofoco forces plotted to seize control after Tuesday’s election. It alleges ballot deceit in the Sixth and Eighth Wards, improper dismissal of Whig inspectors, and plans to annul results to install a single ticket, denouncing the Democracy as misruling New York and threatening force.
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N. Y. Tribune
Locofoco
New York
West
Messrs
Crosius and
Atwell
Caiil
Sylvanus Gedney
Locofocos
Locofaco
Soin
Locotoco
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National Intelligencer
Merry Clat
Prentiss
Leslie Combs
Kentucky
General Combs
Mangum
John P. Kennedy
Maryland
Norwalk
Thomas Corwin
New York City
John Pinney
Townsend
Boston Transcript
Maine
Gov. Fairfield
Webster
Josefh T Wvener
Washington Co
Vermont
Cleveland Daily Herald
Britain
Russia
Scott
Locofocoism
Sixth Ward
Henry Worrall
Crasius
Morris
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