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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1831
Page
2
A long dispatch surveys Andrew Jackson’s shifting political support and cabinet, condemning recent changes and calling for withdrawal of future backing. It also reports military and diplomatic moves in Poland, Russia, and Turkey, noting troop dispositions, proclamations, and leadership changes amid the 1830s European turmoil.
From the New York Spectator the Polish Revolution section reports the sudden death of Russian Commander in Chief Field Marshal Diebitsch. The cause remains disputed with theories ranging from battlefield failure to cholera and stroke. He died near Puttusk after a hearty meal, with accounts noting illness earlier in the Polish campaign.
From Kleczyno, June 10. News that Imperial Russian Commander in Chief Field Marshal Count Diebitsch Sabalkansky died today at Kleczewo headquarters after abrupt illness with cholera like symptoms. He had been in good health and cheerful at table the previous day, the army mourns a distinguished general and benevolent leader who sought to ease war burdens.
In Mayo and Galway regions a deadly riot occurred at New Townbarry on June 18, causing about twenty deaths and as many injuries during a confrontation over tithe sales led by Rev. McClintock. Witness accounts describe crowd movements, bailiffs, and police actions as authorities prepared for possible rescues and civil actions.
An inquest heard a witness describe the confrontation near the castle where police and yeomanry faced the crowd. The witness claimed Captain King did not fire the initial shots, while Captain Graham was observed firing in bursts. The inquest had been sitting four days with no verdict.
The late Indian disturbance ended without fighting as 1500 Illinois militia arrived more for show than action. Indians crossed the Mississippi, sent a flag of truce, and agreed to reside west of the land, avoid British posts, and not recross without presidential or governor permission. Black Hawk sought Tecumseh’s revival but tranquility now appears secured in northern Illinois.
In a frontier report, Gaines cites measures against Indian alliances and urges collecting facts for the President. Local items include the death of Sally Ann Clay in a village accident, a lemon germination curiosity, and election notes on Me. Branca for Congress, with commentary from Poulson and Bellefontaine Gazette on the Lewistown treaty terms and funding to the Indians.
The article describes a treaty offering sixty thousand acres along the Neosho river for a tribe, guarantees against state or territorial limits, and protection by the United States. Indians to be moved west of the Mississippi with support for settlement, while their current property is sold for owners. Presents of supplies accompany relocation, and the writer praises Mr Gayling as fair in negotiations. The move is seen as opening land to sale and boosting Logan County emigration.
A Kentucky election update notes 76 legislators with National Republicans leading and Jackson men trailing while confirming some reruns. A tanning method from Oswego uses a deep vat with limited air to produce stronger leather, with claims of even texture. The Troy Sentinel reports the death of John H. Dick in Pittstown after a scythe accident involving a mishap with a neighbor's blade.
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