Political Proscription and Ohio State House Happenings
A 1849 letter denounces county officials removing a Whig Poor House keeper for his politics and replacing him with a Locofoco. The piece discusses Horace Greeley’s Springfield visit and a mail robbery case, plus Columbus growth, new buildings, and looming Locofoco control in the state legislature.
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Ben Peston
Bean
Joan Howrart
Ens Barnum
Sranging Tt
Indy
County Poor House
Huron County
Howlett
Barnum
Locofeco
Loeofeen
Schorl
Brown, Beebe & Co
Springfield
Charles
McWilliams
New York
Columbus
Mathews
Staveling Medical College
Scioto
State House
Union
House
Senate
Free Soil
Reserve
Editorial Convention Hedges Postage Reform For Ohio Press
The December 1849 gathering in Ohio included Edwin R. Campbell as chairman and 60 to 70 editors. They urged Congress to reenact the 1845 postage law for free papers within 30 miles, discussed a fifty mile tier, and supported reforms in printing apprenticeship. A Typographical Society organized in Columbus promoted ethical publishing and higher apprenticeships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Horace Greeley
Ohio
Ite
W.B. Thrall
J. Y. Glessner
A. EE. Glenn
D. W. Halacy
J. R. Knapp Jr
Messrs. CO
Columbus
Reed
State Journal
Medary
The
Statesman
Ohio State Journal Enlarged and Readied for Wide Circulation
The Ohio State Journal expands with new type and lower prices. Proprietors will follow advance pay and may stop the paper if not renewed. Reports from the Legislature promise full coverage. Whigs in townships urged to boost circulation and support the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Presat
Ohio Legislature Opens with Bitter Races and Hamilton Contests
The 1849 session begins with the House and Senate amid partisan clash. Locofoco, Whig, and Free Soil factions dispute seating Hamilton County claims to seats, elect officers, and push for orderly rules, while President pro tems, clerks, and sergeants are chosen amid tense, factional debate. The朝 break shows a wary effort toward lawfulness despite persistent political strife.
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Ohio
State General Assembly
Holcomb
Leiter
Loco
Stanley Matthews
Hamilton County
Caldwell
Messrs
Scott and
Runyon
Yeas
Breslin
Locos
Pugh
Pruden
Free Soilers
Hutchins
Kream
Patton
Spellman
Ensign
Riddle
Smith
Madison
House
Hawkins
A. G. Riddle
Free Soil
R. Noble
Cleveland
Locas Chas
W. Blair
Brown County
Free
Blair
Matthews
Noble
Senate
Hamilton
Hendricks
Wiig
Myers
Chase
Butler
J. R. Knepp
Chase of
Lewis Broadwell
Wm. F. Johnson
Locofaco
Broadwell
Cincinnati
Johnson
Dennison
Whitman
Beaver
Locofoco
J. Esq
Martin
Randall
Ashtabula
Governor Ford's Message Delayed by Locofoco Disorder
The annus message of Governor Ford is postponed due to Locofoco disruption hindering Senate organization in Columbus. Whig senators and Swift propose to seat only undisputed claimants from Hamilton County first, but Locofocos refuse, delaying the session and asserting Hamilton’s contested seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hovae
Journal of Yesterday
Mesara
Scott
Ranyon
Hamilton
Francis M. Bell
Loco
Columbus
Locos
Hammond
Harrison
Senate
Knapp
Dennison
Johnson
Broadwell
Locofoco
Randall
Messrs
Locofaco
Breslin
Statesman
Locofuco
Messice
Ford
Locofocos
Swift
Portage and
Summit
Hamilton County
Brown
Tennessee
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