New Jersey remonstrants urge seating for rightful reps
In a January 1840 speech, remonstrants claim alien votes and improper pro mulgation by administration partisans tainted several townships in Sussex Middlesex and Cumberland counties. They press for quick commission review to confirm rightful New Jersey representatives and threaten continued remonstrance if denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Hardeston
Byrum
Vernon
Sussex
South Amboy
Middlesex
Millville
Cumberland
New Jersey
Bainbridge
Lawrence
Pike
United States
Committee On Elections
Report on Canal Fund Commissioners and New York North American Trust
On motion of Mr Ford the Commissioners of the Canal Fund are urged to report to the House at the earliest practicable day. The inquiry seeks the nature and extent of their connection with the New York North American Trust and Banking Company, the stock owned by that company transmitted to Barings Co. in London, and the debt due from the company to the State as mentioned in their special report on the England mission for Ohio stock sales.
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Senate
Vance
Saylor
Committee On
Corporations
Vermillion and Ashland Railroad Company
HOUSE
Warner
Erie
Huron
Erie County
Henderson
Smith
Committee On the Judiciary
Samuel Lewis
Fisher
W. B. Lloyd
Cuyahoga
Isaac Newton
Lloyd
Ford
Jenkins
William B. Lloyd
General Assembly
Ohio
Scott
Board of Canal Commissioners
Board of Public Works
Warlan
Harlan
Messrs. Matthews
Nash and Utter
Tod
Yeas
Mt Warner
Norwalk
Committee of Investigation
Birch
Muskingum County
Hough
Canal Fund
New York North American Trust and Banking Company
Barings & Co
London
England
The Legislature in Crisis Over Forgery Accusations
The House debates dignity amid intraparty strife as Speaker Buchanan faces conflict over alleged misconduct around a printer’s accounts. Critics accuse favoritism in committee appointments while backing reflects on character and public trust. The urgent call remains for accountability.
Legitimacy of House Moves Against Lloyd Doubted
The text attacks Mr Lloyd’s expulsion, arguing that his accuser Mr Buchanan violated honor and accusing the House of tyranny. It asserts the people of Cuyahoga will support Lloyd and demand full reparation for indignities inflicted by the current majority.
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Buchanan
Mr Lloyd
Mr B
Cuyahoga
Tory slanders on General Harrison and Ohio politics
The piece rebuts Tory attacks on General Harrison, notes his West history and wartime service, and mocks his opponents. It cites a Pittsburgh Constitutionalist critique of Governor Shannon’s bank stance, urging readers to see through slanders and to demand adherence to law and principle.
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Tory
Harrison
Jefferson
Wayne
Tippecanoe
Cincinnati
Prairie du Chien
Ohio Fund
Col. Johnson
House of Representatives
Gen
West
Maj
Croghan
Office Holders' Convention Delegates from Local County
The county sent delegates to the Loco Foco State Convention in Columbus on January 8. Names include George S. Patterson U S Marshal and Light House Keeper B B Jones Postmaster David Johnson Sheriff Thomas Johnston Recorder Ebenezer Warner Representative Frederick Sears Elijah Conger private. A Wilmington fire destroyed the courthouse and about 150 buildings including major hotels and offices, with losses estimated at about half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loco Foco
Columbus
George S. Patterson
U.S
B. B. Jones
David Johnson
Thomas Johnston
Ebenezer Warner
Frederick Sears
Locofoco
Elijah Conger
Conger
Wilmington
N. C
Court House
Advertiser and Chronicle
Custom House
Clarendon
Life and career of William H. Harrison in early America
A long summary tracing W H Harrison from Virginia birth in 1773 through military and political service. It covers his roles as ensign, lieutenant, Fort Washington commander, Indiana governor, treaty negotiator, and congressman. key battles including Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs, Fort Stephenson, and the Thames. and later Massachusetts election notes and Massachusetts political reactions.
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William H. Harrison
Virginia
Washington
Wayne
The
Miami
Fort Washington
Adams
North Western Territory
Congress
Indiana
Jefferson
Madison
Tippecanoa
North Western Army
Fort Meigs
Harrison
Fort Stephenson
Thames
Proctor
Morton
Senate of
Massachusetts
George Hull
Cleveland Herald
Marcus Morton
Old Bay State
Disgraceful Speech in Congress and Steamboat Losses Reported
The Washington Globe reprints a scathing New York Spectator critique of a recent speech by Dr Duncan of Cincinnati, condemning vulgarity and profanity on the House floor. It also notes a Cincinnati Gazette item listing Western river steamboat accidents in 1839 with total losses totaling 41 boats along rivers including the Mississippi and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncar
Washington Globe
House of Representatives
D'ncan
Ohio
Cincinnati
gursHip
Cinccinnati
New York Spectator
Cincinnati Gazette
Ile
Mississippi
Missouri
Yazoo
Red River
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MO. B. Aycrigg
T. P. B. Maxwell
WM. Halsted
Chas. C. Stratton
Thos. Jones Yorke
Ohio Legislature
Welch
Stark
Uniontown
Fiood
Chillicathe Bank
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company
Matthews
Treasury
Green
Messrs. Green
Montgomery
Spalding
Portage County
Columbiana County
Ruggles
Huron County
Reed
Pike County
Riblet
Richland County
Carpenter
Medina County
Liberty
John Tyler
Harrison Convention
Whig State Central Committee
Friends of
Martin van Buren
John Sowers
T. Worcester
John R. Osborn
B. D. Tilden
A. Preston
Huron Co
Whig Central Cor
Medary
Pittsburgh
Wilson Shannon
State of
Statssian
Netter
Rochester Democrat
Martin
Shelby
Cass
Greenville
M’ Arthur
Graham
Detroit
Kosciusko
Ohio Senate
Jackson
Columbia
Bolivar
South America
Francis W. Pickens
S. C
F. W. Pickens
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