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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1833
Page
2
A traveler recounts a Philadelphia visit with President, describing a crowded hall, throngs of federalists, and the President’s fatigue from shaking hands with thousands. The writer notes a quiet wink and the task of helping him greet the crowd as the scene unfolds.
In a June 1833 letter from Boston Major Downing recounts crowds at Castle Garden and York Bay, clashes of opinion about drowning rumors, and a humorous scene with Van Buren. He notes Gen. Jackson and Gov. Cass among the throng, mocks a Van Buren portrait, and hints at travels to Downingville with a jesting tone toward politics and regional behavior.
A large gathering of West India proprietors at Thatched House Tavern rejected Mr Stanley's bill as infringing property rights. The resolutions warn the measure would deprive owners, burden aging enslaved workers, and risk national revenue and mortgage values. A follow up general meeting was ordered in London.
The Wy Spectator reports the cholera progress with notes from New York and mentions the ship Sarah Sheafe from Mobile to Liverpool anchored at the quarantine ground after losing its captain and four crew to cholera. Further details reference Claysville and Pennsylvania.
The column lists candidates for state and county offices including Charles Linp Say for State Representative and Thaddeus Re. Sturges for Prosecuting Attorney, with other names for County Commissioner and local posts. It mentions Monroeville election results, agents for a reflector, and new publications such as Brewer’s Repertory and Toy Almanack.
A letter from St. Louis reports Senator A. Buckner and his wife dying of cholera, a Sunnyt kill flood event, and a damaged vehicle being towed. It mentions a pensioner robbed at the state house yard, a mother and daughters repeatedly marrying, a walnut tree yielding timber and coal, New Orleans authorities, a New Salem robbery confession, a ship to Calcutta with ice, and Connecticut school funding per child educated.
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