McLeod case opens in Niagara Court with long deposition readings
The Niagara Supreme Court hears the Alexander McLeod case with extensive depositions from Captain Gilman Appleby Leonard Ansone Norman Barnum and witnesses. Readings cover the Caroline steamboat attack at Navy Island on December 29 1837 and related affidavits and dispatches. The court contemplates state versus federal jurisdiction and defers judgment with McLeod in custody awaiting further orders.
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N. Y
Alexander M’leod
New York
Wood
Niagara
Caroline
William Wells
Buffalo
Niagara River
Gil
McLeod
Durfee
Leonard Anson
Appleby
Lockport
Canada
Chippewa
Norman Barnum
Alderman Hall
Schlosser
Navy Island
Mosher
Col. McNabb
Rowland McDonald
Alexander McLeod
Mr Hall
Sir Francis Head
Lord Glenelg
Drew
Emsley
Hall
F. Head
Spencer
Marcy
Rogers
Black Rock
Asil
James H. King
Charles F. Harding
C. F. Harding
Tall
Forsyth
Fox
United States
England
Great Britain
Albany Executive Message On McLeod Case May 19 1841
Executive Champer Albany May 19 1841 transmits correspondence between this department and U S authorities about Alexander McLeod. States no agreement with U S on McLeod, notes prisoner before New York Supreme Court on habeas corpus, and that efforts are to resist discharge. Reports Canada- State executive correspondence and that no arrangement compromising state rights occurred. McLeod custody with Sheriff Hart, awaiting July Supreme Court decision. potential appeal to Court of Errors and U S Supreme Court if needed.
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New York
United States
U. States
Alexander McLeod
Canadas
William H. Seward
S. C. Hawley
Met
Hart
N. Y
Supreme Court
Journal of Commerce
McLeod
Court of Errors
State Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Proscription in City and Baltimore Whigs Purged
A New York paper reports Locofoco authorities in New York City removed the last Whig official, with others previously proscribed and their blood said to be shed. The same purge occurred in Baltimore where Locofoco control left no Whigs in office. The piece questions opposition rhetoric on proscription.
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New York
Locofoco
Baltimore
Monument of Federal clemency and toleration clash
A Richmond Whig editorial denounces the hypocrisy of those decrying whig proscription while perpetrating wholesale and indiscriminate proscription themselves. It condemns intolerance and argues no amount of supposed mercy could save the innocent.
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Richmond Whig
Bank Bills Clash in Ohio Legislature Reflects Party Split
In Ohio's last Legislature the Whigs pressed a single bank bill aligned with popular wishes, while the Locofocos pushed four. The Senate blocked all bank measures, with internal strife and fear of popular support driving their indecisive action, as they strived to cripple the House proposal. The piece urges voters to reflect on these events.
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Clermont Courier
Ohio
House
Senate
Locofoco
Locofeco Bankhaters
Jenkins
Locofeco
Nye
Humphreys
Faran
House of Representatives
Party Spirit in Alexandria Gazette Reflects Calm After Turmoil
The Gazette notes a steady decline in heated partisan feeling across the country. After the late contest, it sees calmer minds and tempers, with thoughtful people preferring to focus on the country’s prosperity rather than party considerations, urging amicable cooperation.
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Alexandria
Bank Case: Kuhn Wins Against Bank of the United States
Judgment by Judge Stroud in the District Court finds the Bank cannot require deposits be repaid in bank notes or funds other than specie. Jury directed to award plaintiff 12 percent interest from demand and refusal. Pennsylvania item.
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Kuhn
Bank of the United States
Stroud
Pennsylvania
McLeod Trial Moves to July Session in New York
June 1 1541 Yorwalk reports the Supreme Court of New York ordered McLeod remanded to the Sheriff until further orders. The court may discharge him if Britain accepts responsibility for the Caroline steamboat incident, with a decision expected in July or August. Locofoco papers accuse state authorities of collusion, while the Albany Journal condemns their tactics and urges dignity and justice. The power to liberate or confine rests with the state’s Supreme Court, a bench of Locofoco judges, unless public demand sways the outcome.
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Locofoco
Union
Globe
New York
McLeod
Albany Journal
House of Assembly
Hoffman
Loco Foco
Flouse
Nolle
McLeopco
Canapa
O’sullivan
Prion
Assembly
Loco Focos
Supreme Court
Whig Victory in North Carolina Special Election
The North Carolina special election for Congress results show 8 Whigs and 5 Locos elected, a Whig gain of three seats. Elected Whigs include Rayner Stanly Washington Deberry A H Shepperd Rencher Williams and Graham. Locos Daniel McKay Arrington Saunders Caldwell. The Baltimore Patriot notes Whigs won three districts formerly represented by C Shepard C Fisher and John Hill. The second district fell by 43 votes. in the sixth Arrington replaced Hawkins.
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North Carolina
Messrs
Rayner
Stanly
Washington
Deberry
A. H. Shepperd
Rencher
Williams
Graham
Old North
C. Shepard
C. Fisher
John Hill
Hawkins
Gen
Harrison
Minstrel Shipwreck Claims One Hundred Forty Eight Lives
The Minstrel, sailing from Limerick to Quebec with 141 passengers bound for Canada, struck Red Island Reef on April 18. A heavy sea drove boats against the fore chains as the ship sank stern first, leaving eight survivors in a gig who drifted to an island and were rescued by a passing vessel, then reached Quebec the following day.
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Limerick
Ireland
Quebec
Canada
Red Island Reef
Cleveland Herald
Resignation Ends Hum Bug Bank Board Control
The Locofoco Bank commissioners have all resigned. The Governor cannot appoint new members. Hutch and Hubbard are the last holdouts. The board, formed as a party machine, is condemned as out of step with public interest and faces an ungrieving end. Cincinnati Georgia?
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Locofoco Board of Bank Commissioners
Messrs. Hutch and Hubbard
Arrival of the Caledonia and London news brief
The Caledonia arrived at Liverpool in the afternoon of the 4th with London papers up to that date. Markets were unsettled with cotton and flour showing declines. News from China and the East remains unsettled. European affairs include Candia and Turkish subjugation concerns. In London, Americans mark President Harrison’s death with a ministerial meeting. Sir John Harvey named Commander in Chief of Newfoundland. Acadia completed a swift voyage from Boston and Halifax, beating rivals. A shocking Liverpool tragedy sees cotton broker Jenner kill a youth and injure his wife, with a motive linked to failed cotton speculation. Manchester petitions for corn law repeal reach 61,994 signers. Prince Albert’s health worsens, suggesting a return to Germany. Irish distilleries report whiskey production declines by 2,852,416 proof gallons.
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Caledonia
Liverpool
London
China
Candia
Europe
Harricon
Stevenson
Col
Thomas Aspinwall
Harrison Major Geneal
John Harvey
Newfoundland
Acadia
Boston
Halifax
Walter
London Times
Nottingham
Jenner
Abolition of the English Corn Laws Promises Great Revolution
Boston readers receive from Liverpool the news of Lord John Russell’s plan to make abolition or radical change of the corn laws a cabinet issue. The piece compares the move to the Reform Bill’s agitation, foreseeing vast commercial and political shifts and possible upheaval. The article notes Whig strategy to concede rights and hints at a catastrophe akin to the French Revolution if presses on.
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Boston
Liverpool
John Russell
England
N. Y. Herald
Statesman Charges Bank Plot Ties to Governor and Officials
The Statesman denounces Gallipolis Bank as a plundering scheme and accuses Governor Shannon Auditor Bra and Coles on House of deep involvement. It questions unpaid notes and notes why Bryan and House linked to the bank. The piece demands explanations and repayment details for Ohio voters.
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Gallipolis Bank
Columbus
Phariesic
Statesman
Shannon
Coles
House
Bryan
Gov. Shangon
Manhattan Paper
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