Outcry Over Post Office Frustrations and Political Feud
A speaker condemns post office abuses during the current administration. He accuses officials and editors of corruption and espionage, cites postage irregularities, and calls for investigation and accountability through Congress and the Postmaster General. The piece also critiques Mr Van Buren and Mr Clinton's antiwar positions and shifts in political allegiance.
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House
Hopkins
Craig
Johnson
Lucas
Congress
Post Office Department
Washington
MO. M. Botts
Van Buren and the War Coalition in New York
The Olio State Journal recounts Van Buren’s role in the 1812 antiwar split in New York. It notes his denial, the Madison and Clinton nominations, the New York Legislature caucus, and Van Buren’s influence in the Senate to favor Clinton electors, amid federalist opposition.
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Olio State Journal
van Buren
New York
Madison
Republican Party
Clinton
Union
Martin van Buren
Federlists
McClinton
New- York Senate
E Jectors
de Witt Clinton
Dissolution of Van Buren National Convention debated
Albay Evening Journal quotes conflicting views from the Argus and Boston Morning Post on holding a Van Buren National Convention. The letter from Washington argues no national convention is needed while many states decline representation. Massachusetts lawmakers deem electing delegates unnecessary as Van Buren’s support wanes.
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Albay Evening Journal
Locofoco
The
Argus
Boston Morning Post
Twine’ Post-Master
Washington
Senate
New York Evening Post
van Buren
Massachusetts
United States
Albany Argus
Tenn electors unhorsed? Two loco electors withdrawn
In Tennessee two of the electors have been struck from the lists and withdrawn from consideration, having fallen early in the action, according to the report.
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Tenns
Fragmentary note on public money safety and term integrity
A garbled fragment references Marrion Liberty and the Constitu te term and public money safety. It appears to discuss safeguarding funds and public load on citizens, but the text is incomplete and unclear about specifics.
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Marrion
President WilliamA Henry Harrison Ticket Mentioned
A Warren County notice lists WilliamA Henry Harrison as president and Joan Tyler as vice president in a campaign or organizational slate. The fragment confirms leadership roles and a local provenance in Warren County.
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Williama Henry Harrison
Joan Tyler
Tremendous Harrison Rally at Bellevue Log Cabin
A large Whig gathering at Bellevue marks the Log Cabin dedication with about 1500 attendees from Seneca, Sandusky, Erie, and Huron. Speeches by James Williams, Eleutheros Cooke, Conrad German, J M Root defend Harrison, criticize Van Buren policies, and call for restraint on a proposed army and sub treasury. Local praise for arrangements and ample provisions contrast with critical opinion of federal measures.
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Harrison
Bellevue
Tippecanoe Club
Seneca
Sandusky
Evie
Huron
James Williams
Norwalk
Jim
Eleutheros Cooke
Sandusky City
Sub-Treasury
Conrad German
Seneca County
J.M. Root
Gen. Harrison
Virginia
Bellemy
Chapman
The Union of the Purse and the Sword
An opposition pamphlet attacks Martin Van Buren over the Sub-Treasury bill and New Jersey disfranchisement. It claims the President would gain unlimited control of finances and, via War Secretary, raise a standing army of 200,000 men under his command. It cites a political slogan about money and power.
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Cesar
Rome
Congress
Senate
Nero
Caligula
Republic
Cromwell
Secretary of War
United States
Army of the
van Buren
Militia of
R. Garland
Louisiana
John Bell
Tennessee
John M. Botts
Virginia
Thos. Corwin
Ohio
M. H. Grinnell
New York
J.C. Clark
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
Truman Smith
Connecticut
Martin van Buren
New Jersey
Reckless rhetoric and perverted truth in county dispute
The piece questions the integrity of those who spread falsehoods to defend a cause and mocks editors claimed to be influenced by thieves. It references John Fuller and “fat, County officers” and accuses them of stealing from public resources to fund fires, challenging the credibility of county officials and their supporters.
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Federal County
Norwalk
John Fuller
North Bend
Erie County
Tippecanoe Club
Sandusky City
Charter Election Returns and Party Strife in the Village
The Charter Election produced Whig victories by an average ten vote majority as Locos attempted a late push for their candidates. Officers elected include Mayor Platt Benedict, Recorder J Sidney Skinner, Assessor Frederick Wickham, Trustees Timothy Baker John Kennan John Beebe Robert Morton John Cline. The piece criticizes editors and parties, noting attacks on an independent mechanic and mocking pro Democracy and hard money scrapes. The section ends with Tempest in a Tea and references to federalist power and a forthcoming statement from Experiment.
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Harrison
Platt Benedict
J. Sidney Skinner
Frederick Wickham
Timothy Baker
John Kennan
John Beebe
Robert Morton
John Cline
Virginia Election Shows Whig Gains In Several Counties
The Ohio State Journal reports from Baltimore that Whigs gain delegates in Marshal Hampshire Nottoway Frederick Prince Edward Hanover Southampton and Morgan and a Whig majority on joint ballot is possible. The Administration gains include Dinwiddie and likely Amelia, with a total Whig gain of seven delegates and two new Whig senators in Frederick District and Northampton. Further counties may shift the balance, and a large Whig majority could be seen on a full return.
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Ohio State Journal
Virginia
Baltimore
van Buren
Marshal
Hampshire
U. S
Washington
Pitts
Bayly
Accomack
West
House of Delegates
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Chillicothe Advertiser
Itudson
Hudson
Jeaders
Federal Party
Rhode Island
Louisville Journal
Thomas Corwin
Warren County
County
Lemuel Morse
Henry Terry
Woodward Todd
Federalista
Hartland Tippecanoe Club
Abel
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