26 May 1840
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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1840
Page
1
The Baltimore gathering features speeches by Clay Webster Preston and others urging William Henry Harrison’s election. Speakers praise Washingtonian ideals, call for unity among Whigs, and stress a lasting national reform beyond short term gains.
The Dayton Log Cabin table shows each Ohio county’s share under Henny Clay’s proposed land proceeds law. It lists county amounts from Columbiana to Washington, with totals and notes that the bill passed but was not signed by the President, followed by political commentary on Western state interests and Van Buren.
An extract from the tumults of a Sixth Ward Locofoco meeting in New York condemns proscription while practicing it in daily life. The committee of Shivers Parker John McMahon and John McGrath was formed to petition Mayor to rescind warrants against marshals unfriendly to the current administration and to urge City officials to hire only loyal citizens. Secretaries Axnkew Coxsonney de Joux McManus sign off on the resolutions.
The report states Charles City County, birthplace of MAR RISON and TYLER, delivered a unanimous Whig vote in the delegate district comprising James City York and Williamsburg. Local factions claim strong support for the Whig position across the counties and districts involved.
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