Washington Evening Scene and Sandusky Visit Fragments
An eyewitness account describes a dining room gathering at the president’s home with about twenty attendees including a tall western man and a Kentucky farmer, plus a lively scene in a public levee. The narrative moves to a Sandusky visit, noting hospitable hosts and informal manners, and ends with remarks on rail iron arrivals and a political extract attacking John Tyler’s conduct and policies with pointed comparisons to Whig ideals and reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunburt
Eworthy
Ubrella
Kentucky
Finne
Washington
Washington Irving
Spain
Contested Bank Veto and Tyler's Stance Sparks Debate
A letter from 1842 cites Mr Tyler's repeated position against a national bank while in office. It contrasts Madisonian and Whig claims with Webster and Ewing testimonies. The author accuses officials of prevarication, urging impeachment if needed, and quotes Aun Joseph CL of Indiana on political maneuvering around the Bank and Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John MM
Bouts
Messrs. Ownley
Fanneil Hall
Madisonian
Tyler
Bank
Congress
Farnell Hall
Webster
Tyter
Wyler
Henrico
Gen. Harrison
Dayton
Mr. Tyter
Ohio
Ewing
Secretary of State
What Wave We Gained in the Fe40t Struggle
Reflector of late Norwalk argues the Whigs gained nothing from their 1840s triumphs. It contends party spoils, offices, and treasury were seized to pay supporters, creating office holders loyal to party rather than the people, while condemning Locofoco corruption and urging persistent adherence to Whig principles amid betrayals and reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Adams
John Tyler
Congress
Jjaurrigen
Union
Fhlling
Jonathan Roberts
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of State
Harrison
Locofoco
New York
Democratic Party
Brough
Flannison
Narrison
Burt
Tariff and Whig victory spark labor relief hopes
The article argues for tariff protection and land distribution, praising Whigs for shielding labor and farmers from monopolies. It defends the real benefits of public land proceeds, notes partial operation of distribution, and calls for renewed vigor despite partisan attacks and treason. It also denounces a hostile abolitionist stance and defends Henry Clay’s record on emancipation.
Slavery, Slander, and Power in Public Debate
A speaker denounces editors for slander against slavery opponents, arguing that insults about benevolence and hypocrisy will not win popularity. The passage warns that repeating catchwords and stoking class resentment harms credibility and will backfire on those who wield such tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Tyler Attacked by Adams and Whigs in Mass Meeting
Extracts from exchange papers condemn President Tyler. John Quincy Adams denounces Tyler at Braintree Mass on Sept 17. A Virginia letter from Botts and a Whig speech in New York accuse Tyler of betrayal. The piece likens Tyler to Benedict Arnold in treachery toward political allies.
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MR. Tyler
United States
John Tyler
John Quincy Adams
Braintree
Mass
Botts
Captain Tyler
Virginia
Webster
Faneuil Hall
Benedict Arnold
Congress
Tyler
Dickens in America: readers praise and critique
Boz Ammnicay notes that while election news dominates Locofoco papers the public reviews of Charles Dickens work on America are largely favorable. The author is seen as fair and compassionate, defending human rights, with sympathy for suffering from prisons to slave trade and admiration for the Lowell factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boz. Ammnicay
Ron Gaserat
Locofoca
Charles Dickens
America
Sudan
Dickens
Prisonnof
Lowell
Oliver Twist
Squeeza
Nell
Ralph
Dickens in America and the West Hail a Mixed Welcome
The narrative discusses Charles Dickens and his visit to the United States, noting mixed public reactions. It recounts social curiosity, class expectations, and a hospitality scene at Sandusky where guests misled by servants pretended to be the authors, hinting at Boz’s amusement and the landlord’s profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickleby
Troy
Dickens
Sandusky
R. E. Colt
Simon Pures
Periors
Boz
Bog
Elections drift across states show party gains and fears
The dispatch notes Bouck leading with a 20 000 majority and 32 to 35 legislators to 128 seats in New York, one senator, and 10 or 11 of 34 Congress members. Michigan has fewer lawmakers, Delaware Whigs back a Congress hopeful, and fears grow Massachusetts may back Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts
Morton
Abolition Debate Echoes From The Abolitionists
The Reflector quotes a 1842 piece arguing that opponents accused abolitionists of political motives. It recalls John Q Adams and Oberlin charter fights and questions memory of recent abolition petitions. It mentions McNulty Byington and college charters. A dense polemic reflecting factional tensions in that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Q. Adams
Congress
Oberlin
McNulty
Byington
Aviland
Indignation at Fitchville Meeting on Slavery Resolutions
A Fitchville public meeting chaired by Sterney Pomeroy adopts a preamble and four resolutions denouncing slave catchers and mob violence, condemning aid to runaway slaves and endorsing liberty. The resolutions urge signing and forwarding to the Huron Reflector and the Temperance papers, with notes on a later sensational remark about a gentlewoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchville
Thins
Sterney Pomeroy
E. A. Pusy
Qn Motian
Messrs. R. Palmer
H. Denton
A.C. House
Ihereas
Poer Rele
Caler
Kentucky
Huron County
Ohie
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Descritios
AX Iin
New England
Queen's Grenadier Guards
Pittsburgh
Cross Cut
Pontiac
Michigan
Europe
Lakes
Mr .Tappan
Mr Tyler
Tappat
Panpun
Aun
Joseph CL
Ind
National Hall
City of New York
Guard
Agin
Mim
Henry Clay
Jol Tyler
Tom Allen
Locolocos
Eyxy City
Casina
Wanster
John Bell
White
Senate
Norwalk
Locofoce
Lovefveoisia
State of
United States Bank
Tarif
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kenaucky
Menry Clay
South
District of Columbia
Republic
Arnold
Hum
Stephen Pomeroy
Pray
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