State finances show surplus and canal land sales
The document details 1847 ordinary revenues totaling 32 108 709 30 with a sinking fund balance of 250 483 30. It notes surpluses from canal land sales and surplus revenue, projecting 419 479 64 toward paying the state debt. Whigs pledge debt reduction and fair taxes, contrasting past deficits under Locofocos.
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Thinsom
Brough
Whigs
Ohio
Lecefecos
Freemen
U. S. Journal
Whigs Urge Huron County Vote on Election Day
A fiery Whig exhortation to Huron County voters urges Whigs to vote the whole ticket on the second Tuesday the 12th. The message warns of Locofoco gains, calls for unity, and stresses the stakes for state debt currency and repeal of taxes. It names leaders Thomas Hamilton Samuel Atherton Benjamin Ells and Daniel Pond.
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Huron
Huron County
Locofoco
Locofaco
William Allen
United States Senate
Plunder of the School Fund in Ohio Debate
The Experiment charges Whig legislation with depriving Ohio’s people of half the Common School Fund to fund Whig bankers. The Ohio Auditor’s figures show this year’s fund around 100 000 dollars, down from about 200 000 last year, amid partisan dispute and accusations of waste and fraud by Locofoco interests.
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Ohio
Sutton
Loco Vco
Universal Whig Party
Locofuco
Locofo Co
Locofoco attack denounces candidate amid state deficits
The piece assails the Locofoco faction in Huron County for backing a district candidate described as morally compromised. It cites Ohio finances, School Fund deficits, and state revenue shortfalls, labeling the candidate a demagogue and opponent of paper currency while pledging hard money and anti–bank measures.
Costly War Immunities Probed in 1847 Political Debate
The piece condemns the Mexican War and current spending, citing estimates of 119.2 million dollars by March 2, 1847, rising to over 175.2 million with seven months’ costs at three million monthly. It singles out Governor Brown of Tennessee as a Polk ally pressing for continued supplies and warns Huron and Erie counties face daily shares of up to 900 dollars. It urges citizens to consider expenditures before voting next Tuesday.
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Mexico
Jas
United States
J. C. Calhoun
Texas
Corpus Christi
Rio Delo Forte
Saylor
Rio Grande
Brown
Tennessee
Locofeco
Polk
Huron and
Erie
State Debt and Canal Revenues Amid Whig Praise
The piece argues John Woods the Whig Auditor can liquidate about 250 000 pounds of state debt from ordinary revenues plus canal land sales and surplus receipts totaling 419 479 4, asserting increased canal revenue and Whig reforms reduce taxes and curb corruption, praising Whig rule for fiscal gains and frugality.
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John Woods
Locofoco
Public debt reduction cited in Ohio statement
Public notice quotes a statement praising measures that redeem the state’s honor and create surplus land for discharging the principal of the state debt totaling over four hundred nineteen thousand dollars.
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Ohio
Libel Charge Against Experiment Editor Attacked Sheriff
A Sherman and Lorwich county case defends Sheriff from libel in the Experiment. The article accuses official negligence over an escape at the jail while the sheriff is defended by local citizens and authorities. The piece labels the editor’s claims as slander and vows legal action.
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Actice
Huron County
le Bare
Kevin
Sherman and
Lorwich
Grand Jury
Tax Law in Hu Ron County Faces Waited Reform
A critique of the 1847 tax law argues it shifts burden from farmers to wealthier landowners. It cites the State Auditor and notes increased overall levies, while personal property changes lessen farming taxes. The piece praises reform for reducing land tax proportionality and predicts farmer relief despite editorials from opposing factions.
Taxing the Banks and the State Bank Tax Debate
The Reflector attacks bank taxation as unfair noting state banks pay about eight mills per dollar of capital while other property averages six. The State Auditor cites statistics showing banks taxed higher under old charters and current laws. A State Bank Board memorial seeks taxation of bank stock and profits at the grand levy as other property.
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Huron County
Ohio
Oba
Locofoco
Bes Formation Pr
Locoloco
Auditor of State
Atioual
Centrol
State Bank
General Assembly
Bank tax fault lines spark Locofoco clash in memoir
A denounced message attacks Locofoco policy as partisan bias in bank taxation. It contrasts Burtley Whig measures with current laws, arguing banks pay higher taxes now amid claims of favoritism, while predicting Locofoco falsehoods will fail against sound economics.
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Locofeco Presaand
Locofeco
Burtley
Locofocs
Toder Bary
Jey
Barnley
Tax Equality and the Whig Tax Law in Huron County
The editors defend the Whig Tax Law arguing it raises taxes on land value fairly while reducing the burden on farmers. They claim the Experiment list reveals bias, and note overall tax increases due to county needs yet maintain farmers may see equal or improved burdens under the new system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County
Aaron County
Iris
Sub Treasury Critique by Locofocos in Early Federalist Debate
A steam of critique targets the Sub-Treasury plan as dangerous to republican finance. The Locofoco district convention endorses the Independent Treasury, arguing it concentrates money in government hands and expands patronage while risking monopolies, costly transfers, and inflation of paper currency.
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Treasury
Locofoco
Lst
Union
Republic
Bank of
France
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England
Europe
Sth
Executive Patronage. Ltd
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