Dayton Barbecue Rally Sparks Whig Pride in 1840
A Dayton gathering drew enormous crowds and thousands of wagons as Whigs from Ohio and Kentucky converged for a free festival supporting Henry Clay. The day featured banners, crafts, a choir of children, and speeches by Clay allies amid festive chaos, rain, and regional enthusiasm.
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Dayton
Springfield
Committee of
Ana
Clay
Corwin
Davis
Kentucky
Messrs
Crittenden
Andrews
Beattie
Breck
Combs
C. Gray
Southgate
Flurnoy, &c
Centreville
Mr Clay
Cuay
Gov. Corwin
Vestenday
Wee Hom
Burs Corwin
Crirten
Ohio
Ohio Whig rally opens Market House as free feast
The Market House in Dayston hosts a large public feast funded by Whigs with free sustenance for visitors. The event signals strong party support and leaves readers in other states to expect a political earthquake as Ohio voters prepare to cast ballots. The piece criticizes Executive rule in Washington and foresees a new dawn for the republic from the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayston
Ohio
Washington
Alleghenies
Republic
Free West
Journal
Giddings Voices Unity Not Separate Party in Warren
In Warren Mon Joshua R. Giddings argues against forming a separate third party over abolition, affirming he remains an abolitionist and Whig allies, praising Whigs for backing him against gag rules and censures, while defending unity within the free states and opposing a single-issue split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua R. Giddings
Giddings
Free States
Aga
Congress
Atherton
Mr G
Jol Quincy Adams
Mr Giddings
Warren
Locofoco Party
Whig Party
Cheniele
Petticoat Ally's rally fails to spark enthusiasm
An An Wphill Business column reports weak turnout for proty demonstrations in Dayton Carthage and Cincinnati with crowds under 800, about 500 at Dayton and only nine on canal boats. The Statesman inflates attendance to 2500 despite meagre interest and hostile reception in markets and courthouses.
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Houston
Shelby
Carthage
Cincinnati
Court House
County Commissioner Appointments and Resignations Reported
The Court of Common Pleas names Rouse Bly of New Haven township as County Commissioner in place of Samuel A. Erron who resigned to run for Representative. John Fuller resigns as Commissioner of Erie county to pursue a Senate seat.
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Court of Common Pleas
Rouse Bly, Esq
New Haven Township
Samuel
Atierron
John Fuller
Erie County
One Fire More Walis or Huron Country
A spirited electoral appeal urges Ohio voters to back pro Harrison principles, defend protectionist tariffs, and resist Gerrymandering and anti labor policies. The call emphasizes vigilance, unity, and the stakes of victory for American industry and wages, warning against Democratic and Locofoco threats.
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Walis
Huron Country
Friends of Good Government
Harrison
U.S. Senate
Ohio
Europe
Benton
Tappan
Medary
Picture of Gerrymander sparks a political dispute
The article discusses a recent illustration labeled a real Gerrymander in a Whig paper. It questions the map based argument, notes the 1832 bill passed with seven House votes against and Senate approval without division, and critiques the accompanying pictures as likely flawed.
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House
Senate
Experiment Falsehoods and Whig Contempt for Lies
A period editorial dismisses weekly falsehoods from the Experiment sheet. It mocks alleged statements about Governor Corwin and a Corwin meeting, claiming editors know the claims are false and urging readers to despise the lies as election time approaches.
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Corwin
Root
Dayton Convention Exults Over A Framed Political Surge
The Dayton Convention drew an estimated two hundred thousand attendees from Ohio Kentucky and Indiana amid sweeping enthusiasm for Henry Clay and the American system The piece portrays the Locofoco faction as dispirited and doomed and mocks their tactics while praising the unity and vigor of the convention crowd and Mr Clay’s stance.
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Dayton
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Hiarry
West
Clay
Ballot Box Preservation or Sacrifice Debate Rages
Citizens are urged to vote on Tuesday to decide if the ballot box and constitutional rights will be preserved or overturned by a Locofoco influenced legislature. The speaker condemns attempts to diminish Whig votes, warns of equality challenges, and calls for resistance against tyranny in defense of equal rights and votes.
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Locofoco
Anti-Bank
Anti-Tawviff
France
Harope
Congress
Ohio
South
Ridgefield Whigs Stand Against Press Slurs in Debate
Citizens of Ridgefield and Lyme confront a smear campaign by a hostile newspaper. They defend the Whigs as moral, industrious, and publicly virtuous, urging local Republicans to reject insults and avoid funding the slanderous press with support or subscriptions.
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Ridgefield
Satan
Lyme
Ravenrronp
Bank Reform and Local Politics in Ohio Amid Financial Cares
In a heated Ohio discourse, advocates urge merging solvent banks into a state system to prevent local losses seen in 1839 40 across Urbana Hamilton Chillicothe and Cleveland. They condemn Locofocoism for blocking reform while warning that state circulation has shrunk, urging tax payment within the state and criticizing racial voting assumptions and Whig Locofoco ratios in Congress elections.
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Huron County
Baan
Ohio
Urbana
Hamilton
Chillicothe
Cleveland
Sie
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Thomas Corwin
Samuel Atherton
Daniel A. Baker
Woodward Todd
Joseph C. Curtiss
Luke Keeler
Wphill
Nan and
Scouxpret
Gen. Murphy
O. S. Juwraal
Norwalk
Paestay
Loveface
Dayton Convention
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