Political Race Course Unfolds In Local Horse Show
The Kanawha Banner reports an upcoming fall race meet with entries Kinderhook the bob-tail pony Old Hickory the rider from Tennessee and the Tennessee Grey spirited but doubted horse Tippe canoe an untrained but sturdy charger. Backers bet heavily on wind and bottom as riders clash and bets rise.
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Kanawha
Union Track
Kinderhook
Tohkis
Tennessee
Old Hickory
Tippecanoe
Tip
Tom Ritchie
Old Grey
Old Tip
Victory cries for Huron county voters in senatorial race
In a Whig victory note, Benjamin Ruggles and Joshua Collett head electors Samuel Newell and others. Joseph Vance leads by 474 votes over Eli Baldwin, with a corrected 564 margin. Jabez Wright surpasses William H. Hunter by 513 votes as county officers sweep to similar results. The piece urges readers to rally for liberty, oppose misrule, and support freemen against despotism.
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Benjamin Ruggles
Joshua Collett
Samuel Newell
William C. Kirker
Ira Belknap
Samuel Elliott
Mordecai Bartley
John Codding
J Jared P. Kirtland
Daniel Harbaugh
John P. Coulter
1. Lacy
Joseph Vance
Eli Baldwin
Jabez Wright
William H. Hunter
van Buren
Huron County
Friends of Freedom and Good Order
Huron
Congress
Vance
Baldwin
Hamilton Butler
Wood
Shelby
Miami
Warren
Clinton
Clermont
Ross
Fayette
Madison
Pickaway
Franklin
Delaware
Marion
Perry
Hocking
Morgan
Fairfield
Union
Hancock
Logan
Champaign Clark
Greene
Guernsey
Elmont
Maskingum
Licking
Knox
Crawford
Richland
Seneca Ar l J
Sandusky
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Portage
Medina
Geauga
Ashtabula
Columbiana
Stark
Wayne
Montgomery
Jackson
Pike
Coshocton
Tuscarawas
Tlmes Highland
Scioto
Lucas
Harrison
Preble
U. S. Journal
Findlay
Reserve gains strength while Van Buren blamed
The piece asserts the Reserve will exit the Western Reserve with a large majority and that Van Buren lacks personal popularity there. It condemns his public conduct and favors Geo. Harrison, recalling wartime leadership and shore-area admiration as contrasted with Van Buren’s perceived flaws.
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Vance
Western Reserve
van Buren
Geo. Harrison
Lake Erie
Harrison
Mayland
Baltimore
Electoral College
Annapolis
Senate
Baltimore Chronicle
Public esteem for Harrison’s civil service and frontier service
The passage praises Harrison for pursuing frontier triumphs and delivering peace and security. It extols his honesty and ability in civil services, notes the dangers he faced for the public, and asserts that descendants of the Pilgrims will support him for his worth and public service.
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Harrison
North Western Frontier
Election previews civic strife over governor race and reform calls
The correspondence describes county results shaping the governor contest, cites past majorities for Lucas and Jackson, accuses Thompson and Swift of deceit, and notes opposition views in Vermillion. It laments Whig miscalculations and urges patriotic resolve, invoking public virtue and liberty.
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Lucas
Findlay
Gen. Jackson
Clay
Slander Refuted in Vermillion Township Ohio
A group of Vermillion township residents publish a formal refutation of Nathan E. Swift’s claims about Philo Clark Esq. They assert Swift is a habitual drunkard with compromised honesty and moral faculties, awaiting public rebuke to clear Clark’s reputation.
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Thompson
Swift
Mr. Clark
Benj. Summers
Joel Crane
L. M. Hewitt
Lewis Wells
Philo Wells
Horatio Perry
Isaac Fowler
Vermillion
Vermillion Township
Huron County
Ohio
Philo Clark
Nathan E. Swift
Horace Thompson
Clark
Ohio lands sale order and public notice 1836
Proclamation by Governor Lucas announcing public sales of Ohio canal lands in Lima and Tiffin districts, detailing dates October 24 1836 and November 14 1836, sale regions, land odd-numbered sections, and official duties for Lima and Tiffin land registers. Includes Governor’s seal and secretary note. Also comments on Maryland election results and Whig gains in September elections.
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Henry County
Maumee River
Board of Public
Sion
United States
Wabash and Erse Canal
Ohio
General Assembly
State of Ohio
Wabash and Erie Canal
State of
Robert Lucas
Congress
Indiana
Wabash River
Lake Erie
Lima Land District
Defiance
Williams County
Lima
Bucyrus
Perrysburg
Wood County
Tiffin
Columbus
Carter B. Harlan
N. B
Indiana State Line
Board of Public Works
Urrea Proclaims Against Texans at Matamoros as Urgency Grows
From Matamoras Captain Turner reports Gen. Urrea issued an August 20 proclamation denouncing Texans and Americans after rumors of U.S. support for Texas. Gaines’ visit to Nacogdoches sparked alarm. many proclamations spread before Turner departed. Matamoras garrison numbered about 90 effective men, 400 to 600 deserters roamed locally, with Teal and Cake jailed as the Mary E. Hooper sailed. Mexican officers debated sacking Matamoras on August 22 but were outvoted amid fear of disorder.
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Matamoras
Turner
Urrea
Texas
Matamoros
Americas
United States
Gener
Gaines
Sabise
Nacogdoches
Capla'' Turner
Mary E. Hooper
Matamora
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People's Ticket
William H. Harrison
Francis Granger
New-York
George P. Torrence
Andrew McCleary
Elijah Huntington
Isaiah Morris
Alexander Campbe
Robert Safford
William Kendall
Abel Renick
Christian King John
Elijah
Fitchville
New Haven
Denmark
New York
Phillips
Monroeville
Ohio State
Maryland
Alleghany
Washington I
Frederick
Prince George's
Calvert
Charles
St. Mary’s
Annapolis City
Anne Arundel
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Harford
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne
Talbot
Caroline
Dorchester
Somerset
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