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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1838
Page
3
The Herald notes Cal Jordan Vigus running for Representative, N D Grover for Legislature, and Alexander Smith for Commissioner in the upcoming August election.
The notice urges residents to attend a political stump event on the fourth of July at 11 o'clock where candidates will address the public and discuss upcoming legislative sessions. It emphasizes learning from the speakers and the importance of the next Legislature for Cass County.
The House approved the pre-emption bill 132 to 70 amid stiff opposition. The article praises Squatters in the western states for developing lands and urges extending laws to aid Indians. It notes Ewing opposed McClay’s views and mentions a Cincinnati trip by Clayton’s associate. also reports Canada ready for war rhetoric from the Montreal Herald and frontier tensions.
Indian Department officers gather tribes for removal to the west of the Mississippi. Four to five hundred Indians already at a Plymouth Marshall county rendezvous, with emigration likely in mid August. Public July 4 observances noted as lacking patriotism. The President appoints Terry Atkinson of North Carolina as Governor and William B. Conway as Secretary of the new Iowa Territory.
The Arkansas Gazette cites Judge Yell on a Texas treaty that settles the boundary with the United States, likely near the Don Onis line of 1819, with Arkansas hoping for a Red River gain but expecting little change. It notes U S jurisdiction remains until ratified by Texas and the Haven.
The New York Gazette denounces a Montpelier dinner honoring Nel son and Cote as disgraceful. It recalls their alleged crimes, and laments endorsement of a man discharged by a grand jury for deeply injuring the United States. The editor also notes large grain shipments from Cleveland and a sparring exchange between Cincinnati and Boston editors.
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