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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1828
Page
2
Authorized notice lists N. D. Groven and J. B. ExpRIDGE as candidates for the Legislature at the next August election. Also thanks extended to Tipton Smith Webster Herod and Ewing for public documents.
The question of increasing the capital stock of the State Bank of Indiana will claim attention of the next legislature. Public opinion will govern proceedings, and the people and candidates should discuss this before the August election. The bank has less than a tenth of the banking capital used in other, less populous states.
The Reading Democratic Press urged locating the National Armory in Reading, citing Berks County's 3 300 vote majority for Van Buren. It suggests Logansport as a West location if the President ignores the Reading tip.
An officer is appointed to survey the Miami Reserve bordering the Wabash near Logansport. The tract runs east along the river, then south, west, and north to the start, containing rich land with water springs and mill sites. It is expected to reach market next fall, boosting northern Indiana growth.
Messrs. C. and J. Vigus announce a new line of daily coaches on the Logansport to Indianapolis route, to commence within a few days.
The New York Star asks about the government we live under and answers with an emphasis on experimentation. The piece notes rulers and scientists alike pursue experiments while the people fund them and wonders when experimenters themselves will be tried.
The Louisville Journal and others overemphasize boat votes in presidential races. The Wabash Courier notes homebound or utilitarian voters shape true public opinion, likely opposing the current administration and supporting General Harrison in the next election.
The Wabash Bridge Company intends to enclose and improve the ground beneath the bridge forming the western part of the Island. The move signals Logansport’s future as an enterprising prosperous and romantic town in the West.
The National Intelligencer suggests a cabinet change with Mr Woodbury likely leaving for the court of St James and Amos Kendall to replace him in the Treasury. Senator Grundy is rumored to become Postmaster General.
The Ohio Commissioners in charge of the State House project in Columbus offer awards for architectural plans. Five hundred dollars go to the best design, three hundred to the second, and two hundred to the third, each with detailed construction estimates and due by October first.
Texas claims Fay ette and Miller counties in Arkansas and sets up Land Offices. Arkansas governor asks legislature to decide. Gen William Nashley dies in Missouri. Farmer's Bank of Canton Ohio fails but vows full paper redemption. Michigan Penitentiary to be in Jacksonburgh. Elizabeth I warned of millennia money for time. Booth the actor attempted suicide at sea. Acapulco earthquake destruction rumored. Kentucky offers 2000 dollar premium for milk-sickness cause. Albany Argus says canals to open April 12. Texas buyer sells candles for 1 dollar in New Orleans money. U S whaling fleet about 550 vessels. Pennsylvania 50 banks for 1.5 million people. Michigan 52 banks. Rumor of John Ross suicide. Six hundred enslaved to be freed if they go to Africa. Light snow at Logansport yesterday. Winter lingers in spring.
The article notes Wayne county and other counties holding township meetings to choose delegates for candidate nomination to the next Legislature. It argues this method may yield capable representatives and urges Cass county to consider the same approach for an able faithful legislature.
The Senate on Thursday March 29 1838 debated the bill to reduce and graduate public land prices. Mr Clay of Alabama spoke at length in favor of the bill and a committee amendment to strike out the provision lowering prices ten cents for each four years until the minimum fifty cents was reached.
The Senate examined a bill to prohibit dueling challenges in the District of Columbia with amendments increasing punishment and extending reach to offenders who travel to evade the law. Debate covered constitutional power, jurisdiction between states, and practical enforcement issues. Indiana Senator defended specie payments and bank stability amid treasury policy, arguing for state control over public lands payments and opposing executive discretion.
Senator Tipton moves to require the government to accept specie paying bank notes for dues. He notes Senator Benton spoke for the West and challenges that position with remarks aimed at the amendment.
A Wabash and Erie canal laborer was killed when Asa Crapo, a local resident, stabbed him with a butcher knife as they attempted to seize Crapo at his home. Crapo was jailed, then released on $500 bail to await circuit court trial. further testimony and aggravating circumstances to be examined by a legal tribunal.
In a Knickerbocker excerpt the Western sermonist on charity veers into absurd Indian and algebra imagery. Wilford masks laughter as the speaker swears by God amid a flood of pathos. The scene ends with a tearful hymn and a sober claim that the preacher’s spiritual voyage proved the higher power’s aid.
A Baltimore Visitor critique targets mercenaries in the national capital accused of writing deceptive Letters from Washington for partisan journals. The piece notes writers adapt tones to suit each paper and may defame figures after praising them, urging the nuisance be abated.
The Phil. Sentinel denounces the request to Congress to issue an additional ten million Treasury notes, widening the public debt despite promises of reform. It questions revenue, currency quality, gold flows, and national prosperity under the current administration, contrasting past fiscal conditions with present debt aims.
The text argues that a journey defines life and vice versa, urging motion despite obstacles. It compares progress to moving from city to continent, imagining a string of pearls of travel and even distant Herschel as a destination. It reflects how shells and coverings surround beings, from the universe to the body, hindering movement.
A Vermont man reportedly sneezes so forcefully that he involuntarily performs a somersault each time. The odd reflex has drawn attention as a curious health oddity and local amusement.
The Felipse course hosted forty two race horses with top South and West contenders like Linnet Extio Angora Fanny Wright and Wreno Taglioni Britannir Antony Arbaces Jasper Julianna Glance. A new Jockey Club pavilion and carpeted refreshment parlor were added. Col Oliver receives praise from local citizens.
A reflection on how intense mental suffering forges brilliant spirit. The speaker argues tears doubt, yet misery fuels the radiant exterior, masking despair with smiles and sarcasm. 참 The text cites Cooper and Miss Landon to illustrate sorrow’s glittering masquerade.
The piece extols newspapers as essential for households providing reading delight, timely news, entertainment, and lasting instruction. It argues every family should subscribe to stay informed, engaged, and morally responsible, while condemning those who neglect reading and civic duties.
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