Indiana Legislature Enacts Broad Revenue and Public Works Laws
The Indiana Legislature adjourned after passing laws on revenue collection reform with elected County Auditor Treasurer and Assessor, redemption of Treasury notes via bonds, Wabash and Erie Canal and railroad classifications with a $100,000 appropriation, small notes for the State Bank, property appraisals in executions with protected redemption, and a cautious approach to personal property. The piece praises the session as wise and patriotic for the public welfare.
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Indiana
Ohio
Treasury
State Bank of
Actaw
Whitewater Canal
Madison and Indianapolis
Signs of the Times on U S Britain Tensions
Notices in New York suggest a large public meeting in the Park to discuss disputes with Great Britain. Key issues include the Caroline affair, northern boundary, Oregon Territory, and seizures of American ships in African seas. Estimates place naval readiness costs at thirty million dollars. England is described as fully prepared for war with a large fleet and rapid redeployment capability.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
Caroline
Oregon Territory
England
Philadelphia Ledger
China
Mississippi Tunnel Proposal At New Orleans
A proposal to tunnel under the Mississippi at New Orleans attracts much attention in Louisiana. The arch is to be formed using cast iron instead of stone.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Louisiana
Honeah Noddie Elected Indiana Fund Commissioner
Honeah Noddie has been elected to serve as Fund Commissioner of the State of Indiana. The result confirms a new leadership position in state financial administration. The election concludes a formal selection process within state government.
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Honeah Noddie
Indiana
Circuit Court February Term Opens Monday
The Circuit Court under Hon. John W. Wright, President Judge, will commence its February term starting Monday. Officials urge attendance and note the session will address pending cases and court business.
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Cabs
Circuit Court
Te Cues Circuit Court
John W. Wright
Exports of Great Britain 1840 and US bank suspension
Exports from Great Britain in 1840 reached 440,776,000 dollars with the puctaasp value about half that amount. The Bank of the United States suspended specie payments after a run that drained nearly seven million dollars from its vaults in a few days.
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Great Britain
Bank of the United States
Report on Duel Death of Dr Duncan with Mr Johnson False
A late report stated that Dr. Duncan died in a duel with Mr. Johnson, but the item is erroneous and corrected by later news.
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Duncan
Mr. Johnson
Thoughtful tribute to winter’s majesty in a Western forest
A reflective ode praising winter’s grandeur after a snowstorm. The speaker extols the forest’s beauty, contrasts the seasons, and declares winter as supreme, linking its splendor to a spiritual connection with the divine.
Senate Disposes Large Indiana Legislature Business
The Senate moved through a large body of business including a surplus revenue and small note issuance bill for the State Bank. The Revenue Bill passed the Senate without amendment. In the House, Coleman moved to reconsider Parker’s bill, with debate over second reading timing and a constitutional vote requirement.
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Senate
House
Coleman
Parker
Henly
Clack
House Debates and Votes on Bills Across Session
The House sustained the Speaker's decision 51 to 38 before reading the bill the second time. Amendments were offered and rejected in close votes, with a later motion to lay the bill on the table carried 62 to 29. A religious meeting bill was rejected by 23 to 63 but then passed on second and third readings. A debt collection bill and a banking note bill faced lengthy debates, with adjournments and speeches by R. W. Thompson. The session closed with passage of a small note bill and sale of 7 percent state bonds. Bank acceptance is unlikely.
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Jones
Conwell
Lancaster
Walpole
Read
Hanly
Sweetser
Senate
D&c
Ray
R. W. Thompson
Messrs. Stewarts
Central Canal
Thompson
Committee of Free Conference
Madison and
Indianapolis
Dunbar
Bowles
Henry
Healy
Indiana Legislature Ends Session With Adjournment
The Indiana House, after passing the small note bill despite amendments, completed business for the session. A joint conference resolved differences. the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad construction bill passed. Speaker’s farewell adjournment speech urged harmony and adjourned the House sine die.
Connecticut Sabbath Luncheon Doughnut Law Echo
A retro Connecticut law forbids bringing a doughnut to a Sabbath meeting such that while one end is eaten the other end lures pigs, making it a symbolic restraint on Sabbath meals and provision sharing.
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Connecticut
Arrival and reception of the People’s President at Wheeling
The Times reports a jubilant welcome for the President elect aboard the Ben Franklin at Wheeling on the 28th with cannon, bells, flags, and cheers. Harrison’s Pittsburgh reception followed with vast crowds, military escorts, and speeches by Samuel Sprigg and Walter Forward.
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Wheeling
Times
Ben Franklin
Liberty Pole
Oands
Battallion
United States
Samuel Sprigg
Dorsey
Monongahela
Brownsville
Stockton & Co
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Invincibles
Harrison
Franklin
Wood Street
Walter Forward
Merv
Difficulties With England Signal Advisory For Next Regime
The administration is blamed for mismanaging foreign relations and endangering the nation with entanglements that require consummate prudence and wisdom from the incoming leaders. The piece urges careful and prudent handling to navigate the crisis.
Government inaction on British ship searches draws anger
The Lou. Jour. denounces U S inaction amid British seizures on African coasts. It cites the Tigris of Salem and two Salem brigs boarded, delaying voyages over alleged kidnappings, condemning administration as weak and warning of March 4 consequences.
McLeod Threatened Release Sparks Lockport Uproar
Citizens of Lockport armed by night with a cannon and bells in protest of McLeod’s possible release. Meyers Buel Brotherson of Canada offered $5,000 for his freedom but were tarred and feathered after news reached Hamilton. McLeod remained jailed as violence and disorder persisted.
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Meyers, Buel & Brotherson
Canada
Lockport
McLeod
Buel and Brotherson
Hamilton
Detroit
Adv
Press of Canada Attacks United States in McLeod Case
The piece quotes harsh criticisms from Canadian papers and a Montreal Herald critique. It cites a Toronto Colonist specimen urging no harm to McLeod and alleges perjured foes ready to condemn him. It also notes the Montreal Herald’s biting, anti US stance and warns of divine retribution if a Godless government persists.
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Press of
Canada
McLeod
United States
Toronto
Moby
Melecod
Montreal Herald
States
Republic
Forsyth
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