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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1840
Page
2
The Telegraph informs readers that the fifth volume will conclude with the next issue and urges all subscribers in arrears to settle their bills next week. Feb. 17.
For Governor Samuel Bigger of Bush county. For Lieut. Governor Samuel Hall of Gibson county. Presidential Electors Jonathan M' Carly Joseph G. Marshall John W. Payne Rich ard W. Thompson J. J. White J. Cravens Caleb B. Smith Wm. Herod Henry 8. Lane.
Graf Weisman and Reisman with the Logansport Band prepare for a public concert in a few weeks. Lovers of music may expect a rich musical treat.
In a War Department dispatch Gen Wayne commends Lieutenant Harrison for exemplary conduct at a decisive victory. Harrison, noted for humanity, carried a wounded subaltern to safety after a thigh wound, earning affection from his soldiers and respect from the enemy.
The article recounts Harrison rising from Ensign to aide to General Wayne, citing his role in the Miami battle and St Clair defeat context. It portrays early frontier warfare against confederated Indians, Wayne's 1794 victory at the Miami, and Harrison's swift promotion and valor amid peril. The piece frames Harrison's youth and patriotism amid a turbulent Northwestern frontier.
A nostalgic verse from Ellen of Logansport dated February 20 1810 recalls childhood days spent on common fields and quiet evenings. The speaker cherishes memories of a carefree youth and a future imagined in a scene of fading roses and lasting fragrance.
The Delphi Bulletin advocates removing Native Americans from Indiana to west of the Mississippi, citing government policy and legal consequences. It cites the 1840 act and urges editors to publish, warning violators face severe penalties. It also reprints a Cosmopolitan summary urging extraordinary powers for Mexico to suppress Texas and discusses plans to pacify the Texan frontier and form a North Mexican republic.
The text states that a forfeiture of one thousand dollars applies and penalties under the act are recoverable in a debt action in the name of the United States. It specifies jurisdiction in any court where the defendant is arrested or found. Half the sum benefits the informer, the other half the United States, unless the United States first institutes the prosecution, in which case the entire amount benefits the United States.
The Senate discussed Mr Benton's resolutions to assume state debts by the federal government. Grundy reported long, Benton sought printing thirty thousand copies, inciting rebukes from Crittenden, Preston, Southard, Webster and others. The scene drew strong criticism of Benton and Grundy amid party split.
The Logansport Herald prints Judge White’s calm, forceful letter resigning his U S Senate seat due to Tennessee legislature instructions. It praises his integrity, patriotism, and explains why he refused to act against his own opinion despite political pressure.
Reports detail the Canton blockade and British Chinese clashes led by Captain Elliott. American merchants protest the blockade while ships from the US Spain and Denmark transport India Cotton and British goods to Canton. New forts guard the river mouth as opium trade continues.
The death of Commodore Isaac Chauncey, veteran navy officer and president of the board of navy commissioners, is noted in Washington. The report recalls his long service from Sackett's Harbor during 1812 13 against Sir James Yeo, his later commands including the New York station, and his enduring esteem among colleagues.
Abel Underhill editor of the Massillon Gazette announces his candidacy for the Ohio Legislature. He touts phrenology and animal magnetism as qualifications and pledges to advance Stark County and state interests while claiming to be able to perform farm tasks and medical duties.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Gen. Harrison in good health at his North Bend farm on a January day. He works hauling wood and stone under a canal contract while hosting a visitor who remarks on the general’s hospitable manners and plain, well kept two story house with Ohio River views.
The Cincinnati Gazette notes a tunnel under a hill near North Bend with a 24 foot brick arch and 460 feet horizontal advance. Workers are 120 feet underground at the ridge apex and expect a complete through-tunnel in about five months. Fossil cedar found in blue clay.
The passage lists removal counts by presidents from Washington to Jackson, noting defaulters and various reasons. Washington eight years nine removals including a defaulter. Adams four years ten removals with a defaulter. Jefferson eight years thirty nine removals. Madison eight years five removals three defaulters. Monroe eight years nine removals with cases including slave dealing, failures, insanity, misconduct, and foreign quarrels. John Quincy Adams two removals for unspecified causes. Jackson's first year nine hundred ninety removals.
A Christmas Day gathering near Elkton, Maryland ends in tragedy when a black sharpshooter shoots a hat from a white man's head and then a white man shoots and kills his rival. The event follows a customary target shooting trial at a local shop two and a half miles from Elkton.
The measure to abolish the system of internal improvements cleared both chambers. Senate vote 22 to 18 and House 58 to 30, sending the issue back to the people for a verdict before the next legislative session. Mt Carmel Register Illinois.
An old country lady hosts a city guest for dessert. The enormous apple pie is prepared by wheeling a crust under an apple tree and shaking down the fruit into it.
A fire in Woodsfield Monroe county Ohio on the Istult consumed the recorder's office and one or two dwellings. Most county records deeds mortgages and writings were lost. Snow atop houses helped prevent further destruction. Lord Liverpool to wed daughter of a Scotch peer.
A lengthy excerpt reflects on Luzerne County Pennsylvania and De la Luzerne's influence with vivid deer hunting lore. It describes salt licks, ambush tactics, torchlight hunts, signals from Bald Mountain, and a harvest season victory with venison dishes. It mentions Sharvey's Lake as another hunting site with hound chase and boat chase on the lake.
A French trader responds to a jeerer who imitates his English in mockery. He retorts that if Samson had not used the jawbone of an ass as he did he would not have slain so many Philistines. The reply lands a sharp, humorous moral.
A mother scolds a child for leaving food, praising waste-avoidance as precious economy and warning that stuffing children beyond nature breeds lifelong gluttony. The dialogue mocks excess and thrifty norms.
A 10th century custom linked gallantry to sharing a plate and cup, seen as the finest sign of harmony between a lady and a gentleman.
The Georgia rule states that in divorce cases the innocent party may wed again only while both spouses are alive. This provision grants limited remarriage privilege to the wronged spouse under the law.
A woman in Italy has died at the advanced age of 143. She outlived seven husbands, with her last husband surviving her. The record notes the remarkable longevity and the sequence of marriages.
A humorous catalog lists phrenology traits with quirky examples such as Combattiveness as a lamp post study, Philoprogenitiveness as whipping others’ children, and Calculation as predicting the next election. It also parodies tunes and inquisitiveness in a playful, editorial tone.
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