29 Feb 1840
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1840
Page
1
A joint committee critiques the Governor's message arguing the state’s fiscal distress stems from mis management of internal improvements and land deals. They challenge land purchase figures, cite misapplied funds, and assign blame to executive actions and party allies rather than the General Government.
A historical account lists vast fortunes and lavish expenditures of ancient Roman figures. It cites Croesus, Seneca, Lentulus, Edborius, Vespasian, Caesar, Anthony, Appicus, Servilia, Cleopatra, Claudius, Caligula, Lucullus, Misilla, and others. It notes debts, purchases, and colossal sums spent on feasts, pearls, houses, and palaces, illustrating opulence and ruin.
An odd scene unfolds as Pennsylvania faces insolvency amid a bank loan of 670000 dollars to stabilize the state. A Ledger of office holders cites 40,000 officials earning 1,000 dollars yearly, implying 40 million in annual salaries and a monetary reckoning with specie. An anecdote from the Battle of New Orleans follows, describing a Tennessean soldier performing daring acts under fire and prompting a British officer to surrender his sword.
Auditor of State reports Indiana's 1839 taxable property at 107,039,715 dollars, up 13,836 from 1838. Polls assessed rise to 95,291 from 88,535, an increase of 6,756. Internal improvement tax totals fall as 1839 shows 256,791 dollars after 40,000 in 1837 and 338,000 in 1838.
A Baltimore paper reports a woman jailed for stealing three bushels of wood on a cold night to warm her three children. She begged to vote or have the wood delivered, but was refused, and the next morning the children were found frozen to death.
Hamlin who fled with 11 600 belonging to the Commissioners of the Public Works in Illinois has returned the full amount and plans to go back to restore his character. The public should note his actions and integrity in these times.
In Haverhill Massachusetts the women knit while listening to a speaker whose discourse is followed as they guide their stockings threads. The scene blends domestic craft with public oratory in a small town gathering.
In religious controversies, respect for sacred spaces is urged with seriousness and gravity. Jests are deemed inappropriate and ridiculing religion is described as a dubious test of truth, exposing error in those who resort to ridicule.
The piece lauds Pavlov as Russia’s leading writer known for swift, prolific output. It notes Russian volumes run to twenty or thirty pages, with words of eight to ten syllables and large type. The comparison likens books to edible cigars: delightful yet troublesome to repeatedly light.
A vivid political quip decries the government as a sinking ship with torn sails and reckless crew. It urges replacing leaders and restoring steady hands, invoking William Henry Harrison as a trusted alternative to steer toward safety.
A reflective meditation contrasts learning from diverse beings with eradicating passion to avoid stagnation. It argues uncertainty of death tempers fear, and conversation increases pleasure while easing pain. It muses on perceiving vast natural phenomena alongside human feats and the mind’s hidden corners.
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