People’s Ticket For President Harrison
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1840
Page
2
Jefferson township speech seeks interview on governor's message
The paper notes an interview request with the author of a communication from Jefferson township, Miami County. It also mentions Mr. Fitch's Report on the Governor's Message appearing on the front page and that Mr. Judah's speech will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Township
Miami County
Fitch
Judah
Petition Calls Cass County Petitioners Seek Early Adjournment
A report in the Indiana Journal discusses a Cass county petition urging the early adjournment of the current partisan legislature. The item reflects local sentiment on legislative timing and political action.
Slaughter Pen References Stir Tippecanoe Battle Ground
The Lafayette Eagle editor dubs the Tippecanoe Battle Ground a slaughter pen and suggests the name Tippecanoe will trigger more slaughter in the Van Buren pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Eagle
Tippecanoe Battle Ground
Tippecanoe
van Buren Pens
Virginia Vacancy Filled by Whig McCarty
Col. C. F. Mercer resigns from Congress and Virginia seat. McCarty, a Whig, elected to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Mercer
Congress
Virginia
M’carty
Harri sonians enter political discourse redefine opposition
A Van Buren era dispute centers on the Har risonians name. Mr Tappan of Van Buren Ohio calls the opposition Harri sonians noting the term already unsettles Van Buren supporters. The piece argues the name evokes fear among the Van Buren party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tappan
Ohio
van Buren Party
One Hundred Twenty Two New Members in House
A New York Star correspondent reports there are 122 new members in the current U S House of Representatives, more than half of the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Star
House of Representatives
United States
Who Are the Democrats
The Washington Globe condemns Van Buren Democracy for officers under the Executive influencing elections. It contrasts this with Jeffersonian democracy and cites Indiana Van Buren leaders and salaries as evidence of dictation. The piece urges the American people to judge the difference between Van Buren and Jefferson democracies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Globe
Jefferson
van Buren
Indiana
John Pettit Esq
John Cain
Daniel Reed
John Law
J. W. Borden
N. West
Thomas Jefferson
Van Buren Vision Sparks Indiana County Conventions
In Cass County a Harrison faction denounces Van Buren as false and urges unity to oppose the current administration. A Logansport meeting ordains county conventions on April 11 to nominate a representative and form township delegations, pledging support for Harrison tickets and district nominations.
Pennsylvania Moves Presidential Election to December
The Pennsylvania Legislature changed the voting day for Presidential electors to the first Wednesday in December 1840 making Pennsylvania the last state to vote. The Harrisburg Intelligence reports a rising public spirit and growing confidence that Pennsylvania will support Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburgh
Harrison
Emigration to Texas Grows as Wagons Fill the Road
A late Houston Star notes large emigration to Texas by land. For fifty miles from Natchitoches travelers saw wagons loaded with furniture and surrounded by families. The farming interest in Texas shows rapid advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Natchitoches
Michigan Legislature Funds for Libraries and Wolf Scalps
The Michigan Legislature at its current session appropriated one thousand dollars for libraries and one hundred dollars for wolf scalps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Bills Passed by Indiana Legislature Report from Cass County Representative
The Cass County representative lists key bills from the late Indiana Legislature. These include relief for public works contractors, township business reforms, court realignments for Cass and Carroll counties, canal land compensation and sales, Wabash and Erie canal land sales, state roads from Logansport to the Iroquois river and Georgetown, sale of Michigan road lands, relief for Tipton heirs, Cass Guards incorporation, and extending stay on judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Carroll County
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Logansport
Iroquois River
Plymouth and
la Porte
John Tipton
Dee
Cass Guards
Schayt
Georgetown
Siditors Question on Rep Abusing State in Legislature
In The Telegraph a letter criticizes a representative for abusing his state within the legislature and then praising himself in print. Some Van Buren politicians might applaud, but all honorable men would condemn such conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Siditors
N. R
van Buren
County Meeting of Friends of Harrison and Reform
A February 22 meeting at the Methodist Meeting House in Logansport appointed Robert Edwards president and named Joseph Corbet George Smith and Lewis Bowyer as vice presidents with Joseph Sellers as secretary. A committee including Joseph Belew John Burnt John Atchison William Thornton John S. Patterson B. B. Doty Henry Bliss and John P. Miller was tasked to draft resolutions expressing the meeting’s sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Friends
Gen. Harrison
Friends of
Indiana
Indianapolis
Friends of Harrison
Cass
Friends of Reform
Rome
Cesar
West
Logansport
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Samuel Bigger
Samuel Hall
Miami
Fulton
Perrysburg
State Senate
Clay Township
Boon Township
Joseph Belew
Tho. Vernon
George Caldwell
Friends of Harrison and Reform
Methodist
Robert Edwards
Joseph Corbet
George Smith
Lewis Bowyer
Joseph Sellers
John Burnt
John Atchison
William Thornton
John S. Patterson
B. B. Doty
Henry Bliss
John P. Miller
Township Committee Appointments Named by Secre
Resolved that the Township Committees be notified of their appointment by the Secre Robert Edwards President Joseph Corbet George Smith Vice President Lewis Boyer Joseph Setters Secretary names listed for several townships with designations such as Harrison James Butler Bethlehem Ebenezar Jefferson Noble Ed Clay Miami Clinton Reserve and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
James Butler
Joseph Gibson
Miam Grant
Bethlehem
Ebenezar
John Ennst
James Troutman
Adams
Joseph Reed
Thomas Skinner
Minor Alley
Jefferson
James Gordon
John Myers
Daniel Bell
Noble
Joseph Corbet
Joseph Henderson
Harry Heth
James W. Dunn
Isaac Hines
D. B. Coulson
Clay
William M. Eldridge
Joseph Sellers
Henry S. Miller
Miami
Henry Bliss
William Meeks
W. W. Haney
Clinton
Cyrus Vigus
John P. Miller
Richard Tyner
William Scott
William Demoss
Andrew Wilson
Robert Edwards
George Smith
Lewis Boyer
Joseph Setters
Sketch of Gen Harrison continues as political figure
The piece traces William Henry Harrison from his early frontier service to his appointment as Secretary and ex officio Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territory. It details his push to reform public land sales with Gallitin, his rise to Congress as a young delegate, and his role in opening lands to settlers, aiding western settlement and prosperity. It also notes Indiana Territory's 1800 division and ongoing Cass County petition actions criticizing state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrison
Fort Washington
Northwestern Territory
Ohio River
Congress
Harrison
House of Representatives
Harrigan
Morrison
Gallitin
Senate
Middle States
South
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
General Assembly
State of
Cass
Harrison Resigns Congress Seat to Govern Territory
After division, Harrison left Congress and was appointed Governor of the new territory. Indiana residents welcomed the move as a reward for his patriotic efforts and saw this as strong proof of the federal government’s trust in his integrity prudence and capability for civil governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Congress
Territory
Indiana
Irwin Wins Pittsburgh Mayoral Election By 700 Vote Margin
William W. Irwin, Whig, elected mayor of Pittsburgh by a 700 majority and carries every ward. He also wins seven Select and twenty five Common Council seats, forming the full ticket. This marks the rise of Harrisonism as Locofocos previously held sway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Gazette
William W. Irwin
Pittsbrugge
Harrisburg Chronicle
Marriage brings happiness or misery in love and interest
The piece reflects on marriage as a choice between love and convenience, noting that a union based on affection yields joy while a marriage of convenience or mixed motives can lead to hardship. It contrasts pleasures of mutual affection with ease of financial or social gain.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jonathan M’carty
Joseph G. Marshall
Joan W. Paine
Richard W. Thomison
Josygu L. Waire
James H. Cravens
Catesag Smith
William Heron
Henry
Lane
Rush County
Gibson County
Indiana Journal
Partizan
Harrisonians
van Buren Reasoning
LAWS
Telegraph
County Meeting
Gen
Starrison
Parker
Locofoco
Robinson
Fayette
Lgid
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