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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1841
Page
1
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The letters between Sir Fox and Mr Forsyth report British demand for release of Alexander McLeod jailed in New York over the Caroline affair. The U S replies the matter falls under New York legal jurisdiction and cannot be coerced by federal action, urging continued diplomatic discussion.
In the Senate, December 28, 1840, the secretary of the treasury was asked to report correspondence between the department and Indiana's governor concerning lands granted by the 1827 act for the Wabash and Erie canal. The request seeks the extent not set off to Indiana in 1829–1830 due to unsettled Indian title and the current quantity Indiana remains entitled to for that canal segment.
The Indiana Senate debates taxes Cass County deficit resolution and amendments on road supervision county bonding and election reforms. Discussion cites fund commissioners credit sales to Morris Canal and Banking Co, asserting state honoring of bonds despite prior irregularities.
Correspondence reports that after the Delafield v. Illinois ruling Indiana faces about two million dollars lent to the Morris Canal and Banking Co. on credit remains unpaid. Securities offered include Choctaw and Florida lands and various questionable stocks. A Fund Commissioner may urge disowning the transaction with the canal company, with expected legislative support.
A correspondent from Indianapolis in 1840 discusses the New York Chancellor’s decision in Delafield v Illinois and whether Indiana’s Fund Commissioners might advise disowning Morris Canal and Banking Company transactions. The writer doubts the guess but notes the possibility of a recommendation to the Indiana Legislature.
A letter from Samuel B. Ruccres of New York explains that Illinois seeks to prevent Delafield from selling bonds, not to disavow them. The bonds remain valid guarantees of state obligations, and the suit targets the sale contract rather than repudiating the bonds. The Chancellor’s decision centers on preserving bond proceeds and the state’s duty to honor the securities.
In a letter Danie Wenstar writes that alarm among Illinois bondholders is unfounded after the Chan cellor's decision in Illinois against Delafield. He says the State cannot repudiate or withhold payments, and relief sought requires payment to holders from Delafield. He signs off with regards.
The passage urges parents to value newspapers for children learning. It stresses that mothers should guide language and cheerfulness, and that educated minds prepare youth against life’s ills. It laments wasted evenings in taverns and calls for investing in books to safeguard youth.
The piece praises civility between the President and President elect as exemplary for the nation. It urges former rivals to extend generosity beyond politics and avoid letting partisan bitterness affect social relations, stressing the duty of citizens and leaders to heal divisions.
The Globe, the administration's official journal, reproduces a New York paper claim of 27.5 million dollars in national debt. The Baltimore Patriot denounces this as tacit admission of heavy indebtedness, criticizing the current administration for debt creation and fiscal policy.
Mr Beresford supplies weights for a herd purchased from Isaac Cunningham of Clark County Kentucky. The smallest animal weighed 1336 pounds and the largest 1758 pounds, totaling 14,742 within the shipment. The Globe notes the Democratic excitement at the time and likens the scene to a basket of eel with a shoe full of live embers.
A man strolling with two ladies onlookers notice him exchange smiles and bow to friends until a deputy sheriff whispers of a strong attachment he feels. The scene unfolds with light social intrigue and unexpected flirtation from law enforcement.
A friend recalls a fence built with crooked rails that guarantees a pig crawling through will emerge on the same side each time. The oddity is shared as a humorous local anecdote from the rural area.
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