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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1841
Page
2
Fragmentary notice from Logansport dated Saturday March 13 1841 notes an event or posting with unclear details. The readable elements include place Logansport and date March 13 1841. No clear names or actions are present in the legible text.
A public meeting of the friends of General Harrison will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Logansport at one o clock on Saturday the 20th instant. The purpose is to appoint delegates to attend the Danville Convention. All attendance is desirable.
Citizens supporting General Harrison call for township assemblies on the first Monday of April to elect two delegates each. Delegates will meet in Logansport on May 8 to nominate candidates for the August election. Names listed include politicians and local leaders.
A Cass County reader denounces John Q Smith for urging a nonpartisan convention while supporting a Whig platform. He criticizes Van Buren faction influence, urges Whigs to stand firm, and warns against unity by concealment. He calls for frank declaration of principles and electoral readiness.
The Indianapolis Journal highlights the Logansport Manufacturing Company charter as a catalyst to develop water power mills factories and local industry. It urges Logansport capitalists to invest in water resources and infrastructure to spur trade grow farming wealth and state prosperity.
Scott the diver died after attempting his usual mock execution at Waterloo Bridge London. He tied a rope to a top pole forming a noose and repeated the act three times before the noose slipped on the third try. Over 10 000 spectators watched the grim spectacle.
General Harrison urged citizens who voted against him to examine government actions. He warned against money power and monarchy, stressed states’ rights, and called for unity among republicans and democrats. He urged patience and a fair trial of his administration and noted Washington scrutiny.
The people of Indiana are asked to decide two questions through their representatives in the next Legislature. Shall imprisonment for debt be abolished and shall the Appraisement Law remain in force.
Reports from Boston and London cover the Britannia reaching Boston after rough seas and Paris papers noting Mehemet Ali gains hereditary rule in Egypt. Parliament opens with the Queen in good health, debates on Reform and Canada, and Cardigan bail terms are set amid Eastern questions.
A London price dip in Ten shares reflected nerves after reports of potential China war ending, with the public awaiting confirmation of the news from sources like the N. J. Telegraph.
In a Washington dispatch dated February 10 1841 Senator Daniel Webster reveals he will resign on February 22 to allow Massachusetts to appoint a successor. He reflects on fourteen years in the Senate and his public service to Massachusetts and the nation. He expresses gratitude, duty, and pride in his state and asks for divine blessing on its government and people. He addresses Governor John Davis of Massachusetts.
A Philadelphia Ind elder reprints a private letter from an American observer arguing rumors of war with France may surface. He predicts no U S involvement, citing French memories of Waterloo and Paris occupation, and mentions a Russia France alliance with the United States expected to back Old Mother England.
The Maine Legislature debates resolutions to appropriate 100000 dollars for war expenses and to urge the President to expel the English from disputed territory and relieve the state from defending itself against a foreign power.
The Kingst on Chronicle notes the selection of Kingston as seat of government for the united provinces and the Montreal proclamation declaring Union to take effect the next day. Governor General Sydenham to open the Queen's commission on the 10th and administer oaths to officials. Sylvester's Reporter lists 162 banks that failed and swindled the public out of at least 38 million dollars.
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