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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1840
Page
3
Workmen tiling and polishing large engines. a 6 foot diameter bore and a 500 pound lever pin are being finished. Forges, a vertical trip hammer, and a heavy Gothic frame castings scene show intricate method and skill as the city’s marine engine builders near completion.
From Custis’s Recollections of Washington a passage recalls Yorktown siege weather and Washington’s canvas headquarters. It notes pestilence in Yorktown after surrender, camp fever, unburied bodies, and a grim scene as Cornwalls sword was to be seen. Washington’s stepson, aids, and an express to Eltham are described with solemn domestic sorrow.
The Whigs celebrated their Albany triumph over the Loco Focos by a grand procession with torches banners music and fireworks. Ladies crowded the windows as the crowd passed in orderly jubilation praising the party for intelligence sobriety and patriotism.
Describe a multi tiered monument featuring four corner statues, each with symbolic objects, atop a wood base and pedestal bearing Napoleon. An equestrian emperor statue, laurel crowned, holds bridle and sceptre. Eagles and bas reliefs decorate bases. total height near forty feet.
Mr Clay declines Raleigh meeting due to engagements and sleep loss, noting the contest between the President and the People as a struggle against arbitrary power and constitutional liberty. He contrasts colonial and current governance, praises Kentucky prospects, and hopes North Carolina’s Raleigh convention fulfills its aims.
The department will continue splented steel engravings by A L Diels Isg and engravings from Landseer and Collins. Plans include original engravings in each number and two in preparation. The publisher promises greater embellishments, higher engraving quality, and a larger edition at the same price.
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