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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1840
Page
2
The friends of Harrison and Reform are asked to attend a meeting at the Methodist Church at one o'clock today.
In Gass County, two Vanburen party leaders addressed a small gathering at the Presbyterian Church. Attacks targeted Gen Harrison and the Extra Globe, accusing foreigners and praising Jeffersonian democracy while denouncing Vanburen rhetoric and calling for traditional Democratic ideals.
The article quotes Bronson promoting the hereditary property tax idea and argues it would destroy the American system. It questions Van Buren’s stance, labeling the concept a humbug and linking it to supporters of his administration.
The late Herald questions the danger of recognizing the President as a component part of the Legislative branch. It argues the Constitution vests all legislative power in Congress and warns against violating that principle. The Telegraph is urged to clarify the issue.
The text celebrates the flag bearing stars and stripes and an emblem of freedom, highlighting the eagle and log cabin as early Republic symbols. It notes the pride of seeing the log cabin on the banner and mentions a Harrison convention at Bunker Hill with over one hundred thousand attendees.
The message calls Harrison supporters to remain watchful from now until the November election. It accuses Van Buren federalists of flooding the period with falsehoods and slander while vowing continued vigilance and activity.
The Agricultural Society of Cass County plans to import top quality Derbyshire hogs from New York to enhance local breeding stock. The move signals intent to expand livestock quality and showcase prize animals at upcoming fairs.
The Vanbureniges balk at celebrating a victory over the country’s enemies at York own. The leading Vanburen federal party figures are consistently opposed to Whig triumphs and public rejoicing.
A fiery 1830s political broadside urges Whigs to resist a perceived sub treasury threat and a 200,000 strong standing army. It warns voters to scrutinize electoral tickets and defend liberty against Democratic maneuvers.
A report from a convention details messy scenes as speakers attacked Harrison and the Whigs, praised Van Buren and reform, and faced off with furious Locos stamping and shouting. The author notes exaggeration and aims to convey substance over exact wording.
A memorandum of the numbers of the Legislative bodies in Southern and Western states where elections have been held this month, furnished by Mr Williams, compiler of the New York Annual Register, ahead of a new edition of his Publican’s Manual.
The New York Sub-Treasury operation is blasted as a sham by the National Intelligencer reporter. The Receiver General remains housed at the Bank of America. The law is said to be evaded except for custody of public money. Deposits and specie payments supposedly fail to meet the law’s spirit. The bank is accused of acting as a pet bank with mere mockery, while officeholders speculate with government drafts like Wall Street brokers.
The article notes a 250 dollar task to relocate Major Van Buren from the right wing to the loft in the President's House. It jokes that Yankee Majors can be moved cheaper and predicts Van Buren’s removal next March at a smaller cost.
A letter from Solomon Sibley dated Detroit August 17 recounts General Harrison’s political stance in 1790 when elected to Congress from the Northwest Territory. It notes Harrison aligned with Virginia merchants and favored Adams re election, while St Clair backed Federal interests. the writer denies Harrison ever wore a Federal Black Cockade.
The piece blasts General Tach esof with charges from abolitionism to debt bondage. It cites Virginia Louisiana Indiana Western Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky and 1836 votes to claim weakness and cowardice. It notes a log cabin dwelling and calls for removal in spring. A Covington land office receiver declines appointment.
Under John Q. Adams the 1828 appropriation for the Post Office Department for assistance, clerks, and contingencies stood at 40 100 dollars. Since then reform and retrenchment reduced the appropriation, the current year showing 12200 dollars, an increase of 105100 dollars in one year says the Cin. Gaz.
A young child named A' Carira reports hearing doves cooing and then declaring a whispered chant that sounds like "Tip-peca-nov-0-0-u Tip-pe ca-nov-o-0-0" while standing on a wart a day or two ago. The scene is described as attentively listening amid natural surroundings.
The Wheeling Times praises General Harrison for arranging a Lake Erie fleet to aid the frontier army. It credits Perry's command and asserts the plan showed farsighted leadership, with War Department letters on file unless the capitol’s 1914 irruption destroyed them.
The President uses emergency control over public works to suspend defense spending. He has halted harbor fortifications at Newport and New London citing party alignment. The action targets Connecticut and Rhode Island amid political tension and alleged rebellion.
A New Jersey paper reports the National Intelligencer purishes a Treasury Draft on the Bank of America valued at 2628 dollars, circulating as currency and not an official government bank note. The piece calls it a mere treasury draft amid mockery of shinplaster money.
Editors in The Democratic Review suggest a salary reduction for the President, while The Pittsburgh Advocate argues Harrison’s election appears secure in that quarter. The items reflect partisan take on national politics and upcoming contest implications.
A Harrisburg letter to the Baltimore Patriot dated September 2 says conditions in Pennsylvania are improving. It notes the Witter believes the Keys are sufficient and that the people are restless. The writer asserts no change could worsen public affairs beyond the present state.
The letter questions Martin Van Buren and the Congress for allegedly altering or amending the Constitution without popular input, criticizing sub treasury policies as eroding the instrument. The writer asks what it means to “finish the Constitution” and where true authority lies in changes. The piece reflects partisan tension in the period.
Florida accounts describe Seminoles moving into Georgia and Florida regions near the old Fort Muton. Four people killed at Fort Muton, homes burned, crops laid waste, and settlers retreating inland as a large Indian force looms nearby. Earlier, four on the Suwanee were killed, eleven dwellings burned, and livestock butchered.
In Cin wildlife memoir style a Whig member quips about racoon skin politics, asking if party folks have returned from Carthage. The doctor questions them as the Whig pivots to a red fox skin metaphor signaling shifting allegiances.
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