Indiana Democratic Party Opposed Wabash Canal Purchase
The piece recounts Indiana political history around the Wabash and Erie Canal, noting the Democratic Party’s stance against state assumption of canal debt, the 1857 bondholder attempt, Attorney General J J McDonald’s opposition, Gov Willard’s support, and a 1847 bondholders’ compromise contract that barred further state payments until stock shares were surrendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash and Erie Canal
Morton
J. J. McDonald
Butler
Willard
McDonald
General Assembly
State of
Indiana
State of Indiana
Democratic Party
Evansville
Milroy
Ienot
Republi Party
Gov. Morton
Republican Party
Indiana Canal Debt Fight and Sumner Negro Equality Bill
Long critical piece accusing Republicans of forcing Indiana to assume canal bonds and violate 1846 47 contracts. Argues Radical rule pursued debt payment schemes and cites Morton and Baker messages. Also reprints Sumner’s proposed federal civil rights bill granting equal access and penalties for violations.
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Sumner
United States
Senate
Judiciary Committee
House
Congress
Goopina
Committee On Judiciary
House of Representatives
United States of America
Atata
Obedience to Parents and Ancient Examples
A collection of moral anecdotes on filial respect and self restraint. It contrasts a well behaved boy obeying parents with Alexander the Great’s patient handling of Olympias and Antipater, then recounts a cherry incident emphasizing disobedience hurts others, and ends with a New York bachelor’s comical misread prescription leading to marriage.
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Olympias
Alexander the Great
Asia
Ife
Antipater
Alexander
New York City
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Slater & Bennett
NEW Harmony
Ind
Norman Eddy
St. Joseph County
John ©. Snormaker
Perry County
James B. Ryan
Marian County
Bayless W. Hanna
Vigo County
Milton B. Hopkins
Montgomery County
Supreme Court
James L. Worden
Allen County
Alexander C. Downey
Ohio County
Samuel H Buskirk
Monroe County
John Pettit
Tippecanoe County
William E. Niblack
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
David T. Laird
Spencer
William Henning
Perry
Second Common Pleas
John Brownlee
Posey
Gibson Counties
Magnus T. Carnanan
Democratic
Wolfgang Hyne
Robb Township
William D. Nelson
Black Township
Josephe Showers
Frank D. Bolton
Harmony Township
Alexander Crank
Marrs Township
Field A. Pentecost
Thos. J. Johnson
Jesse Kuykendoll
Moses Endicott
Stinson Cox
Andrew Kek
Eugene 8. Thrall
Presley Cartwright
The
Indiana State Sentinel
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
Baker
Sinking Fund Commissioners
Secretary of the Interior
Sherrard—Broadwell
Wiicut M. Surr Bard
Luta L. Broadwell
Jackson Parish
Louisiana
James E. Laird
Public Square
Mount Vernon
John R. Hugo
RE. J. Rogers
Old Stand
Flsee
Alsop, Ferguson & Co
Daniel W. Netterton
Messrs. Alsop & Ferguson
Wilson Alsop, Thomas Ferguson
Daniel W. Nettelton
Truscotts
D. & H. Truscott
Posey County
Harry Truscott
Esquire Kilbinger
Od Td D
HW. Truscott
David Truscott
John Kilbinger
Adm
Nancy Ker
James Decker
Common Pleas Court
Posey Common Pleas Courts
Court House
William Nelson
H.C. Pircuen
Lichtenberger, Owen & CO
W. M. Bennett
A. Dawson
Bennett & Dawson
Ser
Union Hall
Sepes Y Bennett
A. T. Smite
Kentucky
Tennessee
Whieskies
Main Street
Third
Fourth
Louisville
James A. Jones
John J. Heady
Louisa Heady
John Graham
Abbie J.graham
Wabash River
Aaron Lichteberger
WY Srice
Samuel Harris
Edward Homer
Adm R
Court of Common Pleas
Patsy Donaldson
Gaid County
Meirs
Otice
Samuel Griffin
James Brooke
Allent
Nelson
Court Common Pleas Posey Co
H. Prichard
Tate
D. Neal
FyAgixe
Cooper
Thrall & Munford
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