26 Sep 1840
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Newspaper
Peru Gazette
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1840
Page
1
The slate selects Martin Van Buren for President and Richard M. Johnson for Vice President in a Democratic ticket.
Mr Joseph Parret Jr reports finding a white male child about six years old with Indian companions about 35 to 40 miles northeast of the place. The boy, with fair hair and black eyes, was purchased for 250 dollars from his adoptive parents and is believed to have been taken from his own. A notice seeks the child’s rightful parents. Also, land and town lots for sale in Mexico are described as in a thriving valley with rich soil and strong business potential.
A letter from 1840 recalls a huge Miami County land sale wave and a vast Dayton convention. Estimates place attendee numbers between 40 000 and 120 000 with 65 000 on the speaker stand. General Harrison delivers a vigorous campaign performance admired by many. tributes note his endurance and leadership.
The Vermont result shows the Democracy and Whigs gaining ground as Morrison secures a sweeping majority on the first of the month. The piece mocks the administration with graphic names and notes gains in governors and Congress, while deriding opponents and their prospects.
A large crowd estimated between 65 000 and 120 000 gathered in Dayton Ohio around October 10 to protest what they call the ruling party’s injury and insult and to demand freedom. Martin is urged that his power will soon end.
In Indiana the Whigs face a crucial legislature with tax policy debated as a means to preserve state credit. Critics warn of rising costs under sub treasury schemes, while supporters argue for measured taxation to sustain credit without excessive burden. The piece surveys press hostility to Gen. Harrison and defends him against slander as upcoming elections loom, noting national figures like James Buchanan in related discourse.
The piece discusses Van Buren era policy, property sales and speculation, and the Sub Treasury concept. It notes Mr. Wilkins selling property for 70,000 dollars on a perpetual lease, and questions whether such interests push labor and product prices down to boost incomes. It cites Congress funding Fort Adams and Boston public works with 60,000 dollars, and mentions Treasury shinplasters in circulation.
The Wheeling convention drew 25 000 to 30 000 delegates from Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio with Joseph Lawrence presiding and speeches by Lawrence Penrose and Southgate. Other items include strong Whig local wins in Binghamton New York and plans for a Grand National Encampment at Yorktown on October 19 to honor Cornwallis surrender. The Illinois vote totals show Van Buren narrowly ahead, with 40 203 to 41 843, and Iowa census data confirms population sufficiency for statehood.
The President has used his congressional discretion to halt fortification of Rhode Island and New London harbors citing political considerations. Rhode Island legislature is reported to incline 43 Harrison and 24 Van Buren supporters.
A correspondent reports Webster defending log cabins as a source of merit and honesty in a public speech at Saratoga Springs. He recalls his family's frontier origin in New Hampshire and vows his name and that of his children to honor the cabin and its stern virtues. The report also notes widespread sickness and fatal illness in interior Alabama towns once deemed healthy.
The balance sheet lists Harrison with 86 electoral votes and Van Buren with 23 across states including Connecticut Rhode Island Louisiana Virginia North Carolina Kentucky Indiana Vermont New Hampshire Missouri Illinois and Alabama. A London Medical Society note cites Dr Blake claiming toothache cure using alum powder nitrous spirit and a compound applied to the tooth.
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