Apprenticeship Wanted and Canal Lands Sale Notice
An advertisement seeks a printing shop apprentice aged 14 to 16 with good morals and diligence. It also announces a canal lands sale on October 28 with terms: one fourth down, one fourth annually, and interest on the remaining balance. Public speaking by Stearns Fisher and John A. Pettit scheduled for today at 1 p.m. The notice ends with political jests and beverage remarks.
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Stearns Fisher
John A. Pettit
Tennessee
Texas
Canal Land Office Mismanagement and Corruption
The editorial denounces the Canal Land Office as utterly prostituted to partisan aims and calls for radical reform. It accuses the General Superintendent of failing to appoint a faithful, honest agent and criticizes the reliance on a politically charged official, Mr Wir, for general duties.
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Canal Land Office
Wir
Public official accused of canal scrip plunder and graft
The piece denounces a land office official for using his post to profit from canal scrip and land sales. It claims he depresses scrip to buy cheap, then sells higher, aided by a street pimp recruit. It warns of broad public harm and calls for the August election to address the abuses.
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Michigan
Land Office
Wild Cat
Canal
Camp Meeting Dates At Warsaw Logansport Liberty Winnemack Pittsburg
Camp meetings announced with locations and dates. Warsaw on August 16, Logansport on August 23, Liberty on August 23, Winnemack on September 6, and Pittsburg on September 13.
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Warsaw
Logansport
Liberty
Winnemack
Pittsburg
Louisiana Election Shows Whigs Short Another Congress Seat
The latest New Orleans news reports the Whigs winning one of two Congress seats while losing the other by a narrow margin. In the Senate eight Whigs and nine Locos are returned, with Morse possibly in the Senate and a Whig expected if he moves to Congress. The House stands 33 Whigs to 26 Locos, with a Whig majority of six to eight. The convention on amending the Constitution shows 33 Whigs and 42 Locos. Louisiana is poised to cast its electoral vote for Clay. Observers urge caution against Locofoco gains and note strong Whig movement despite Texas opposition.
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Louisiana
Congress
New Orleans
Picayune
B. G. Thibodaux
Senate
Morse
The
Texas
Clay
Cin. Gaz
Whig Elector Bivore Speaks in Logansport Courthouse
Public speaking notes show Bivore a strong Whig elector candidate in Logansport district entertaining with a lively talk at the courthouse on Thursday evening. Dr Fitch of Logansport, a Locofoco elector, spoke Friday but failed to draw a large audience or laughter.
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Bivore
Logansport
Fitch
Locofoco
Fin
Wayne People's Press
Whigs Favor Texas Annexation Yet Oppose War Profit Motives
The piece argues the Whigs prioritize national interest over Texas ties while supporting annexation when prudent. It states they will not let sympathies for Texans force unjust acts or costly wars to serve political ambitions or speculators seeking gain.
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Texas
Arrests in Southwark Riot Case Include J W Smith
The United States Gazette reports several persons charged with high treason murder and riot for the Southwark mob. J W Smith, once on the committee for church care and peace, is ordered to post bail of 12000 dollars or remain in custody. Troops arrive from the state interior. Col Pleasonton seeks surgical aid in Baltimore.
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Philadelphia
United States
J. W. Smith
Southwark
Col. Pleasonton
Baltimore
Cin
Gov Ford seeks U S troops near Nauvoo to curb sectarian rioting
Illinois Governor Ford petitions the federal government for five hundred troops to be stationed around Nauvoo to prevent bloodshed between anti Mormon and Mormon factions. The decision awaited with reports of potential unrest. other items note riots rumors in Downingsville and Buffalo.
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Gov. Ford
Illinois
U.S
Nauvoo
Downingsville
Canada
Orangemen
Buffalo
Kentucky Poet Wm Wallace Lectures in New York
The renowned Kentucky Poet William Wallace speaks in New York on England and Ireland as they are, drawing on recent travels. His lectures, noted for their vivid impressions, attract attention for their observational authority. A Cincinnati gambling expose recently published aims to warn the young and serve a moral purpose.
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Wm. Wallace
Kentucky
New York
England
Ireland
Ile
Cincinnati
Convention ends session with near unanimous framing
A report notes the convention terminated its session with one dissenting vote. It credits union tickets for delegate selection and frames politics as best left to its proper sphere.
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New Jersey
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Peru
Henry Clay
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Henry
Lane
Jos
G. Marshall
J. A. Bracxenmines
Warick
James Conzins
Floyd
J. A. Matson
Franklin
Samuel W. Parser
Fayette
Hvar O’neatz
Marion
Geo. G. Duny
Lawrence
Th. Ricuard W. Tromeon
Vigo
Ausser L. Houses
Carroll
Horace P. Bropix
Cass
Lewin G. Toomrson
Allen
George Wilson
Samuel Glass
Alfred Keiser
John Low
Joseph L. Reyburn
Miami County
U. S
Lone Star
Stars and Stripes
Allairs
N. E
Sara Lavinia
Tyler
Ft. Wayne
Jonesville
Missouri
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