Whig Principles and the Polk Opposition
The article argues for a strong national currency, adequate revenue, fair protection for American industry, and restrained executive power. It praises Whig governance under Harrison and the Tariff Act of 1842, contrasts Whig success with Locofoco opposition, and urges voters to choose between Whig policies and their opponents led by Polk and Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Harrison
Congress
Treasury
Locofoco Party
Enthusiasm of the Wigs Rises Across River Counties
A Cin Gaz report describes Bel lamy Storer drawing large crowds from Wellsville Canton Massillon Carrollton Wheeling New Lisbon and Steubenville. Voters show strong backing for his cause with October and November expectations. supporters hail his service and calls for a right policy in state and nation.
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Wellsville
Canton
Massillon
Carrolton
Wheeling
Bellamy Storer
New Lisbon
Steubenville
Storer
Cin
Gaz
Destructive Storm Wreaks Havoc Across County
Reports from the northern county detail a Friday night storm that stripped timber and fences, destroyed crops, and flooded fields. In Williamsburg a shoe shop toppled, homes unroofed, windows broken, and a child bruised while doors burst open. Fire spread but was extinguished by active efforts and water from a well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
John Cady
Storm Destroys Homes and Claims a Teenager’s Life
The storm damaged 15 to 20 houses and many farms. Mr Morton’s house near New Paris was struck by lightning, killing his 17 or 18 year old daughter Rosanna Morton who stood near the fire when the chimney fell. No other fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
New Paris
Rosanna Morton
Northern Resolve Against Secession and Tariff Debates
A historical column debates Union dissolution threats from the South over Texas annexation and notes the South’s need to maintain the Union. It cites Mr. Arnold of Tennessee condemning secession talk and warns of slave uprisings and foreign pressure. The piece then discusses Turkish slavery, and a mock Locofoco critique of Polk’s tariff stance, contrasting claims with Payne’s parsing of tariff policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Texas
Arnold
Tennessee
England
France
Polk and wool duties deep in tariff debate
The passage condemns Mr. Polk for opposing wool and woollen duties in Congress and argues that tariff reductions harm wool growers. It notes wool price rises since the Tariff of 1842 and questions growers’ support for Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Congress
John Randolph
Litas
Pulk
Polk for President Faces Harsh Opposition
The Polk campaign argues for presidency with opposition critics denouncing protective policies. The Journal suggests his friends would win majorities in Congress, challenging American industry protections and critiquing labor value concessions to farmers mechanics and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Congress
Tennessee
Lou, Journal
Tur Grave
Reflection on mortality and oblivion in the graveyard. The author contrasts wealth and fame with humble tombs, arguing memory fades even the deepest bonds and that life’s meaning dissolves into the vastness of time.
Young Buck Challenges Yankee in Witty Exchange
A soaplock era youth with an unshaved face, saying it looked foreign, accosts a Yankee asking if he appears French or Italian. The response from Jonathan is bluntly insulting, calling him a damned fool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soaplock
Jonathan
Judge Warns Man After Grand Jury Rejects Chicken Theft Charge
A local courtroom tale recalls a colored man spared after a grand jury declined to indict for stealing chickens. The judge rebuked him, warned him not to return, and the prisoner declared he would not be back unless the constable fetched him, smiling with ivory teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
John
Giant catfish hauled from Licking River near Cincinnati
A catfish measured nine feet five inches long with nine inch eye spacing and weighed four hundred forty seven pounds. A Philadelphia spot notes over a thousand buildings rising in the city. The Globe hails Mr Pulk as the David of Democracy. A milliner on Green Street makes bustles. The best medicine is a true friend. The line about Davy Jones Prentice references Locofoco politics.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Globe
Pulk
David
Locofoco
Davy Jones
Prentice
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Europe
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Clay
United States
Nat. Intelligencer
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Porkanno Protectiox
Locofyco
James K. Polk
Payne
Mr. Polk
Calhoun
McDube
South Carolina
Green Street
Philadelphia
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