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Newspaper
Peru Observer
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1844
Page
2
The piece urges readers to vote early and stay at the polls to guard against illegal votes. It emphasizes the duty to support Whig candidates to secure victory over British Policy and British Gold, a victory for future generations.
A Philadelphian Pharos report estimates 450 locofocos attended the Logansport gathering to hear Gen Cass. The speaker, once a frontier diplomat, criticized Harrison and praised aristocratic leanings, prompting mockery from locals and jokes about renaming the meetings Locofoco Gas meetings.
A partisan broadside urges Whigs in Indiana to mobilize within a week to save taxes and secure a decisive victory. It attacks Native American church-burning locofocos and presses support for Polk, citing supposed Philadelphia church incidents and Pennsylvania polling signs. The piece mocks an opposing columnist and claims forthcoming returns contradict their forecasts.
The New York Herald claims Shunk wins Pennsylvania governor race by about a thousand and cites tariff views and Clay support. A Locofoco pole in Logansport toppled in three pieces, prompting sharp political jibes about providence and past votes.
In early 1840s Arkansas politics shift as factions claim gains from election activity. The piece cites a reported victory by the Whigs, references to a Logansport paper, and notes on naturalization and citizenship amid broader national debates. It mentions Polk’s stance on Texas and a Willamette Oregon Territory newspaper venture with Ladd & Co., aided by Hudson Bay funds.
The Washington Standard reports Commodore Stewart renounces the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania and declares he will not vote for Polk, signaling a shift toward Henry Clay. The notice credits his stance as indicating a broader Democrat drift and notes Stewart’s current post in Washington presiding over the court martial at Cape Newton.
A fragmented notice recalls religious and political tensions in Philadelphia with references to churches within city limits and County of Philadelphia, praising New York and Boston fashions and local business extending court actions and land conveyances. The text mentions courts, heirs, and probate notices, with jurisdictional snatches and archival legal language amid shop announcements.
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