Corwin Replies to Crary on Cumberland Road Debate
Ohio representative Corwin rebukes Michigan's Crary for war talk while defending a 450000 dollar appropriation to continue the Cumberland road in Ohio Indiana and Illinois. He mocks military and philosopical digressions and urges focus on constitutional concerns and national interests.
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House of Representatives
Corwin
Ohio
Speaker
Michigan
Crary
Committee of Ways and Means
Indiana
Illinois
Treasury
Congress
South Carolina
Mr. Pickens
Maine
Mr. Parris
Cumberland Road
The
Union
Tippecanoe
Harrison
the Thames
Militia General From Michigan Examined In House Debate
A heated exchange mocks the Michigan representative and his military punditry. The speaker ridicules elevated claims of expertise, cites Baron Steuben, and imagines a peace time parade by a militia chief while lampooning perceived vanity and pretentiousness.
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Michigan
Baron Steuben
Tippecanoe
Speaker
Suwaroff
Michigan general extolled in historic muster speech
A fiery House floor speech from a member of Congress from Michigan praises a militia general, wields Homeric imagery and watermelon battles, and contrasts his view with General Harrison’s record. The orator cites Anthony Wayne and the Rapids of the Maumee to defend strategic prowess and criticize alleged imbecility.
Battle echoes and satire in a 1794 Wayne era debate
A political speaker recalls General Wayne and 1794 victories over Native forces, contrasting Wayne with Napier and Harrison. He mocks a Michigan congressman, cites Wellington and Caesar, and lampoons military judgment, ending with unresolved authority on leadership.
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Wayne
Michigan
Baron Steuben
Speaker
North-West
Harrison
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Great Britain
Napier
Wellington
Beresford
Soult
Messena
Casar
Julius
Congress
Dogberry
Tippecanoe
Napoleon
Lodi
Europe
Alexander the Great
Tidd
Espanasse
Stuben
Alexander
Satan
New Jersey
Henrys
England
Jack Falstaff
Shakspeare
Napoleon Bonaparte
John Falstaff
Real Harrison rally draws thousands in Beaver and Lancaster counties
In Brownsville Pennsylvania a mass meeting estimated at 3000 people featured speeches by McKennen Stewart and Col Evans. Tories failed to counter public zeal with a 650 turnout. Beaver county hosts a large Harrison gathering while Allegheny counties show strong support. County convention projects Harrison gains, reaching about 4000 by 1840.
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Pennsylvania
Brownsville
McKennen
Washington
Stewart
Col. Evans
Beaver County
Harrison
Beaver
Allegheny
Lancaster County
Jackson
Ritner
O. S. Journal
The Bloodhounds Question in House Resolutions
A House resolution proposed by Hon. Joan Q. Adams seeks a full report on the bloodhound’s history and role in the army including scent distinctions among races and groups, importation numbers and costs, and plans for future use and pensions. It asks whether bloodhounds may be employed in Maine and if pension benefits should extend to them and their descendants.
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House of Representatives
Joan Q. Adams
U. States
Christain
Florida
Cuba
Mainé
Grubbing Stump Jibe Marks Political Feud
An anecdote from the Peoria Register recounted by Mr. Ballance mocks Locofoco critics in Illinois. It cites Gen. Harrison era officers Col. Barbee and Sevier, claiming Sevier’s desertion led to a court martial and punishment by stump grabbing, with Henry Clay and Van Buren referenced to lampoon political foes and Locofocos.
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Peoria Register
Ballance
Illinois
Gen
Harrison
Joshua Barbee
Sevier
Col. Barbee
Danville
Barbee
Bloodhounds Aimed at Tracking Florida Indians
A wag quips that bloodhounds were imported for use beyond hunting Florida Indians. He suggests Van Buren has lost the tracks of his illustrious predecessor and needs hounds to follow in his footsteps.
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van Buren
Kinney Endorses Harrison Against Bank Plan
Ex-governor Kinney of Illinois issues a signed publication supporting Gen. Harrison. He attacks the sub-treasury National Bank measure of King Martin, arguing the system has long produced monarchy and aristocracy in Spain.
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Kinney
Illinois
Gen. Jackson
Gen
Harrison
Sub-Treasury National Bank
King Martin
Spain
O. S. Journal
President appoints George W. Jones as land surveyor
The President names George W. Jones formerly a Wisconsin delegate to Congress as Surveyor of Public Lands for Wisconsin and Iowa. He is linked as the second in the fatal duel with Mr. Cilley.
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George W. Jones
Congress
Wisconsin
Iowa
Jones
Cilley
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the Rapids
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