Exploded 1825 Slander Revisited in Cincinnati Chronicle
The Cincinnati Gazette revisits the 1825 Libel about Adams Clay and Wright, detailing the House investigation sparked by allegations against Henry Clay. It traces a sequence from the Columbian Observer letter to Kremer, the formation of a select committee, and Kremer's refusal to testify, outlining early efforts to repudiate the slander.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Locofoco Press
Ohio Statesman
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Adams
House of Representatives
Bartley
Whigs
Ohio
Henry Clay
Mordecai Bartley
John C. Wright
Locofocos
United States
House
Crawford
Gen Jackson
Columbian Observer
Philadelphia
Clay
Kremer
Pennsylvania
National Intelligencer
Taylor
New York
Forsyth
McDuffie
Ingham
Messrs. Bartley
Beecher
Campbell
McArthur
McLean
Patterson
Sloane
Vance
Vinton
Whittlesey
Wincut
Garlay
Ross
Wilson
P. P. Barbour
Webster
McLane
Saunders
Rankin
Barbour
Hs Committee
Kremer Deflects Charges as Adams Wins Presidency in 1824 Row
Fragment from a note shows Kremer refusing to substantiate allegations against the Speaker while urging prudence. The House chose John Adams as President with votes from 13 states, rival candidates Jackson and Crawford receiving seven and four states respectively. The piece criticizes the charges as infamous and urges reader discernment.
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Kremer
House
Adams
Ger. Jackson
Crawford
The Time and The Man Henry Clay Inspired Oration
Dr. Bacon delivers a Whig rally address in New York praising Henry Clay’s life work as a growing pyramid of progress. He urges action and faith, recalling Revolutionary foundations and urging voters to sustain the candidate’s momentum. The Connecticut Freeman criticizes Locofoco triumphs and notes Liberty papers’ reactions.
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Bacon
New York
Henry Clay
Dr. B
Misraim
Connecticut Freeman
Locofoco
Liberty
Loco Foco
Nicholas Biddle Life History Nears Publication
It is reported that Nicholas Biddle has completed a written history covering his life and his dealings with the U States Bank. The memoir is now ready for publication and is expected to attract considerable interest.
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Nicholas Biddle
U. States Bank
Ohio Wealth and Resources Highlight State’s Fertile Land
The Ohio evaluation outlines soil diversity from lime rock to shale and sandstone, noting seven eighths of land suited for wheat, a 450 mile river shore, and 200 mile waterway access. It cites 25 million acres tillable, canal systems from 1825 to 1832 totaling 1596 miles, and major waterways linking to Philadelphia and the Gulf.
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Toledo
Ohio
Huron River
Columbus
Ohio River
Adams County
Connecticut Reserve
Lake Erie
United States
Gulf
Keystone
Pennsylvania
Canada
Mississippi Basin
Rocky Mountains
Falls of St. Anthony
Ohio Canal
Hocking Canal
Muskingum
Canton
Mahoning Canal
Cleveland
Portsmouth
Marietta
Mahoning
Philadelphia
Miami
State Line
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Miami Canal
Defiance
Ohio canal system and roads at age 42
The piece notes 321 navigable miles in western Ohio with the Sidney Wa county and White Water feeders and predicts 920 miles upon completing the Miami Canal stretch. It records eight hundred miles of McAdamized roads, eighty miles of rail, and labor costs of about twenty million dollars, with roads praised when dry or frozen.
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Sidney
Wa County
White Water
Lake Erie
Miami Canal
Ohio
Milan
Corruption and Extravagance at Washington Debate
Commentary denounces the House actions on printing extra copies of reports from Ways and Means and Re trenchment committees. It attacks proposed retrenchment by cutting army and navy pay, arguing recruits would come from foreign convicts and felons, undermining national honor.
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Oliver Old School
Washington
United States Gazette
Congress
Committee of Ways
Treasury
Locofocos
Army
Navy
Col Benton’s Opinion of Henry Clay in 1824
Thomas Hart Benton, then a U S Senator from Missouri, urged Mr Clay for the Presidency in the Missouri Intelligencer. The letter presents Clay’s policies as pro agriculture and manufacturing, internal improvements, and tariff support, arguing he would advance treaties with Mexico and South America and defend internal commerce.
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Thomas H. Benton
U.S
Missouri
Missouri Intelligencer
Mr. Clay
Locofoco
Col. B
Clay
Mr. C
Benton
Congress
New World
Mexico
South America
Mississippi
Sea of the West
Thomas Hart Benton
Col Johnson Praises Henry Clay As Supreme Leader
Col Richard M. Johnson extols Henry Clay in public life, ranking him above Madison and Gallatin and declaring him a perfect Hercules in moral and physical courage, oratory, patriotism, and every noble quality without a superior in the Union.
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Col. Johnson
MR. Clay
Richard M. Johnson
Henry Cay
Madison
Gallatin
Jefferson
Henry Cray
Webster
Emigration and national character in Clay speech excerpt
A historical excerpt from Senator Clay’s 1832 remarks compares German and French immigrants to Americans and likens Ireland to Kentucky. He praises hospitality in Ireland and discusses naturalization and patriotism amid transatlantic migrations.
Goop Sten!- Ohio Statesman Attacks on Mr. Clay
The Cleveland Herald condemns the Ohio Statesman for virulent assaults on Mr. Clay comparing them to past invective against Gen. Harrison. It argues such ruffianism harms public confidence and aids Van Burenism in Ohio, urging candid citizens to reject desperate tactics.
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Ohio Statesman
Clay
Harrison
Ohio
Cleveland Herald
Ohio Cattle and Paris Notes in Brief
Ohio cattle outlook shows Hutchins with 130 fat cattle including 80 fed by Henry Clay. Only about 8,000 cattle remain to be driven east, 5,000 fewer than last year, due to beef prices and pork production rising in Scioto valley. Canal shipments north rise as corn moves to feed lingers. Paris update notes Louis Philippe and city walls with 100,000 garrison. allied forces unable to seize Paris as cannons manned on walls.
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Ohio
Thomas Hutchins
Fairfield County
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Hutchins
Scioto Valley
M Western Recorder
Paris
Louis Phillippe
France
Napoleon
Washington and convention packing raised by rival papers
The Free Press asks how Washington would be viewed if he campaigned nationwide for the Presidency while the canvass raged. The Oakland Gazette wonders what opinion would follow if he, after a genteelly beaten election, tried to pack a convention for a third nomination.
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General Washington
Free Press
Oakland Gazette
Death of Peter S. Du Ponceau Esq At 84
Philadelphia papers report the death of Peter S. Du Ponceau Esq on Monday morning in the 85th year of his age. He was president of the American Philosophical Society the Pennsylvania Historical Society the Athenæum and the Law Academy of Philadelphia and held fellowships in many learned bodies across states and Europe. The Cincinnati Gazette condemns Dr Duncan's late political speech printed under his supervision with wood cuts calling it vile and low. Treasury notes outstanding on the 1st were $3 141 263 36 official figures show.
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Philadelphia
Peter S. du Ponceau
American Philosophical Society
Pennsylvania Historical Society
The
Atheneum
Law Academy of Philadelphia
Union
Europe
Balt
Treasury
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A.M. Gest
Col. Benton
Senate of the United States
Iele
Ireland
America
Great Britain
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