Inaugural Address of Ohio Governor Reubene Wood 1850
Governor Reuben Wood sets forth gratitude for the office and outlines duties, constitutional limits, and policy aims. He urges prudent governance, cautions against rapid legislation, discusses banking tax equity, fugitive slave law, and calls for unity to preserve the Union amid national slavery tensions.
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United States
General Assembly
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati
England
Democratic Party
Congress
District of Columbia
South
Slave States
Vermont
McLean
Indiana
Supreme National Tribanal
Prigg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
North
South Carolina
Ohio
Union
Reuben Wood
Ohio Legislature Minutes Show Bills and Resolutions
The Ohio Senate and House daily proceedings detail petitions for banking, railroad charters, and a call to repeal the Fugitive Slave Law. Notable items include a free banking bill, Cincinnati Wilmington and Zanesville Railroad incorporation, and preparations for U S Senate elections. Debates cover printing contracts, dog taxation petitions, and seating contests in Stark county.
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Senate
Ohio Life and Trust Company of
Cincinnati
Lawrence
Wilmington
Committee On Federal Relations
Congress
Ohio
Smith
Congressional Actions On Rail Link And Texas Boundary
In Washington on December 16 Senate members Douglas and Atchison attended a session where a treasury report on Post Office finances was presented. Senator Benton proposed a land grant railroad and highway from St Louis to San Francisco spanning about 1600 miles and around 150 million acres. House officials set the New York Branch Mint Bill for January’s second Tuesday and noted a President message about Texas accepting Pearce's boundary bill. The message praised national unity on Texas settlement. The Cheap Postage Bill was scheduled for Wednesday. Territorial business for Oregon Minnesota and New Mexico was assigned to the first Tuesday in February.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas
Atchison
Treasury
Post Office
Benton
St. Louis
San Francisco
House
New York
Texas
Pearce
Oregon
Minnesota
New Mexico
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House of Representatives
Confederacy
Sam
Supreme Court of the
Garnett
National Tribunal
Free States
Grier
Thomas Grinnam
Thomas Hemmons
Hopper
State Bank of
Cuvallona County
Cleveland
Ohio Legislature
Columbus
U. S
Governor Wood
Cincinnati, Wilmington and Zanesville
Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Leiter
Stark County
Pitts
Milford
Shertzer
Whig
Loco
Simpson
U.S
Amin Bey
Congressional
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