Ohio Fights for Public Lands and Clay’s Land Bill
The piece argues that Ohio must receive its fair share of public lands proceeds and opposes surrender to states. It reviews Gen Jackson’s veto power, the 1833 land bill, and how Clay’s policy would have funded internal improvements and debt relief, detailing projected state gains including Ohio’s potential four million five hundred thousand dollars.
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Jackson
Kive Vero
Washington
van Buren
Clay
Ritchie
Ohio
National Intelligencer
United States
Louisiana
Florida
France
Spain
Congress
Virginia
Confederation
U. States
Gen
Georgia
House
Senate
Yeas
House of Representatives
Levi Woodbury
Indiana
Districts and populations across multiple states listed
A long ledger style recitation details district names and county groupings with population totals ranging from 221,725 to 308,895, followed by political district breakdowns for Indiana and Ohio, then notes on land sale proceeds and tariff debates, plus European war updates and recent naval force lists. It covers elections, military dispatches, and commerce figures with numerous place names and numbers.
England's Railways and New Inventions Impress Traveler
An American in Liverpool observes rapid railway progress with lines like Liverpool and Birmingham and the Great Western, notes a galvanic telegraph on the London and Blackwell line, and praises the Bude Light and glass silk curtain fabrics. He also describes a new lime cement foundation method and ends with a humorous parental-proliferation anecdote.
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England
New-York
Barstow
Liverpool
London
Egypt
Syria
India
Alexandria
Bombay
Beyrout
Admiral Stopford
Pacha
Stopford
Djibail
Beyreat
Soliman Pacha
Napier
Kilbie
Cyprus
United States
Cyane
Edenburgh
Hastings
Princess Charlotte
Ganges
Thunderer
Wasp
Cyclops
Gorgon
Hydra
Phenix
Bandtera
Medea
Guerriere
Walker Bey
China
Canton
Elliot
Singapore
Nepaul
Snide
Beloochistan
Khelat
Punjaab
China Seas
Madras
Birmingham
Southampton
Great Western
Reading
Berkshire
Cheltenham
Norris
Philadelphia
London and Blackwell
Windsor
Horse Guards
Lords
Commons
Juliet
Stagecoach clash in Kentucky ends with crippling injury and damages
Report from the fall dispute records two opposing stage lines colliding in Kentucky that left a driver crippled for life. He won $19,000 in damages, an appeal and venue change granted a new trial, and a second jury awarded a different sum. The Globe and Torch-Ligh t reflect strong editorial voices calling out the log cabin boys as debauched loafers.
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Faus
Kentucky
Lake Erie counties push Whig majorities to power
Whig gains surged from Ohio shore counties around Lake Erie as politics shifted. The scene evokes a dramatic flood of support overwhelming opponents and reshaping regional influence.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Prentice
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Hamilton County
Butler
Preble
Dark
Montgomery
Miami
Shelby
Allen
Mercer
van Wert
Paulding
Williams, Henry, Wood
Putnam
Highland
Clinton
Warren
Brown
Clermont
Adams
Gallia
Lawrence
Meigs
Athens
Monroe
Ross, Fayette
Pike
Scioto
Franklin
Pickaway
Madison
Delaware
Marion
Fairfield
Morgan, Perry
Hocking
Champaign
Hancock
Hardin
Logan
Union
Clark
Greene
Guernsey
Belmont
Muskingum
Licking
Coshecton
Knox
Holmes
Tuscarawas
Richland
Huron
Sandusky
Seneca
Crawford
Portage
Cuyahoga
Medina
Lorain
Trumbull
Geauga
Ashtabula
Columbiana and
Eral
Wayne and
Stark
Jefferson and Harrison
Warwick
Posey
Vanderburg
Gibson
Dubois
Spencer
Perry Crawford
Orange
Harrison
Knox, Daviess, Martin
Green
Owen
Putnam, Vigo
Sullivan
Clark, Floyd
Scott, Jefferson
Jennings
Dearborn
Rush
Decatur
Ripley
Switzerland
Fayette, Wayne
Randolph
Henry
Bartholomew
Johnson
Morgan
Hendricks
Hamilton
Boone
Cass
Fountain
Vermillion
Parke
Tippecanoe
Carrol
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Republic
Appalachicola
Inians
Lake Huron
Missouri
Locofoco
Col. Johnson
Tecumseh
Europe
Wellesley
Blenheim
Melville
Druid
Blonde
Herald
Allegator
Nimrod
Modeste
Favorite
Conway
Andromache
Velage
Hyacinth
Larne
Pylades
Childers
Cruiser
Pelorus
Columbine
Algerine
Atalanta
Queen
Madagascar
Enterprise
W. Clauvis
Caistor
Walker
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