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September 9, 1844
The Whig Standard
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Political enthusiasm grows in Virginia's Shenandoah County for the Whig party, led by A. H. H. Stuart, with a shift from 1840 Van Buren majority to current Clay support, including a 140-foot pole raising and Clay Club formation at Columbia Furnace.
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"THE TENTH LEGION."
We are glad to perceive that the people of this naturally fine region of the Old Dominion are awaking to a true sense of their interests, but we are not surprised that such is the case; for, from the acknowledged ability and untiring zeal and energy of the Whig elector for the district, A. H. H. Stuart, Esq., much good may reasonably be expected. One of the counties in this section of Virginia (Shenandoah) at the election of 1840, gave Van Buren 1,218 votes, and Harrison 102. At Columbia Furnace, one of the numerous villages in this county, we learn from the Winchester Republican, a Whig pole, one hundred and forty feet in height, was raised on the 17th ult., on which was inscribed "Henry Clay, Theodore Frelinghuysen, and the United States," and a Clay Club was established, of which John J. Stoneburner, whose renunciation of Locofocoism was recently published, was elected President. Eighty persons were enrolled as members of this Club, and the spirit is up, "conquering and to conquer."
We are glad to perceive that the people of this naturally fine region of the Old Dominion are awaking to a true sense of their interests, but we are not surprised that such is the case; for, from the acknowledged ability and untiring zeal and energy of the Whig elector for the district, A. H. H. Stuart, Esq., much good may reasonably be expected. One of the counties in this section of Virginia (Shenandoah) at the election of 1840, gave Van Buren 1,218 votes, and Harrison 102. At Columbia Furnace, one of the numerous villages in this county, we learn from the Winchester Republican, a Whig pole, one hundred and forty feet in height, was raised on the 17th ult., on which was inscribed "Henry Clay, Theodore Frelinghuysen, and the United States," and a Clay Club was established, of which John J. Stoneburner, whose renunciation of Locofocoism was recently published, was elected President. Eighty persons were enrolled as members of this Club, and the spirit is up, "conquering and to conquer."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Whig Party
Henry Clay
Shenandoah County
Political Rally
Clay Club
Election Shift
What entities or persons were involved?
A. H. H. Stuart
John J. Stoneburner
Henry Clay
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Van Buren
Harrison
Where did it happen?
Shenandoah County, Virginia; Columbia Furnace
Story Details
Key Persons
A. H. H. Stuart
John J. Stoneburner
Henry Clay
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Van Buren
Harrison
Location
Shenandoah County, Virginia; Columbia Furnace
Event Date
1840; 17th Ult.
Story Details
Whig support surges in Shenandoah County, shifting from 1840 Van Buren victory (1,218 to 102) to raising a 140-foot pole inscribed for Clay and Frelinghuysen, forming a Clay Club with 80 members led by John J. Stoneburner.