England Packet News Flows Into New York
The Englend packet ship arrived in New York with London papers. Lord Broughem moved for a vote of thanks to Lord Ashburton for the treaty with America, approving the boundary dispute history and criticizing Gen. Case. Sir Robert Peel voiced doubt on progress toward commercial treaties and cautioned against overreliance on reciprocal concessions.
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England
Englend
New York
London
Sih
Sun and Herald
Lord Broughem
Lord Ashburton
America
Come Fergid
House of Commone
Robert Peel
Lord Brougham Attacks General Cass in Heated Parliament Speech
In the House of Lords Lord Brougham denounces General Cass as a symbol of mob hostility to England and accuses him of breaking peace with France. He links Cass to electioneering aims and argues Americas liberty contrasts with South American instability. A general peace convention is noted for June in London.
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Lord Ashburton
House of Lords
Lord Brougham
France
England
General Cass
Paris
America
India
Webster
Tysler
Republic
United States
Cradle of Liberty
Lord Campbell
Boston
George VI
American Republic
New World
South America
North America
London
Friends of Peace
Great Britain
Boston Journal
Letter on Harry of the West explosion recounts drownings
A passenger aboard the steamboat Harry of the West describes the disaster scene during the blast. He reports a deck passenger with $1200 in gold drowning after jumping overboard, a wife and child left aboard, and four men seen floating by wreckage. He notes a broken leg, scorched banded sufferers, and uncertain survivals amid chaotic debris.
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N.Y Journal of Commerce
Dent Wood
Notable religious shift and flawed public figures reported
The Baltimore Patriot notes Parsons the travedian joining the Methodist Church and preaching to large crowds while recalling his earlier profane roles. It cites a Charleston Courier exposé on Charles W. Appleton, a temperance lecturer turned Baptist claimant with multiple marriages, plus a wave of sensational items on crime and slave trade figures in Cuba and New Orleans.
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Baltimore
Cincansavy
Travedian
Parsons
Methodist Church
Paw
Daw bin
Ralph Simek
Tim
Charleston
Dupheny
Cue
Bodiana
Pennsylvania
New Bronawicke Toohelant
Owas
Bat
Leaky Lebanon Reservoir Causes Wide Destruction in Chenango
The Lebanon Reservoir near the Chenango Canal breached its bank on Monday, unleashing a torrent that ripped up trees, gravel, and hundreds of perches of rock. It swept away acres of woodland and damaged five to six acres of Kingly’s meadow, injuring property valued at about $5,000 and leaving the valley desolate.
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Hamilton
Madison Co. N.Y
Lebanon
Chenango Canal
Chenango
Kingely
A. Campbell
Clement
Kingsleys
Counterfeit German Silver Spoof Detected In Atlantic City Area
A Mobile Herald correspondent reports fake German silver coins dated 1883 resembling real currency. The coins allegedly pass by quicksilver polish and fine workmanship, and authorities note their potential circulation amid a series of thefts. Fire in Paterson, Pennsylvania destroys property valued around 4000 to 5000 dollars, with many churches in Philadelphia and nearby areas affected by the broader scare.
Tariff debates cited by Albany Journal and Whig view
A collection of 1841 tariff and trade notes contrasts predicted and actual effects. Reports from the New York Custom House show over $100,000 in duties and Britannia shipments worth about 1.5 million, with European imports reviving and specie flowing back as the 1841 tariff goes into full operation. The piece also recounts John Quincy Adams’s domestic habits and temperate, active life at age seventy.
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Philadelphia
Inquirer
Jacob Ridgway
Stephen Girard
LST
Bia
Cheanut Street
Independence All
Ridgway
Antwerp
Paris
Union
Delaware
New Jersey
John Ridgway
Dr Rush
Rosted
New York
Whig Congress
Lane, Liam
John Quincy Adams
Quincy Adams
Adame
Quincy
Adams
Locofocas Debased Public Lands Fund Debate
A harsh critique of Locofoco tactics in handling the Public Lands proceeds from the United States. The piece accuses party papers of misrepresenting the fund distribution and accuses leaders of bribery and political maneuvering tied to laborers and contractors.
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United States
Leginlature
Myer
Union
Porter
Nvn
Virginia
New Hampshire
New York
Lexny Chay
Clay
Lacufocos
New Tlimpshire
Governor Porter Delays Signing Bill On Public Improvements
The governor has not signed the bill for the sale of the main line of public improvements, causing state stocks to recede from the advance made after passage. Stock price fluctuations create a chance for speculation, and observers expect someone to capitalize on the opportunity.
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Porter
Church in Philadelphia resumes daily afternoon services
The vestry of St Peter's Church resolves to hold daily afternoon services at six o'clock throughout the year on rector’s suggestion. This reversion to primitive usages signals an active parish schedule in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Tnequirer
St. Peter’s
Treasury notes repudiation shocks General Government
The Secretary of the Treasury lists about 100,000 Treasury notes as wholly invalid and unusable by the Treasury. The notes were redeemed and cancelled once, then stolen by a clerk in the Treasury Department and released again into circulation, marking a major breach of government obligations.
Caleb Cushing Aims for Congress by Appeal to People
The Hon Caleb Cushing plans to run for Congress in his district, appealing to the people rather than to political parties. The Boston Daily Mail endorses the idea as sound since no party offers a better appeal.
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Caleb Cushing
Congress
Boston
Mase
Mail
Society seeks $20 000 by 30 donations for coastal authority
The American Colonization Society plans to raise twenty thousand dollars through thirty gifts to gain control of the entire African coast from Cape Mount to Cape Palmar. Pastors will collect on the Sabbath before July 4th.
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American Colonization Society
Cape Mount
Cape Palmar
Newly Invented Steam Carriages by Swedish Locksmith
M Norrgber a Swedish locksmith has built steam carriages for common coaches between Copenhagen and Coraver about 80 miles, completing the journey in 8 to 9 hours. They carry thirty passengers with ample baggage room and handle hills up to thirty degrees, powered by eight to nine horsepower engines.
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M Norrgber
Sweden
Copenhagen
Coraver
4 Penchant for Fighting
A Mille Point Herald writer recounts a Kentucky village fight scene interrupted by two strangers. One defender removed his coat and joined the brawl, leaving the onlookers astonished. A companion questions the stranger, while a Cleveland Emerald report notes earlier cases of a mentally restored man and Millet doctrine’s skepticism.
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Deutelmoser
Mille Point
Kentucky
Bill
Sam
Cleveland
Millee
John 2. Ridgley
Brankhin Eo
Philadelpine
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