Farewell Address and Inaugural Echo in Washington News
Washington report notes the House and Senate clash over a fortification bill and Bell amendment, while highlighting Andrew Jackson’s farewell address and the upcoming inauguration of Martin Van Buren. The Jackson piece reflects on the Constitution, union, sectional tensions, and calls for adherence to law and national unity.
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Farewell Address On Our Currency and Liberty
Andrew Jackson warns against a heavy tariff and surplus revenue, condemns paper currency and the Bank of the United States. He urges gold and silver circulation, warns of money power, and calls for vigilance to preserve constitutional government and national defense.
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Public Oration on Trust and the Republic’s Foundation
The speaker reflects on inherited duties, statesmanship, and the guiding principles for governance. He cites founders, the Revolution, and the constitutional framework, praising national unity, mutual concession, and the enduring institutions that sustain prosperity, order, and liberty.
Enduring Faith in Union: A Speech on Government and Slavery
A lengthy antebellum oration reflects on the durability of the American Constitution, federal and state balance, and public resolve amid fears of dissolution. It defends slavery as a political compromise, urges unity, and pledges strict adherence to constitutional limits while outlining foreign policy and national governance.
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Editor Corrects On Alcott's Involvement In Education Note
The Alton Observer reports that it mistakenly blamed Dr. Alcott for a past mistreatment related to Parley's Magazine. It prints a letter from Dr. Alcott denying knowledge of the transaction and clarifies editors and publishers may share responsibility. The paper reaffirms support for the Annals of Education and its mission.
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Illinois school fund boosted to 670000 overall
J J Hardin cites Illinois legislature details from the Patriot on the school fund increase. The surplus revenue plus the existing fund brings total to 670000. Interest will be distributed by county population to pay teachers. July will see township trustee elections and treasurer appointments under trustees’ supervision.
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Presbyterian Church of Alton Boosts Foreign Missions Gifts
The Presbyterian Church of Alton reports a 1837 contribution of 183 dollars and 51 cents for Foreign Missions, more than double any prior year. If Illinois churches and the Union follow with similar increases, the American Board’s work will be well sustained.
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Steamboat Tiskilwa Disaster and Mob Claims Stir News
The Tiskilwa steamboat, Hart master, was hit by the Wisconsin on the Illinois river causing the vessel to sink within minutes. Ten to twelve passengers perished including a family of five. Insurance stood at 3,000 dollars and the incident prompts questions of responsibility for western steamboat losses. Also reports that A W Coney becomes Illinois Temperance Society agent at Alton in May. Rochester flour merchants seek New York protection against mob damages and cargo losses.
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Religious Liberty in France Under Reformed Churches
If a writer in Blackwood's Magazine December issue is accurate, religious liberty is poorly understood and scarcely practiced in France. The Reformed Churches there face a range of vexatious oppression from authorities and society.
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Division in Maine temperance groups forms new society
At the late annual meeting the Maine State Temperance Society split. A new State Society was formed on the total abstinence plan while a minority remained with the old pledge. The majority's action suggests the total abstinence society may soon supplant the former.
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