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Newspaper
Alton Spectator
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1838
Page
5
A narrator describes a village chained to two banks where discounts fuel quick profit myths. Directors and tavernkeepers walk a fine line between credit and ruin, as every home is mortgaged to banks and independence vanishes under paper money schemes.
Fragment from an Albany Argos excerpt shows heated lines urging action in the assembly. The speaker laments delays, calls for unity among Whigs, and accuses the senate of stalling to appease opponents while urging swift votes on the Small Bill. Names and precise figures are unclear.
Authorized notices announce candidates for the upcoming August election. Robert Sxiru and Wittaan Ee Starna seek Madison county seats in the next Legislature. KOS SOTERNOR Thomas Carlin of Adams county and John S Hacker of Union county vie for governor. John Reynolds runs for Congress.
Erastus Waeecen and Joan C Dvoowr are named as County Commissioner candidates. N Thanies Buckwastex announced as Sheriff candidate and Joan B Hanptey as Coroner. F Hawknotey runs for the Legislature. Huntington plans to visit voters and share views on the stump.
The editorial notes Col Tuomas Carlin as the People’s choice for governor, replacing Jangss Sternson. It argues Carlin is the strongest figure, and suggests Democratic papers have shifted to him, while opposing a new convention due to time.
A feud erupts between the Backwoodsman editor and the Acorn publisher Sam Pic of Bluffdale. The Backwoodsman attacks the Acorn for a satire about a life and melancholy death of two tabby kittens, accusing Pic of slander and poor journalism.
A local Republican paper debunks circulating claims about Joan Dovaurary of Union County running for Congress and Barxie of Clinton County. It calls the reports FABULOUS and notes Col Hacker’s supposed governor bid is baseless. The piece accuses a Whig candidate of spreading the rumors and says they were spread to St Louis for publication.
Hon A M Jenkins writes to the Kuditor of the Backwoodsman announcing he will not seek Goregor due to opposition to Martin Van Buren's administration. The Backwoodsman notes the move clarifies his stance after three years of evolving political events. The paper respects Jenkins yet says he altered his principles, affecting former support.
In a lengthy note the writer declines a gubernatorial candidacy aligned with Van Buren, citing opposition to his administration’s policy and personal resignation as Receiver of Public Money. He expresses desire to focus on private affairs, notes poor fit with the Independence or Sub Treasury bill stance, and appeals for public understanding of his revised political stance.
The April 19 1838 correspondence notes a fierce debate over adjournment on June 4 with a postponement to next week. It outlines House and Senate priorities including the bank disconnection measure, treasury finance needs, and Cambreleng’s bill, with anticipated close votes and party maneuvers.
A detailed report from New York describes the close legislative contest and a supposed Democratic lead amid Whig criticisms. Editors praise Democratic resolve in Washington and in state capitals, noting the balance of power and the enduring principle of separating bank from state.
The Baltimore Sun reports a verdict entered Monday in New York City’s Superior Court for the Brooklyn Bank over Samuel A Frulbogtz. The case involved two notes exchanged for a defendant’s note, with allegations of mislaid stolen paper and unauthorized director knowledge.
The Massachusetts Legislature ordered a committee to inquire into extending aid to banks and enabling them to resume and sustain payments in specie. Members Rantoul Brooks Weston Livermore Wilder named to study expediency and report as soon as possible.
The Gladi mer from London delivered 50m of specie totaling 91,250,000. This week’s arrivals include about 3,000,000 in specie at the port. The Mediator, a second packet, is reported bearing over one million in specie en route.
Report from Louisville that a steam boiler explosion on a river boat caused multiple scalding injuries and deaths. Passengers and crew, including Col N Oliver and Henry Daniel, suffered severe burns. several grooms and horses were lost. The vessel towed to Vicksburg for care. exact counts and names uncertain due to chaos.
Reports from Cincinnati detail midsummer carnage on the Moselle steamboat. Seventeen dead are named including Mr Powell of Louisville and Mrs Parker of Penna. Bowmen the first clerk survived with minor injuries as the wreck yields bodies and scarce survivors. The boat carried about nine hundred passengers. about one hundred saved. many bodies still unrecovered as the river falls.
Northern papers detail the execution of Samuel Lount and Peter Mathews for high treason in Toronto on the 12th. petitions with over three thousand signatures urged mercy, but failed. More executions were planned for Toronto on the 30th and Hamilton on the 24th.
Abigail Ann M Gray of Conesville Schoharie county recovered 1290 from Lawrence Brandon of Pottsville Green county in a breach of promise suit. V P. Eve Pod.
News from New York and Charleston describes a case where a body found in a black walnut coffin lined with zinc and placed in a deal box aboard the Brig Dimon was believed to be a Columbia, D C gentleman whose remains were shipped to friends. The coroner offered no light on the mystery.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports a loan of one million dollars for the State of Tennessee, confirmed from Nashville. A Cincinnati item notes a separate six hundred thousand dollar negotiation for internal improvements, likely a corporate loan.
From the New York Express a steamship arrival in the city creates a sensation as the Simons lands. The voyage signals a growing push toward steam packet navigation linking Liverpool London New York and major ports. Citizens debate the impact on trade and travel, while passengers report a smooth crossing despite rough seas.
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