Whig Letter Attacks Congress and Federal Power
In a lengthy political missive Maj. T. J. Morgan chairs the Young Men’s State Central Committee, denouncing the government’s handling of claims against Massachusetts and Ohio. He accuses Congress of partisan excess, delaying key measures, silencing opposition, and steering toward a despotic system harming liberties. He condemns remuneration for traitors, cites Hull’s heirs, and warns of three great federal measures as threats to state sovereignty.
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Congress
Massachusetts
Republic
Senate
National Treasury
Hull
Michigan
Ohio
Amercan
Seaate
Andrew Jackson
Orleans
American Congress
Ita
Rhode Island
Sam
W. All SN
Maj. T. J. Morgan
The
Young Men's State Central Committee
For Governor Wilson Shannon Whig Banking Debate
A long letter argues against protective tariffs and shinplaster currency. The piece references Governor Wilson Shannon and the Young Men's Convention. It notes Whig papers publicizing their views on real banking and opposes bank favoritism while advocating a free, untrammeled money system for the country.
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Steubenville Herald
Cincinnati Gazette
Bankrupt Law Debate Sparks Mixed Views in Argus
The Western Virginia Argus questions repeal of the General Bankrupt Law, noting it would be folly to repeal now. It argues repeal could reward only those who exploited the law, while others would miss out on benefits and call for broader principled reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
theWestern Virginia Argus
Congress
Argus
Greece
Prinriple
Hegieheneee Howell
N. York
N. American College of Health
Repeal of Bankrupt Law Urged by Opponents
The passage argues that contracts formed between private individuals under the Bankrupt law rest on mutual honor and private property. It contends legislative bodies cannot absolve parties from debts and urges repeal, criticizing the bankrupt system as unjust and unsustainable. It cites Henry Clay's stance and warns against continuing a failed banking system.
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Congress
Henry Clay
Engratitude of the Whigs over Johnson’s Presidency
The piece denounces Whigs for ingratitude toward John Tyler depicting their prior use of his influence to gain power in the South and condemn him now as President for acting according to conscience. It argues they taunt and seek his destruction after benefiting from his offices under the constitution.
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John Fyler
Jamaica
L. I
Wm. Wright
Black
New York
Rich’d Dennis
Wright
Greenwich St
North American College of Health
M.tate
Hammerslyst New York
Richard Dennis
Doctor Wright
Wawarsing
N York
A.maria Thompson
Greenwich Et
Postage rate reform debated in Congress in 1842
Senate discussions on a postage bill aim to align rates with coinage and curb mammoth newspapers. Rhode Island's Simmons argued for revenue sufficiency via tariffs while Woodbury advocated a broader tariff system to boost industry and restore confidence. A plan to establish weekly steamers and government support was also noted.
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Senate
Simmons
Rhode Island
Woodbury
Oo SS
Aadmit
Porte
Marre
New Seiber
Reapportionment Debate and Tariff Controversy From July Session
The record outlines a heated congressional week with debates over land sale proceeds distribution, treasury solvency, and a tariff plan. It notes arguments for and against land distribution amid a bankrupt treasury, plus criticism of high duties on cotton, gunny bag cloth, and westward hemp. It also covers naval enlistment limits for enslaved people, amendments to pension and salaries bills, and proposed pay reductions for federal officers effective 1834.
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Treasury
Messrs
Preston and
Allen
West
Crittenden
Bengal
Calhoun
Naval Service
U. S
Naval
Marine Service
Preston
Army
United States
Committee On Public Lands
White
Sevier
Llousza
Ar. Arnold
Congress
Transportation of bagage and officers' salary limits
The text notes cents per mile for transportation of baggage and states salaried civil officers shall receive no other pay or compensation than the salaries allowed by law.
Return to pre 1832 banking and the paper currency fallacy
The Lancaster Ledger argues against restoring confidence in pre 1832 banking, calling that claim a mix of truth and false hope. It asserts that banking abuses began long before 1832, citing 1811 to 1831 bank failures costing at least eighty million dollars and urging reform or elimination of bankers' promises to pay.
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Lancaster Lagle
Freedoms and Finance in Debate on Tariff Bill
A fragmentary discussion criticizes the tariff bill process, lamenting restricted debate and rushed amendments. It condemns congressional haste curbing liberty and hints at a convention invitation in Columbus for the Democratic Young Men of Ohio, urging national youth to carry forward these ideals.
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Congress
Democratic Young Men of
Ohio
Columbus
Bank and Bankers List of Ohio and Indiana Notes
A dense compilation lists numerous Ohio banks with cities such as Cleveland Circleville Chillicothe Painsville and Mansfield along with other western banks and specimen figures. The item mentions failed banks and notes varying in status, plus a cluttered assortment of commercial entries and advertisements. Several lines reference the Indiana Kentucky and Columbus financial entities and a market in bricks and slippers.
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Bank of Cleveland
Cleveland
Bank of Circleville
Circleville
HU. Lawrence
H. H. Warren
Bank of Chillicothe
Chillicothe
Bank of Geauga
Painsville
Bank of Gallipolis
Gallipolis
Aes
Bank of Hamilton Hamilton
Bank of Massillon
Massillon
Bank of Mansfield
Mansfield —S
Bank of Marietta
Marietta
Bank of Mount Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant Oe
Bank of Norwalk
Norwalk
Bank of Sandusky
Sandusky
Bank of Steubenville
Steubenville
Bank of Sandusky Bay
L. Sandusky
Bank of Wooster Wooster
Bank of West Union West Union
Bank of Xenia Nenia
Bank of Zanesville
Zanesville
Belmont B’k
St. Clairsville
Cincin
Whitewater Canal Co
Clinton Bank Columbus
Columbiana B
N.lisbon
New Liston
Commercial Bank
Cincinnati
Commercial B’k
L. Eric Cleveland Id Commercial B’k
Sejoto
Portsmouth
Dayton Bank
Dayton
Exchange Bank
Cincinnati So Farrmers & Mechanics’ Bank
Farmers & Mechanics’ Bank
Farmers & Mechanics’ B’k Steubenville “ Farmers’ Bank of
Canton
Canton Farmers’ Bank of N. Salam
Franklin Bank of
Columbus
Franklin B’k of
Granville Alexandrian Soc
German Bank of Wooster Geau
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the American Union
Steckenvilly
Onto
Wilson Shannon
Congressional Synopsis
Jefferson
Columbiana
Jefferson, Carrell and
Stark
la Grange
Stokely
DU Bois
Maj
É& Insp
Pittsburgh
New Salem
Granville ‘Wooster
Painsville 152
Bank of Louisville
Kentucky
Northern Bank and “ Virgini
North Western Bank
Merchants’ and Mechanics’ Bank Pennsylvania
Monongahela Bank
Brownsville
Baie Do Erie
Sreancisa & Jenkink
Pete
Peters
Giahd
Democraic Young
College Or Health
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