Indian Emigration and Indian Department Staffing Report
The document details the Indian Office staffing changes from 1828 to 1838, noting clerks rising to 12 and messengers to 2, and explains how emigration work shifted to the Indian Office after treaties with the Creeks, Cherokees, and Chickasaws. It lists officials and salaries, discusses superintendents and agents, and defends expenditures against opposition claims of patronage and printing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secretary of War
Indian Office
Indian Department
Bond
D&c
General Smith
Upshur
Pepper
Sands
Treasury Printing Practices Questioned in 1838 Interrogatory
Levi Woodbury testifies before a committee in July 1838 regarding printing operations at the Treasury Department. He denies any changes to mode or prices under his leadership and promises to forward information from bureau heads once prepared. The sworn statement is recorded by Justice of the Peace N B Van Zant.
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Blair
Globe
Mr. Carter
Crockett
Carter
National Intelligencer
Messrs. Crockett and Carter
Globe Office
Department of State
Treasury
Post Office
L'Enness
Levi Woodbury
Secretary of the Treasury
J. J. McKay
House of Representatives
the Treasury of
United States
Select Committee
James J. McKay
Iinswer
Congress
Hind
Treasury Department
N. B. van Zant
J. P
Treasury Replies On Public Documents Tariff Funding
Treasury Department replies from heads of bureaus to questions about funding public documents or speeches for the Globe. They all answer in the negative. The Albany Argus mocks Daniel Webster, accusing him of shifting positions on tariff, bank, and hard money debates, calling his stance “great minds” with back and forth reasoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Globe Office
Congress
Globe Establishment
Mr. B
Messrs
Blair
Rives
Intendo
Tennessee
Crockett
Benton
Calhoun
Carter
Globe
Departments
Mr. Crockett
The
Hopkins
Virginia
Bond
House
Mair
Treasury Department
Select Committee
Office of the Globe
Levi Woodbury
the Treasury
James J. McKay
C. House of Representatives
Berkelider
Albany
Webster
Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts
Mr. Webster
Independence and Liberty in the Lenox Oration
Rantoul Jr recalls freedom as born of blood and sacrifice and cites Hancock’s declaration. He credits Washington and Jackson with securing and restoring liberty, notes Lexington’s signal shot, and stresses vigilance to preserve the Constitution for future generations.
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Lenox
R. Rantoul, Jr
Sparta
Athens
Holland
Albion
France
John Hancock
Great Britain
United States
Lexington
Middlesex
New Orleans
Washington
Jackson
From Mexico Intelligence Reaches New Orleans Bulletin
The Pensacola Gazette reports the U S sloop Vandalia returning after seventy four days in the Gulf and Texas coast visiting Vera Cruz Tampico Matamoros and Galveston Mexico watches French cruisers closely The proposed attack on San Juan de Ulloa is abandoned Baron Defaudis sails for France Commodore Bazzoele in L Hermine near Sacrificios One brig off Alvarado port opened May 18 by Mexican government Cruisers off Tampico and Matamoros patrol the coast All quiet in Texas A British packet detained at Vera Cruz to seek mediation French and Mexican relations remain cordial with mutual courtesy near Sacrificios and under the castle
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Pensacola
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Matamoros
Galveston
Castle of
San Juan de Ulloa
Baron Defaudis
France
United States
Cuba
Bazzoele
L’herminee
Alvarado
Matamoras
Dr. Duncans Speech Destroys Whig Opposition Claims
The Georgetown Standard reports Dr. Duncans speech destroys the effect of ads alleging falsehoods. A country visitor says several have left the Whig party after reading this powerful speech. The remark appears in Statesman.
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Dr. Duncan
Georgetown Standard
Whig Party
Statesman
Atlantic steam navigation hailed as step toward peace
The arrival of another steam ship from Europe stirs strong enthusiasm for transatlantic travel and trade. The piece argues such voyages will unite nations in interest and feeling, bringing perpetual peace and closer America and Great Britain through rapid, weekly exchanges of thought and action.
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Atlantic
Europe
America
Great Britain
Amer
Aristocracy and the Whig danger in democracy
The essay defines aristocracy as a principle, not wealth, and cites General Foy describing aristocracy as a coalition of those who consume without producing and seek honors without merit. It warns against parties that chase riches as life’s aim and reinterpret laws, urging suspicion toward the Whig party as it seeks power without fixed principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Foy
Chamber of Deputies
Macomb arrives in frontier district. disturbances subside
Major General Macomb, commander in chief of the U S army, arrives in the village from the North and departs for the Niagara frontier. The Sentinel reports disturbances on the northern line have entirely subsided and cites a general preference for law and amicable relations with Britain. His presence, remembered from the last war, is expected to have a salutary effect on the western frontier.
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Frontier
Upper Canada
Saratoga
Macomb
U. S. Army
Niagara Frontier
Canadas
Governor General Returns to Quebec on John Bull
Montreal papers note little news besides the Governor General’s replies to addressed visitors during his tour. The Courier reports his excellency left yesterday at six oclock aboard the John Bull steamer, with police on the wharf under Lieut Worth ensuring orderly conduct.
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Lower Canada
Montreal
Courier
Quebec
John Bull
Worth
Sugar in Liberia Proves Climate Favors Cane Growth
Lieut. Governor Williams reports six acres of sugar cane of excellent quality were lost due to the sugar mill shipment from the United States not arriving. The experiment shows Liberia's soil and climate suit sugar cane and equally suit cotton and rice.
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Liberia
Govenor Williams
U. States
Bank Resurrection at Wooster Ends Sixty Year Slumber
The old German Bank at Wooster has revived after seventy years of dormancy, signaling a restart of local financial activity. The reopening renews services for residents and businesses in the Wooster area.
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Wooster
Rumors of Democratic shifts and campaign rumors
A fragment from the Globe reports rumors about Mr Clay and Mr Webster over water rights and a Webster dinner toast. It notes Massachusetts leader Joan Reno aligning with Democrats, anticipated performances by Webster and Fletcher, and plans for a Raisin River massacre commemoration oration. It mentions Wise remonstrating with Prentiss and Menefee and Boston glee singers performing Whig songs.
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Clay
Webster
United States
Hank
Ohio i
Joan Reno
Massachusetts
Fletcher
W. Menefee
Raisin River
Kaintuck
Bay State
Senate
Globe
Mecca of Whigism and the Federalist Pilgrimage
A Massachusetts Federalist denounced by a Mississippi orator, likening them to Mahometans chasing influence at an East shrine. He critiques their liquor laws, mocks their party rituals, and warns their pleasures will end in mourning as the debauch of a criminal on the eve of execution.
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Massachusetts
Prentiss
Mississippi
Federal Party
Mecca
Canton Demur Ohio ballot ends with Shannon support
The Canton Democratic line argues for Wilson Shannon over Governor Vance, praising Shannon as a native Ohio farmer raised in the field, while condemning Vance for time in a Urbana shin plaster shop and his stance on bank confidence and paper currency for farmers and laborers. The piece suggests ballot support for Shannon in the Ohio Farmers and Mechanics race.
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Farmers and Mechanics of
Ohio
Wilson Shannon
Vance
Urbana
Farmers Bank of Canton
Canton Dem
Calmer period urged for deliberation before elections
Massillon Rep urges calm political reflection and reading before the upcoming elections. He argues reliable intelligence sources exist and that candid search for political truths will add thousands to the democratic ranks by fall, asserting that reason cannot yield a different outcome.
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Massilon
Emigrating Cherokees Reach Arkansas Encampment
A party of 720 Cherokee Indians under Lieutenant Whiteley U S A arrived on Saturday the 7th ult on the steamboat Smelter and encamped on the north bank of the river about half a mile above town awaiting conveyance to Fort Gibson as water was too low for the vessel to proceed.
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Whiteley
U.S. A
Arkansas
Fort Gibson
Gold as a Medicine Prominent chemist touts gold powder as restorative
A renowned chemist claims that finely powdered gold greatly restores vitality and boosts digestion and nourishment. The article suggests caution and notes interest in acquiring gold before consuming large doses.
North Carolina Governor Candidates Favor Bank Separation
The friends of the Independent Treasury in North Carolina favor a principled vote for governor. They favor separating Bank and State, seeing Gov Dudley and Hon John Branch as the clearest choice for the people. Charleston Mercury notes the public mood on this issue.
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North Carolina
Friends of the Independent Treasury
Dudley
John Branch
Charleston Mercury
Federal party promissory conduct on bank reform noted
The text argues the federal party fulfilled its promises by conduct last winter. It claims they promised bank reform to win votes and, once elected, authorized banks to issue small bills called shin-plasters by Governor Ritner of Pennsylvania, as reported by Statesman.
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Ritner
Pennsylvania
The Johnny Cake Rumpus Opens a Boston Paper
A Boston paper debuts with a droll headline The Johnny Cake. The item hints at humorous or satirical content, signaling a lighthearted start to the publication and inviting reader curiosity about its playful piece.
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Boston
Johnny
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Wader
Committee On Indian Affairs
Prairies
Florida
General Dearborn
Davie
Wilkinson
Hawkins
Detroit
Department of Indian Affairs
St. Louis
Michigan
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Twenty-Third Congress
Everett
Vermont
Missouri
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