Separation of Bank and State echoes in Virginia and Ohio sections
A Virginia Constellation and Dayton Herald extract argue for separating government fiscal operations from banking, following Bank suspension of specie payments. They defend gradual disunion, urging a peaceful, widely supported divestiture to protect citizens and avoid sudden ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Dayton
Bunker's Hill
Massachusetts
Norfolk
Argus
Unker Hill
Stubborn Facts On Banking Policy And Party Scottish Debates
A political tract arguing Democrats backed specie payments and banking restraints while Whigs opposed limits on bank note issuance. It asserts Jackson and Van Buren pushed for stronger bank oversight, while Whigs resisted, claiming party hypocrisy in banking policy across states. The piece frames the bank question as clear-cut, with Democrats for lawful currency and durable, notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Jackson
Democratic Party
Antibank
Suit Filed Over Bank Circulation Of Mock Note
A Philadelphia suit targets Kensington Bank for circulating a ticket issued by Philadelphia Loan Co claiming 82 value. The plaintiff seeks 850 dollars under the act prohibiting small notes. Judgment was given for the plaintiff.
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Philadelphia
Kensington Bank
Philadelphia Loan Company
Prussia Educates Every Child in Avocation Study
Victor Cousin notes in his report on the Prussian school system that no Prussian is without education suited to his life’s work. In 1831 Prussia, population 12,796,32, had 2,043,030 children enrolled in 22,749 public schools with 27,749 teachers.
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Victor Cousin
Prussia
Old and Modern Whig Echoes on Jefferson and Van Buren
A compilation from the Connecticut Courant and other papers in 1808 contrasts Jeffersonian and modern Whig attacks, noting vehement charges of ruin, embargos, and war. It cites editorials from the Buffalo Republican and New York papers, blaming Jefferson and praising opponents, with cross references to Webster and Jackson and British opinion.
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Jerreman
Aly Chow
Jackson
van Buren
Mr. Jefferson
Jefferson
Mexico
Great Britain
Connecticut Courant
Jeffersonian Administration
New York Commercial
Darvn Burr
New York American
New York Review and Quarterly Church Journal
Thomas Jefferson
Te AN
Seeed the Gere od the earth and political ruckus
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a public scene with political factions. The text mentions Whig opponents, Tories, and a critique of crushing the many to raise the few. Names and clear events are obscured, leaving a vague snapshot of heated rhetoric.
Postmaster Chiles Rejects Bank Note Postage Proposal
In a Jackson Mississippi dispatch, Postmaster M. R. Chiles denounces a meeting's plan to accept state bank notes for postage, warning such an act would violate federal law, his oath, and postal policy. He emphasizes that no guaranty could excuse an illegal act and upholds that only gold or silver or equivalents may be used.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Sim
State House
Amos Kendall
Post Office Department
Congress
Whig Monopolists and Bank Powers Stir Debate
The Busion Advocate cites a leading monopoly press arguing that Whig doctrines reflect monarchy and contempt for popular self government. It claims radical policies would threaten royal prerogative and peerpage, and links a national bank to elite control, quoting London bankers on aristocratic influence and Democracy.
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New York Ad- Tetiser
Great Britain
London
Cirevar
Weattu
United States
Kendall Buys Sun and Hints at Moon and Stars
The exchange notes Kendall purchasing the Sun and joking about buying the Moon and seven stars. Eve and Star discuss Kendall's purchase, claiming he secured their services through fidelity to law and opposition to a Bank coalition, contrasting with earlier moves by Biddle and Webb.
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Kendall
Sun
Eve
Star
Biddle
Webb
N. FP. Sun
Voter Advice Urges Against Fence-Sitting Candidacy
A civic note warns against backing a candidate perceived as indecisive. The message urges choosing leaders who clearly state positions, aligning with accountability and decisive governance. Local readers are advised to scrutinize record and stance before voting.
Bank of Cadiz and other banks debate in 1830s state records
The article recounts legislative votes on incorporating several banks including Cadiz Marion Tuscara Ravenna Troy and Central Bank of Ohio with Democrats largely opposing new banks and Federalists broadly supporting them. It notes party lines in final passages and postponements amid a broader critique of the current banking system.
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Wyetom
Journal of Senate
Senate
Benpon
Spangler
Thompson
Bank of Cadiz
Bank OF Tiffin
Patterson
Bank OF Marion
Marion
Spangle
Yeas
Bank OF Tuscara
Welbourne
Burke
Bank OF Ravenna
Central Bank OF Ohio
Wellhouse
Journal of
House of Representatives
House
M'Donald
Bank of Troy
van Hook
Bank of ‘Troy
Mansfield
Mount Vernon
Federalists Face Banking Critique in Ohio
A speaker denounces the banking system and blames Ohio federalists for its abuses. He pledges to prove, with names and figures, that federal papers in the state advocate the rotten banking system and control every bank, promising decisive proof soon.
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Ohio
Independence of the General Government from Banks
A stark argument that the United States must preserve an independent central government. The text contrasts the Confederation with the Constitution, condemns bank dependence for revenue, decries public funds held by private banks, and asserts the Treasury should be a public, officer controlled repository rather than a bank ledger for private gain. It warns that treating banks as the Treasury erodes constitutional funding and national sovereignty.
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Nicholas Biddle
United States
Treasury
New York
Constitutional Treasury and bank control debate steams on
A historical tract argues that deposits in banks became a de facto Treasury, draining public funds for private gain. It contends the constitutional treasury has vanished, urging restoration to curb speculation, ensure appropriations, and keep money idle only by law. It likens banks to holders of the people’s capital and urges strict separation.
Jefferson on public funds and bank control in Washington Globe
The author denounces using public treasury money for private bank profits and condemns the aristocracy of wealth. He urges restoration of constitutional treasury and requires appropriations by law to protect government from bank dependence. Jefferson appeals for reform against financial experiments and mismanagement.
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Jefferson
Washington Globe
LAW AND ORDER AND THE BOSTON REBELLION IN VAIN
The piece critiques Whig leaders and media allies amid alleged outrages undermining law. It cites Boston ten cent rebellion figures Abbot Lawrence and Webster supporters, plus New York papers funded by the United States Bank. A Baltimore letter urges revolution to curb Irish paupers and declares the Van Buren Party must be defeated by violence.
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Boston
Abbot Lawrence
Webster
New York
United States Bank
The
Evening Star
Baltimore
Treasury
Biddle
Ireland
Washington
van Buren Party
Michigan Democrats Seen Sturdy at Ann Arbor Convention
From a Detroit Free Press report a Michigan audience at the Ann Arbor Convention displays strong support for democratic principles. The piece notes calm acceptance of hard times rhetoric by Whigs, highlighting farmers with harvests, gold and silver, and high prices as signs of Democratic strength.
Coinage of gold at the Mint for July 1837
Mint records show the July 1837 coinage activity with remaining uncoined balances. On June 30 the uncoined amount stood at 109,215 dollars, deposits for coinage reached 61,510 dollars, and 66,235 dollars remained uncoined by July 31.
Cordage Company Supplies Long Cables for Pennsylvania
The Boston Cordage Company manufactured two cables for the Pennsylvania, each 120 fathoms long and weighing eight tons, built from more than 300 strands.
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Boston Cordage Company
Pennsylvania
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Wuion
Javreeeos
Daniel Webster
N. B
New York Commercial Advertiser
Col. Burr
Burra
Liverpool Mail
America
M. R. Chiles
P. M
Busion Advocate
Constitutional ‘Treasury
LAW and Order
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