Debated Banking Frauds and Senate Proceedings
The record outlines a heated session with accusations of fraud at a Wooster bank, threats, and a call for accountability. It narrates votes on the previous question and third reading, the Senate and House actions, and remarks by Mr. Woodworth on tariff effects, praising his notable analysis while Huntington prepared to speak the next day.
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Imanis
Tve
Stark
Sreemen
Watters
Lahm
Yeas
Armstrong
Barnett
Barrere
Chambers
Crouse
Denny
Eckley
Fuller
Gabriel
Gregory
Jackson
Johnson
Coshocton
Kelley
Salim
Miller
McCutchen
Newton
Perkins
Ridgway
van Vorhes
Mesers
Aten
Baldwin
Disney
Franklin
Harris
Hazeltine
Perry
Jones
Koch
London
McAnelly
Parker
Wolcott
Speaker
Waters
Denney
Loudon
Senate
House
Parker and Bartley
Supreme Court
Y. Ie
Mer. W
Democratic Party
John Shane
Saline Township
Jefferson County
Johnnston Mooney
J. Shane
Samuel Warden
William Saltsman
Samuel Frederick
James Stewart
Johnston
U S Senate Debates Tariff Bills and Postponements
February 6 senate session saw debate on McDuffie tariff reduction and the indefinite postponement resolution. Evans replied to McDuffie on tariff policy while Archer withdrew to allow fuller debate. Woodbury to speak when resumed. House discussed transfer of naval appropriations. Woodbury critiqued tariff effects on farming and shipping. The day ended without final resolution. work to continue tomorrow.
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Senate
Finance Committee
McDuffie
Evans
Archer
Woodbury
Ferrary
House
United States
Committee of Elections
Still Later From Europe News and Ireland Crisis
Liverpool papers report a cotton price surge and large sales while Ireland nears a state trial crisis. Parliament schedules Feb 1 session, Sir Hudson Lowe dies, and American trade shows buoyant freights with fast packet ships. O Connell speaks at Repeal Association meeting as Catholic resentment grows.
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Roscias
New York
Liverpool
Ireland
R. Peet
Hudson Lowe
Napoleon
St. Helena
United States
Hottinguer
Cohota
Europe
Liverpool Chron
Repeal Association
The
O'Connell
Lynch
Ballycaher Castle
Rio de la Plata
Dublin
American Omom Statementill 618 Thursday Evening
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a dated entry for Thursday evening Pi 19 1808 with unclear event details and names. The readable portion lists a location or label and a time reference, suggesting a community notice or schedule item from an early 19th century publication.
Van Buren and King Nominated by Democratic Convention
In an excerpt from the Democratic National Convention proceedings Col William R King of Alabama is named as vice president candidate alongside Martin Van Buren for president, marking a decisive ticket selection.
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Martin van Buren
Col
William R. King
Alabama
Virginia
Calhoun
van Buren
Senator Johnson Elected on Second Ballot
David Tod of Trambatl. Oy Messrs. Allen and Tappan of the Senate and Mr. McCauslen of the House acknowledge congressional documents. Hon H Johnson has been elected U S Senator to fill the late Judge Porter’s seat. On the first ballot Johnson 38 Walker 37 blanks 2. on the second Johnson 39 Walker 36, thus Johnson is elected.
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Oy Messrs. Allen and Tappan
Senate
McCauslen
House
Ohio Legislature debates Bank of Ohio bill and its costs
The piece reports on Mr. Hawkins introducing a bill to incorporate the Bank of Ohio with ten million capital. It voices strong opposition and alarm about democratic erosion, reflecting on federal policy, tariffs, and the broader economic distress cited by critics. It cites Lord Brougham and Rev. Mr. Taylor and mentions Gen. Jackson and new express lines, with notes on ships Montzuma and Taglioni and cotton market trends.
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Ohio
Hawkins
House
Bank OF Ohio
Statesman
Murperx
Feds
London
America
Specie Rising in New Orleans as Bank Reform Urged
In a southern context Governor M B Morton praises specie as stable money after the collapse of the paper system. He warns against small notes, notes that would erode cash circulation, and credits New Orleans with ample specie. The article critiques banking interests and urges Democrats to resist bank charters favored by monied interests.
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Raymond and Hanson
New Orleans
Texas
West Indies
Harnden & Co
Atlantic
Liverpool
Overland Mail
India
China
Qow
Morton
Alexander MB
Louisiana
South
Mississippi
Alabama
Southwest
Gov. M
Wounded pigeon and banking debates in legislature
In a periodical snippet, Democrats denounce federalists for seeking paper money banks and insist on a penitentiary clause to reform bankers. They praise B. B. Taylor while attacking old banking systems. The Tariff at Work notes smuggling via New York ports and cites Pennsylvania’s $40 million state debt with nearly $2 million annual interest, criticizing prior banking-driven spending.
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LegiShuiteg
Feds
Gallipolis
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Political rancor and Mexican news reach American readers
A editorial harshly criticizes political adversaries and demagogues while reporting Mexican affairs. Updates include a Mexican fleet movement, Veracruz dispatches, and a New York bound barque with $200,000 specie. Local Democratic meetings in Jefferson and Salem townships appoint vigilance committees and note press endorsements and legislative activity.
Federal retrenchment promises and demagogic tax pleas
A critical editorial charges federalists with false calls for retrenchment in salaries and taxes. It recounts the 1.50 per diem pledge, the budget impact claimed to save over three hundred thousand dollars, and argues the reform was never realized as House efforts were blocked by federalist lawmakers. The piece urges voters to condemn these politicians in upcoming elections.
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Cme
Licking County
House
Senate
Democratic Assembly Calls for Strong Turnout Saturday Night
The Democratic Association urges a large crowd on Saturday night by candlelight to show firm support for democracy. Also reports Eliza beth Dennison arrived mobile from New York with 35000 in gold and Mobile’s specie imports since November 1 total nearly two million. Feved by misstatements, Charleston Mercury denies Langdon Cheeves defecting to the Mill Boy of the Slashes.
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Sreciz
Atlantic
Elizabeth Dennison
Mobile
New York
Langdon Cheeves
S. C
Charleston Mercury
Mr. C
Hank of England Bullion Reserves Grow Amid Trade Expansion
The Hank of England has over £14,800,000 in bullion as shipments of specie begin to move outward. The paper notes recent gains in circulation and price effects on this side of the water, with speculation on future monetary implications from increasing exports and trade activity.
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Hank
England
False Tod quotation sparks partisan clash in Ohio Journal
A writer signing as Spirit of ’78 critiques Democratic abuse in a passage from the Ohio State Journal. The piece casts Tod’s alleged quote as a falsehood first published long ago and urges careful scrutiny of polemical language. The Herald’s words mirror a celebrated letter, as Jefferson-era rhetoric is invoked to attack democracy.
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Reeivathy
Ohio State Journal
Tod
Herald
Jefferson
Bank Tax Grievances and Lost County Funds Echoed by Herald
A long vociferous critique accuses the F. and M. Bank of causing four thousand dollars in lost public funds and ongoing deficits for the School Fund. The piece rails at bank tax exemptions, contrasts farmer taxes, and calculates potential revenue from taxes on bank profits, urging financial accountability and reform. It cites 1831 tax law and notes the bank’s asserted eight percent dividends amid broad public burden.
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F. & M. Bank
Herald
Ierald
Bank
Eckley
F. and M. Bank
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