Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt Debate in Senate
In the Twenty-fifth Congress on Monday December 21, 1849, debate focused on a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt. Senators argued urgency and shared a letter from a Southwestern merchant detained over debt, urging action. The measure advanced toward engrossment and third reading amid other orders and financial resolutions.
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Deviel Stenrod
Wright
New York
Moun
Tappan
Avi
District of
Colombia
Bank of
Ie Metropolis
Senate
Iting
Natchez
Mississippi
Norvell
King
Mr. K
Well
Graduation and Preemption Bills Headed for Senate
Two key measures, the Graduation Bill and the Permanent Pre-emption bill, have cleared committees and return to the Senate. Weight leads the Graduation Bill as a revenue measure with presidential recommendation, while Clay moves the Pre-emption bill to the special order for Monday the 30th. Nine states and three territories have strong interest as the legislative voyage begins amid cold season talk of federal love for log cabins.
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Senate
Weight
Clay
Alabama
Clay Withholds Substitute In Repeal Motion
The public notes Mr. Clay refused to name his substitute when moving to repeal the Independent Vretory system. He remained non committal as Mr. Wright spoke, replying with Scriptural quotes. Observers call this evasive, accusing the veteran of playing fast and loose with public interest.
Clay’s Bank Plan Moves to Philadelphia and New York
The piece discusses Mr. Clay’s repeal motion and his actions after the inaugural, noting his absence from Congress and travels to Philadelphia and New York. It accuses him of pursuing a fifty million bank plan under foreign influences, with Biddle and Gallatin named as targets, citing the Globe’s December 22 report.
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New York
Philadelphia
Clay
Harrion
Congress
Senate
N. York
Biddle
Gallatin
Globe
Wayne County Bank faces injunction over assets
A passenger from Albany reports the Wayne County Bank has been served an injunction and its assets are believed insufficient to meet liabilities. The note adds that the forthcoming fate of these Whig political figures will warn note holders.
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Wayne County Bank
Albany
Safety Fund
British Influence in American Elections Exposed
The Missouri Legislature exposes alleged British interference in U S elections with references to Tippecanoe parades and Harrison banners funded by British nobility. The piece warns Whigs to wake up, defends Van Buren, and calls corporate wealth a danger to democracy while noting cautious U S financial outlook and international banking observations.
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Missouri
Friends of
Mr. van Buren
United States
Missouri Bonds and British Interference in 1840 Election
Letters from Frederick Huth & Co. discuss selling Missouri bonds amid weak demand and high rates in 1840. Congress considers resolutions alleging British capitalists interfered in U S internal politics and warns against measures aiding foreign bonds.
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Missouri
Col. Price
House of Representatives
Senate
Frederick Huth, & Co
London
Frederick Huth & Co
United States
Congress
Europe
Fashion origins joke echoes through Boston to France
A humorous exchange traces fashion sources from Boston to England to France, as a child asks where people obtain styles and the elder replies with increasingly distant origins. The conversación ends with the adult attempting to stop the playful digression.
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Grandpapa
Boston
Weill
England
France
Arrival of the Acadia and Acre siege details
Foreign news recounts the Malta Times report twenty days after Europe arrival detailing the capture of Acre. It cites British valor and riches as pivotal, with 2000 plus enemy killed, 5000 prisoners, 800 field artillery pieces seized, and Mehemet Ali’s forces retreating. The bombardment left widespread ruin and horrific scenes, noting Acre’s fortifications and historic sieges.
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Acre
Mehemet Ali
Ibrahemy Pacha
Zchie
Paris
St. Jean d’ Acre
Georgia Whig resolutions challenge federal powers in union row
The Georgia Senate passed resolutions urging restraint on national powers. They claim Congress lacks authority to charter banks or corporations or levy tariffs or fund internal improvements, arguing such federal actions threaten Southern prosperity and the Union. They caution against encroachment on constitutional limits.
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North Carolina
Senate
Georgia
Senate of
Harrison
Union
Congress of
United States
Congress
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of United States Odd Fellows
A Baltimore report on the Grand Lodge annual communication from October 1840 praises the order’s growth and benevolence. It notes widespread lodge establishment, universal charitable aims, and aid to widows and orphans, including funds paid for relief and education.
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Inperenpenti
Grand Lodge of the
United States
Baltimore
Odd Fellows
Hem
Fellowship Message From Baltimore Clipper
Odd Fellows of our city state and of the United States extend the hand of fellowship and wish them abundant success as they continue the twelve years of service noted by the Baltimore Clipper.
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Odd Fellows
United States
Baltimore Clipper
Arkansas Gazette Reports Van Buren Victory Margin
Official presidential election notice from Arkansas shows a total majority of 2007 for Van Buren, according to The Arkansas Gazette. The report records a clear lead in the 1905 race as reported by the newspaper.
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The
Arkansas Gazette
Family Poisoning at Canton Township Affects Marshman Family
The Marshman family in Canton township fell ill after consuming home made apple butter kept in new earthen cracks. All except Mrs M were poisoned by substances in the butter, with delirium and spasms noted before medical examination. The examiner in Washington Pa reports the incident as a case of poisoning from acid in the glazing of the cracks.
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John Marshman
Canton Township
Washington (Pa
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