The American Union announces publication terms
The American Union, issued every Tuesday afternoon on Market Street, south side near the F. M. Bank, offers a two dollar annual rate paid half yearly in advance or three dollars at year end. Discontinuation only after arrears are settled. Advertisements inverted at the Letters to Editors will be ignored if poor.
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Congress Resolve North Carolina Sentiment Debate
In the Washington Globe the North Carolina Federal majority in the legislature presents resolutions on national questions. Senators Brown and Strange defend their duty while Mr. Clay of Kentucky questions their instruction. The dialogue frames instruction versus noninstruction amid land price relief debates, ending with a Senate adjournment after votes on a public lands bill.
Senate Passes Public Lands Bill on Third Reading
The Washington Globe reports in the Senate on the seventeenth instant after morning business the bill for graduation and reduction of public land prices reached its third reading. It was debated by Clay Calhoun Buchannan Niles Benton and King before the roll call. Yeas 27 Nays 22 with listed senators including Allen Benton Buchannan Clay of Alabama Cuthbert Foster Fulton Hubbard King Linn Lampkin Lyon Mouton Nicholas Niles Norvell Pierce Robinson Sevier Smith Connecticut Smith Indiana Tipton Walker White Williams of Mississippi Wright and Young for the 27 yeas and Bayard Brown Calhoun Clay Kentucky Crittenden Davis Knight McKean Merrick Prentiss Preston Rives Roane Robbins Ruggles Southard Spence Strange Swift Tallmadge Wall Williams of Maineand others for the 22 nays.
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The Independent Man in Craft and Pay
The Picayune extols the mechanic as self supporting and financially prudent, unlike banks, merchants, auctioneers, lawyers, and doctors. It lauds the mechanic as his own banker with a safety fund and reliable labor income, noting others may face financial failures or insubstantial results.
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Whig Experiments and Abolitionist Claims
The piece mocks Whig maneuvers, arguing the latest move aims to prove Senator Judge Tappan an abolitionist due to his brother Arthur. It dismisses the effort as self-serving and compares it to flatly fishing in Woodford pond for political gain.
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Brave Dog Rescues Child From Train Tracks
A Boston Herald report describes a gentleman his wife and child walking near the Providence Railroad when the child wandered onto the track. The dog leaped forward seized the little mover by the wall and pulled him back to safety just as a locomotive passed at full speed.
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Public Sale Notice for Township Property Auction
Public sale announced under a provision of an act for special provision to the toll. The notice names the township and range with a date of event and location at a specified public place. Details are printed in a formal notice style with intent to convey property sale information.
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Morris replies to Ohio Senate inquiry on treasury, slavery stance
Washington December 11 1838 Mr Morris answers four questions from Ohio Democratic committee including support for an Independent Treasury to safeguard independence of the nation. He backs the administrations main measures against a Bank of the United States and states rights. He opposes slavery expansion, supports free debate but warns against equal political rights for blacks, and endorses unity with political friends in selecting men for public measures. Morris signs as THOS MORRIS.
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The Toledo Blade War Over Clay and Harrison Stance
The Toledo Blade and Columbus Journal clash over presidential favorites Clay and Harrison. The exchange mirrors a long standing partisan feud with the Blade backing Clay and the Register supporting Harrison, amid a broader political quarrel.
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Foreign Intelligence Highlights From December Dispatches
Parliament prorogued to February six. Atlantic line orders a 1200 ton iron steamship for American service. Napoleon era rumors swirl of royal nuptials and Duke Leuchtenberg. Spain suffers siege and atrocities as Carlists clash with Christians. Industrial timing shows rail safety with five million passengers and only two deaths. Opposition accuses government of overspending and graft in expenditures.
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Impeachment Motion Against Levi Woodbury Debate
The report shows Mr Wise proposing a committee to impeach Secretary of the Treasury Levi Woodbury. The Cincinnati Republican mocks the move as premature and imprudent while accusing reformers of falsehood and urging a later, proper investigation.
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Senator Parran and Judge Tappan disputed over Harvard Convention views
The Maumee Express clarifies Senator elect Tappan is not an abolitionist but an old Ohio aristocrat and Federalist of Harvard Convention stamp. It notes the Express had previously claimed a lie and counters that Tappan has opposed every Harvard Convention stamp position in the state, as reported by Statesman.
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Baker
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Depredations by British Subjects on Maine Timber
Reading from a Geological Report, the document notes earlier depredations by United subjects on Maine timber. It cites damage along the Aroostook line and claims extensive plunder during the spring by various parties, with references to the waste and loss of arms and tools amid contested territory and territorial messiness.
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Treasury Notes Balance Report from January 1 1839
Treasury Department records show total notes authorized in 1637 amounting to 10,000,000. Redeemed to date 7,787,460.82. New emission issued 5,709,810.01 with 378,400.78 redeemed. Outstanding balance stands at 7,343,948.41.
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French Capture Vera Cruz and Santa Anna Wounded
From Laguna via the British barque Peru we learn Vera Cruz fell to French forces after bombardment. General Santa Anna was wounded severely with a leg amputated, General Arista captured, and a French retreat followed as troops bombarded the town and spiked batteries.
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France
Labour and the value of human work in society
The text asserts that labor is the only true source of exchangeable value and credit. It states labor elevates humans from savagery, transforms deserts into fields, builds cities, and fills the seas with ships, bringing wealth, comfort, and refinement as well as misery and barbarism.
Georgia Lonfer's Setiheyuy in a Local Court Case
Fragmentary OCR text describes a legal matter involving Georgia Lonfer with references to a court proceeding. Readable parts mention a trial, potential charges, and dates, but specifics remain unclear. The item appears as a damaged public notice or brief from a newspaper page segment.
DOUGLASS ELECTION FRAUD OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
The Morgan county County Commissioners ordered the clerk to certify twelve votes for John T. Stuart in one precinct that exceeded his actual total. If Stuart’s majority is treated as fifteen, the miscount ties him with Douglass after corrections, raising questions about justice and public confidence before the August election.
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Chicago Democrat
Morgan County
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Douglass
County Commissioners’ Court
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Stuart
McDonough
Sangamo
Georgia Branch Mint and Silver Coinage Bill Discussion
An 1839 Georgia branch mint letter details gold richness and rising minerProspects while noting a Senate bill to extend coinage to silver half and dime pieces. It argues no extra cost and improved silver change supply, with miners facing labor demand and capital gaps. Includes a long list of local names.
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Senate
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Union
New Orleans
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Globe
Adulterated Currency and Historical Lessons from Castile
A Globe article discusses Prescott's history of Ferdinand and Isabella, noting how rampant coin debasement under Henry IV, with many mints and adulterated coin, ruined commercial credit and raised living costs. It asks if paper money excess could similarly destabilize value and harm commerce.
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Isabella
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Globe
A Word of Advice to Husbands From a Censured Folklore
A historic admonition advises husbands to balance love and authority avoid overt punishment and public reproach. It cautions against revealing flaws and pride avoiding taunts lest wives become bold spiteful or disdainful. The text frames discreet communication as key to a harmonious marriage and a peaceful, long life together.
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Henry Sears and the Missing Heirloom Mystery
A cryptic note discusses a supposed theft and a hidden teak of value. Henry Sears is linked to the tale as investigators pursue clues amid whispers of a betrayed trust and a changing household.
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