Scathing Letter From Senator Monat to Ohio Whig Convention
Senator Monat denounces the Ohio Democratic Whig Convention for charges against him and his colleague. He challenges the proof offered, defends his record on liberty of speech, press, petition, and opposition to slavery expansion, and asserts Whig misrepresentation of his votes on public lands, banking, and Texas policy. The piece reflects party conflict in Washington and Ohio in June 1838.
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Senator Monat
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Mepary
National Intelligencer
Gov. Vance
General Harrison
Congress
Adams
Whig Convention
Union
Millian C. Preston
South Carolina
Texas
Republic of
Ohio Senator Defies Whig Convention Over Sub Treasury Bill
A Ohio senator refutes Whig Convention accusations as he defends the Sub Treasury bill. He argues the plan keeps tax revenue from bankers and speculators and denies misrule charges, while challenging the Convention to state specific proofs and clarifying whether they claim to instruct or merely request.
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Agaimet
Nite
United States
Congress
Ohio
Cumberland Road
Senate
Thomas Morris Denounces Whig Instructing Senators
A letter argues that states speak through elected representatives and condemns a Whig Convention attempt to instruct Congress members. Morris asserts obedience to constitutional mandates over external dictates and warns of usurpation, promising further comment if proceedings continue.
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Congress
C. Thomas Morris
Federalism contrasted with public duty and a shipwreck tale
The piece argues against voters forcing representatives via instructions, labeling it corrosive to principle and independence. It then recounts the Pulaski disaster near Onslow coast, detailing the loss of the steamer, the rescue attempts led by first mate Hibberd, and the perilous shoreline landings of survivors with limited space for names.
Opium Trade Changes Reported by Canton Officials
From Canton in English journals received yesterday it is stated that opium restrictions have shifted. Chinese authorities will admit opium under duty, with the business under Hong merchants control. Four leading Hong merchants supposedly arrested are not.
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Canton
Salem
Pose
Providence Improves Times More Than Banks
Providence boasts that its efforts to improve the times surpass what all banks ever chartered could achieve, as praised by HM Spectator.
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Providence
Brawedom
HM. Spectator
Federal Whigs and Democratic Labels in Ohio Statesman View
The Ohio Statesman critiques the Federalists and their changing party labels from Tories to Whigs to Democratic Whigs arguing these shifts mask monarchical aims. It warns that Whigs back a large national bank and banks that issue worthless paper money, urging Democrats to stand firm this fall.
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Register
United States
Ohio Statesman
Federal Banks and Specie Payment Standstill
Ohio Banks pledge to resume specie payments by July 4 if Philadelphia and Baltimore Banks join, with other banks following suit. The commentary decries the obstruction by Nick Biddle and calls for political change to restore public trust and ensure stable finances.
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Nick Biddle
United States Bank
Ohio
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Ohio Statesman
Reading Credit Risk Through Newspaper Subscriptions
The saying suggests assessing a buyer's trustworthiness by whether he is a paying subscriber to a reputable newspaper, implying that steady, legitimate payments reflect reliability in extending credit for goods.
Prodigies in the Western Whigs and a Mississippi Congressman
A dramatic critique extols western prodigies and a Mississippi congressman who refused to take the oath, claiming his election was illegal. The piece notes exceptional stature and eloquence, citing sunlit election day and a poetic frenzy among supporters, with satirical remarks on Whig power and political myth.
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Mississippi
Atlantic States
Deucalion
Elexir
Prince Hal
South
Bacchant
Congress
Congressman Prentiss
Kentucky
Battle at Short Hills Sparks Northern Frontier Panic
From Niagara frontier dispatches dated June 21 reports a night battle twelve miles from Short Hills between 100 British lancers and about 2000 patriots. Four lancers killed, most of the rest captured. Patriot forces advancing. Buffalo staked by guards as US troops under General Brady depart for Detroit.
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Lancers
Buffalo
United States
Brady
Detroit
Webster elique in Massachusetts election critique
The Baltimore Republican cites a Massachusetts election period critique attacking John Bell and others. It labels Bell a blackguard for insults and violence and accuses Webster, Fletcher, Underwood, and Graves of moral or truthfulness failings amid the political flap and public scandal.
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John Bell
New England
Turney
East
Bell
Blackguard
Webster
Boston
Fletcher
Congress
Underwood
Kendall
Graves
Massachusetts
Balt
Republican
Public notice seeks missing brother Charles Henry Sadan
Rebecca Sadan of Washington Pennsylvania asks the benevolent public to help locate her unmarried brother Charles Henry Sadan a saddler about 22 years old who left Pittsburg in January and has not been heard from since she arrived in New York in September seeking his current residence if alive he should write to care of John Case Washington Pa The editors are asked to publish the notice gratuitously June 24 1838
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Pulaski
Wilmington Advertiser
Thoreday
Dubois
Charleston
Baltimore
North Carolina
Hibberd
N. York
Ireland
Charles Henry Sodan
New York
Pittsburg
Charles Henry Sadan
John Case
Washington
Penna
Rebecca Sadan
Washington Pa
Independent Treasury Bill Defeated in House Amid Banks Debate
Washington Globe reports the Independent Treasury bill failing by a fourteen vote margin in the House. The article defends a separation of government finances from private banking, notes Democratic support, and warns against surrendering public money to state banks or a renewed National Bank scheme led by Webster and allies. It details prospective opposition within the House and outlines the political stakes surrounding the bill and banking policy.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Ffebsler
Treasury
Mr. Webster
Messrs
Webster
Clay
National Bank
Committee of Ways and Means
House
Foster
Vanderveer
Edwards
New York
Messrs. Mallory and Robertson
Virginia
Mr. Jackson
Georgia
Bruyn
Bank of the United States
Buchanan
Intelligencer
Globe
Bank rejoicings over Government defeat described in partisan tone
The piece criticizes Federal and Conservative media celebrating bank gains as the Government faces the Specie Circular and Independent Treasury debates. It predicts a cycle of Treasury orders and circulars that swing public sentiment between pride and distress, highlighting partisan reaction across major newspapers.
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Philadelphia
New York
Treasury
Great Bargains. HE subscriber has just received from Philadelphia
Great bargains offered to subscribers include a splendid assortment received from Philadelphia. The item promises value and novelty, aiming to attract readership with timely, varied goods and favorable pricing.
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Philadelphia
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