Senator Archer Letter to American Republican Association
W S Archer declines a meeting in New York City due to state commitments and pledges devotion to reform aimed at preserving the elective franchise. He lauds the North’s current reform fervor and vows to push the cause at the forthcoming Congress session, warning against mob rule and asylum rhetoric while stressing personal sacrifice and fidelity to the moral aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Aenisades
Dean Stall
Friends of the Cause
Congress
American Republican Association
Association
Archer
General Jackson Letter Supports Polk Dallas Meeting
Andrew Jackson endorses the Murfreesboro mass meeting for Polk and Dallas, praising unity after a peaceful convention, urging Texan annexation and Oregon occupation as American issues, warning that British influence would threaten the union if defeated. The Nashville Union lauds the assembly and forecasts a large victory in Tennessee.
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Hermitage
Jackson
Cin. Enquirer
Hermitael
Murfreesborough
Baltimore
Messrs
Polk and
Dallas
Texas
Oregon
Great Britain
Polk
Andrew Jackson
W. G. Reeves
The
Nashville Union
Tennessee
Sweaty Teoecien Friends Aid Chest Minds
The readable text reads as a scrambled note about friends and minds, with unclear names or places. The fragment suggests social or personal context but lacks concrete people, dates, or events to confirm a specific item.
Native party splits and Whig endorsements in 1844 era politics
A Statesman column from the era recounts three parties in the field, the Whigs American Republicans and Locofocos. It argues the Native faction backed Harper as a reformist Whig and accuses others of hostility to foreigners while noting alleged consistency of Clay supporters. It draws parallels between Adams era naturalization debates and Clayites in 1844.
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New York
Harper
Archer
Berrien
U. S. Senate
Adams
House
CO. Statesman
Henry Clay’s Profanity Report From 1835 Washington Globe
A Washington Globe statement recounts Henry Clay allegedly cursing the Speaker after the Mississippi election vote. An unnamed witness and others present corroborate the scene near the western entrance of the House chamber. The account names Chaney Gallup as listeners who heard the remark.
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Washington Globe
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Henry Clay
Mr. Clay
Mr Clay
Chaney
Olio
Clay
Gallup
New York
Renunciations of Pittsburgh Whigs Endorsing Clay Split
The Gazette denounces former influential Pittsburgh Whigs who abandoned the Goon party and support for Tippecanoe and Tyler too. It recalls their 1840 praise and now calls them men of no political influence due to their opposition to Henry Clay and his party's measures. Readers know the names and past influence of these gentlemen.
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The
Gazette
Pittsburgh
Goon Party
Argus
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Henry Clay
Clay
Louwisville
Clay Club
Providence
Algerines
Charter
Charter Party
Rhode Island
Tragic Suicide at Lafourche United States News
At Lafourche Louisiana William Etiene Numa Jeantine killed himself with a double barreled pistol, blowing away much of his head in a self inflicted death. The incident is noted amid reports of Philadelphia riots and reactions in English papers praising monarchy while regretting liberal violence.
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Wis Heapovr
Lafourche
William Etiene Numa Jeantine
Philadelphia
Whig Mass Meeting Collapse Kills Boy in Newark
The Tribune reports a Whig mass meeting in Newark adjourned to the Court House was dispersed by a collapsing temporary staging. A young boy crushed to death as the structure fell while the Clay Club committee and speaker prepared to take the stand.
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Ayotier
A van Meertne
Tribune
Newark
Court House
Clay Club Committee
Asiep States Senate Terms Expire March Fourth
The following Senators face term expiration on March fourth next. Whigs include S. S. Phelps of Vermont R Choate of Massachusetts W Sprague of Rhode Island J W Huntington of Connecticut N P Tallmadge of New York W Dayton of New Jersey R H Bayard of Delaware W D Merrick of Maryland W C Rives of Virginia J Henderson of Mississippi A B White of Indiana A S Porter of Michigan E H Foster of Tennessee. Democrats include John Fairfield of Maine Daniel Sturgeon of Pennsylvania Benjamin Tappan of Ohio I H Benton of Missouri.
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S.S. Phelps
Vermont
R Choate
Massachusetts
W. Sprague
R. Island
J. W. Huntington
Connecticut
N. P. Tallmadge
New York
W. Dayton
New Jersey
R. H. Bayard
Delaware
W.D. Merrick
Maryland
W. C. Rives
Virginia
J. Henderson
Mississippi
A. 8. White
Indiana
A.S. Porter
Michigan
E. H. Foster
Tennessee
John Fairfield
Maine
Daniel Sturgeon
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Tappan
Ohio
I. H. Benton
River Flood Reaches New Heights in St Louis
The St Louis News notes the river rises to within inches of the 1826 flood level. Levee is submerged from Pine to Locust, Front Street stores flood, and water covers streets and warehouses. Boats must unload in streets as crops and cattle are destroyed. the steamer Missouri Mail rescues many people along the river corridor.
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St. Louis
Missouri Mail
St. Joseph's
Ohio political ticket and election dates outlined
A fragment lists presidential candidates James K. Polk and George M. Dallas, governor David Tod, and numerous congressional and senatorial nominees with districts and counties. It proclaims Democratic principles and notes Ohio State election on Tuesday October 8 and Presidential election on Friday October 25.
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George M. Dallas
Pennsylvania
David Tod
Ohio
Jefferson County Democratic Committee Names Members
The Jefferson County Democratic Central Committee announces members including E M Stanton David England David Chambers Abraham Comittee William McDonald William Copp M M Crawford and troxton as part of party organization updates.
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Democratic Central
E. M. Stanton
David England
David Chambers
Abraham C
Umittee
Jefferson County
William McDonald
William Copp
M. M. Crawford
Troxton
Native rowdies threaten 4th of July bloodshed in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia the Native press warns of possible violence on July 4. Authorities fear inflammatory appeals may provoke clashes as the natives seek to display patriotism, raising concern of disturbances during the holiday.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh woman stabs rival to death in sharp altercation
A Black woman in Pittsburgh killed a woman by stabbing with a butcher knife after an argument on Monday. The piece notes prior violence in the region, including a man named Fisher who attempted suicide by knife the previous Saturday.
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Muurper
Pittsburgh
Fisher
Dorr Sentenced to Life in State Prison for Free Suffrage
A Rhode Island political clash is reported with Gov. Dorr sentenced to confinement for life in the State prison for his advocacy of free suffrage. The piece condemns federalism and the U.S. Senate’s defeat of simultaneous presidential elections, calling out hypocrisy and urging public indignation.
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Dorr
Algeria
Confederacy
Rhode Island
Gov. Dorr
Union
Henry Clay
Tus Pirerayers
U.S. Senate
Religious liberty in danger tract to be published soon
Bank Hesano notes a tract titled Religious liberty in danger to be published next week. It calls adopted citizens to read the views and facts, and invites Steubenville Bank paper to review the New York Journal of Commerce politics. The piece suggests the journal is Whig in perspective and urges broad readership.
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Hesano
Bank
Steubenville
New York Journal of Commerce
F. Ames
Spencer
New York
D. Webster
Bank of the
United States
London
Federalism and the Whigs in Early American Politics
Excerpts criticize Federalism and the National Bank, arguing the tariff harms agriculture, and praising Hamilton while warning of liberty destruction. The piece cites Henry Clay, John Adams, Daniel Webster, and Morris, framing Bank power as aristocratic and threatening democracy, with quotations from Atlantic era newspapers.
Pro Democrats Shift as Whigs Endorse Polk in 1844
A chorus of renunciations surfaces from whig ranks across the nation as Democrats gain ground. Abel Cook, Col. S. I. Wales, and others publicly abandon the Whig party for Polk and Dallas. The Raleigh Standard and Albany Argus report Southern and Northern defections fueling a Democratic surge.
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Abel Cook
Norwich
Chenango County
James K. Polk
Cook
Albany Argus
Col. S. I. Wales
Creema
North Carolina
Raleigh Standard
Col. Polk
Henry Clay
Bladen
Anson
Richmond
Warren
Wayne
Orange
Mass Meeting in Mobile Endorses Polk Dallas Ticket
The Mobile Register reports a crowded Saturday night mass meeting of the Democracy at the Corinthian, with about six hundred attendees rallying behind Polk and Dallas. Speakers extol humble origins and self-improvement, citing Col. Polk as an exemplar of virtue and perseverance.
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Mobile
Democracy
Mobile Register
Corinthian
Polk
Dallas
President Marries Miss Gardner in Washington Globe Notice
Washington Globe reports the President has wed Miss Gardner daughter of the late David Gardner of New York. The item mocks Whig tactics and notes Whig gains in Steubenville and other towns, with references to political maneuvers and the famed Nottingham List.
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Washington Globe
United States
Miss Gardner
David Gardner
New York
Jack
John Jones
Cincinnati Gazette
Jefferson and Harrison
Steubenville
Nottingham
Alarm and Sailors Rally for Polk in New York
Letters from Washington say anxiety grows as Mr Cush ing is missing after leaving Calcutta. A Mercury correspondent notes no news since his arrival in Bombay and fears he perished in Gulf storms. Atlantic sailors in New York march for Polk and Dallas with banners and music, opposing laws harming commerce.
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Washington
Mr. Cushing
Macao
Bombay
The
Mercury
Cushing
Calcutta
Gulf
Atlantic
Polk
Dallas
New York
Castle Garden
Nominations in Bloomfield Senate and Mt Pleasant Ticket
Federalists nominate John Hastings for Senator at Bloomfield. Jefferson delegates nominate Harris for Representative and Conn for re election Auditor at Mt Pleasant. The author predicts a Democratic whipping in the fall as Mobile papers report Tuscaloosa ratification.
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Bloomfield
John Hastings
Harrison County
Jefferson
Harris
Mt. Pleasant
Conn
Tuscaloosa
Democratic Party
Silas Wright Portrait and Political Speculation
From the Cincinnati Commercial Neutral Paper remarks on Silas Wright’s life from a New York senator to a farmer near Ogdensburg. The piece notes his shift from a lucrative career to farm labor, his past political prominence, and refusal of a Baltimore nomination for vice presidency.
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Cincinnati Commercial
Silas Wariut
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Martin van Buren
Mr. Wright
Baltimore
Silas Wright
New York
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Raber
George Washington
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the American Union
Joseph Larwill
Dowty Utter
Clermont
Clayton Webb
Hamilton
James M. Dorsey
Darke
R. D. Forsman
Green
John Paylor
Champaign
David Higgins
Lucas
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Wood
John D. White
Brown
Thomas Megrady
Ross
Valentine Keffer
Pickaway
James Parker
Licking
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Marion
George Corwine
Sciota
Cautious C. Covey
Morgan
Isaac M. Lanning
Guernsey
Walter Jamieson
Harrison
Sebastian Brainard
Tuscarawas
James Forbes, Jr
Carroll
Neal McCoy
Milo Stone
Summit
Benjamin Adams
Lake
Stephen N. Sargent
Medina
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Great National Bank
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Ragland
A. Hamplton
Boston Atlas
J. Q. Adams
Mar. Clay
Daniel Webster
France
John Quincey Adams
John Adams
Mr. Morris
Hickory
Federa
Democrats
Dayton Empire
Kino & McCorkie
So Salle
Whig Party
Tod
Cleveland Plaindealer
Cumberland Allegonian
Tippecanoe Club
Mas
James Gartano
Lynchburg
Democratic Association
Geo. M. Dallas
Maj. Garland
Gen. Harrison
Pittsburg Mercury
Samuel W. Black
Grorota
Savannah
Georgia
Absalam H. Cuaprett
Howsit Coss
Houston
Maks
AL J. Wexthorn
R. W. Frournoy
Washington County
Junius C. Axworp
Cinaerous
Samuel Fressenpen
Moulton
W. P. Briggs
G.C. Verplanck
Plebeian
Yours
Bridgeport Coon
Orville Bradley
East Tennesse
Bradley
Abingdon Banger
Boston
William Allen
van Buren
Col. Pulk
Great
John C. Wright
Cincinnat Gazette
Ilayis
Carroll County
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