Record of legislative dispute on constitutional power
Fragmented OCR text recounts a Rhode Island conflict with Mr Anthony and others over surrender of the Constitution. It cites attempts at compromise and the role of various figures including Philip Allen Crawford Allen and Thomas W Dorr in 1842. Also discusses congressional power over districting and state election regulation with debate on plenary authority and state sovereignty.
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Washington
New York
Rhode Island
Anthony
Hin
Hing
Mr. Anthony
Philip Allen
Crawford Allen
P. Allen
Charter
People’s Government
Providence
People’s
Congress
Brent
Ted
Arguments for district voting power in Congress debate
The debate argues Congress can regulate its own organization but not coerce states. District voting aims for uniformity and curbs gerrymandering, with advocates citing Madison and Virginia Massachusetts debates. Opponents warn of statewide election disruption, potential political manipulation, and dangerous instability across successive Congresses.
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Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Buchanan
Congress Was To Make Regulations For Itself Or For the States? Mr. Huntington
Ohio
Madison
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pinckney
Rutledge
Reed
Dresbach Tiger Attack At Bowery Theatre
A deranged excerpt from the New Era of Saturday reports a Leopard and a Tiger incident during Dresbach’s animal performance at Bowery Theatre. The beast’s leap and attack ended tragically for Dresbach as he engaged the animals in the cage.
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New York
Dresbach
Bowery Theatre
Driesbach
Eee Few E S And Eee Ee Ee
A brief fragmentary news snippet notes several brief items with limited readable names and details. The readable portions provide little concrete context or events to expand into a fuller record.
Rioters Loot Brokerage Offices During Specie Crisis
Report describes a mob movement prompted by a depreciation of notes after specie payments were redeemed by banks. Officers quelled the unrest, but brokers offices at Valentine and Williams Barker Nance and Raffel were looted for 5 000 to 1 000 dollars in gold and silver with about a dozen arrests. the Providence Journal notes assembly and impending constitutional convention in Newport while Bradford recalls 18th century Boston spinning wheel display.
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Isaid
Messrs
Lawsurr seTLep Presbyterian split settles suit
Philadelphia Evening Chronicle notes the Old and New School Presbyterian dispute settled with the New School withdrawing. Maine's Legislature held an extra session with a nine member Senate committee and thirteen member House committee appointing four commissioners to treat the boundary question with full powers. Bank notes from St Clair Michigan endorsed by the Smiths of Newark are no longer received at Massillon and Wooster as the Smiths refuse to redeem them in specie, signaling a likely smash.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Ohio
Axton
Gistrieta
Allen
Mr. Wright
Congress
Ife
Georgia
New York
Oneida
N. York
Philadelphia
Lawsurr Setlep
Philadelphia Evening Chronicle
Presbyterian Church
Maine
House
Bank of
Steubenville
Market St
John Orr
John Twaddiee
Jefferson County
Tsile
M. Twaddle
Dane
Walcur
American College of Health
Jamaica
L. J
Wim, Wright
Rich
Dennis
Wright
Greenwich St N Y
North American College of Health
Tam
Chs
M. Tate
Hammersly
Richard Denis
Paige
Snef
Henry A Foote
Wawstsieg
York
A. Maria Thompson
Governor Proclaims State Debt Not Received for Consideration
The Governor of Michigan issues a proclamation repudiating about two million eight hundred thousand dollars of the state debt due to lack of consideration. Repressecting resignations: Rep. R. C. Winthrop of Boston resigns his seat because of family sickness, hindering attendance. Crops across Kentucky show strong prospects for tobacco hemp corn and grain. Michigan state scrip amounting to 45837 dollars burnt at Detroit by state order.
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Commonwealth
R. C. Winthrop
Congress
Boston
Kentucky
Detroit
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