Memorial to Congress on Free Banking Debate
Steubenville notes a Cleveland donor's memorial urging free banking reforms. It critiques the plan as misapprehending currency and banking, arguing Congress should regulate currency but not merge banking into a universal public enterprise, warning against centralization and overbanking.
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Cleaveland
Charles Duncombe
Congress
Republi
United States
Union
United States Bank
Atom
Hamat
Messrs Allen and Tappan's Speeches
Congressional proceedings feature United States Senators from Ohio debating a constitutional question in a summary manner. The Whig majority in Congress is alleged to have disposed of the matter hastily, with Mr. Clay portrayed as the power behind federal machinery. The piece also critiques Mr. Tyler and the Whigs plans regarding a single presidential term and possible succession to Mr. Clay.
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United States
Oho
Congress
Clay
Tyler
Irregular Mails and Reform Attacks on The Union
A 1841 letter complains mail irregularities delay the Union newspaper Youthful reform rhetoric. Correspondents question post accuracy and accuse a new administration of hindering circulation. The writer mentions Bank Reform plans and notes political shifts as the public discerns the Times’ fate.
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Union
Debates on Corn Laws and U S Politics Highlight Rifts
The article reviews British debates on Corn Laws and fiscal policy, notes O Connell as it reports petitions in Scotland opposing landlord rule, and cites Democratic party dynamics in the United States with discussions of future presidential candidates, constitutional principles, and calls for reform amid rising executive power concerns.
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House of Commons
O'Connell
Canada
England
Scotland
Edinburgh
Grenock
Selkirk
Stirling
Kelso
Earlsbony
Commodore Stewart
New York Evening Post
Democratic Party
Confederacy
Disclosures of Bank of United States Mismanagement
A Kendall's Expositor report details a committee investigation into the Bank of the United States revealing asset estimates of 77, TAOS 46 against liabilities of 26,959,538.63 and a capital stock of 14,220,256.11. It highlights large loans to railroads and firms, hidden off book dealings, improper officer gains, and cotton speculation losses totaling over a million dollars, suggesting decades of misrule benefiting officers over stockholders.
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Taos
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Philadelphia and
Germantown
Charles B. Jaudou
France
Holland
Committee of Exchange
Exchange Committee
Thomas Biddle & Co
Samuel Jaudon
John Andrews
Joseph Cowperthwaite
Teir
Camden and Woodbury Rail Road Company
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Company
Dauphin and Lycoming Coal Lawte
Grand Golf Rail Road and Banking Company
Petmernt
Evan
Andrews
Nicholas Biddle
Jandon
England
Liverpool
May Humphreys
House of Bevan & Humphreys
Southren
Messrs. Humphreys
Biddle
Cowperthwaite
Dauphin County
Catalancus County
New York
Lycoming County
Wisconsin
Michigan
Boston and Illinois Land Company
Commercial and Rail Road Bank of
Vicksburg
Planters’ Bank of Miss
West Feliciana Bank
Germantown and
Norristown Rail Road Company
Camden and
Wodebury Rail Road Company
Wilder
Thomas Dunlap
United States Bank
Thomas Cowperthwaite
Bank of the United States
Dunlap
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Mississippi
Morris Canal and Banking Company
Illlnois
Presiant
N. Biddle
J Cowperthwaite
Messrs
Andrew Jackson
Senate
Congress
Uncle Sam
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the American Union
Steubenville
Messrs. Allen and Tappan
Morris & Frazer
Democratic Union
Warren
Acedia
Jesne
Ueminge
Cielf
Piadiend
Kendall
Expositor
Ulinrace Russell
Samuel Javton
Europe
Neat
Javton
Hite Cowalson
Tagel
Samuel Jayden
London
Joseph Coperthwaite
Danville
Pottsville Rail Road Company
Union Canal
Philadelphia and R. R. Co
West Peliciana R. R. Co
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